The repeal of DADT put a stop to big government at its worst -- and most intrusive. But what about when government tries to restrict the private medical choices of women?
Progress on women's sexual and reproductive health and rights has always been vulnerable to political whims. U.S. foreign policy affects women oversea...
A major reason for global political and personal problems is our misunderstanding of and blind conformity to cultural codes of attraction that reinforce insecurities, fear and social Darwinism.
A decade ago, World Food Day was a time to celebrate the progress we were making in reducing global hunger. No longer. Today, World Food Day is a time to get angry, ring alarm bells, and take action.
Gov. Christie vetoed a bill to restore $7.5 million in funding for state family planning services. The funding would have provided lifesaving preventive health care like cancer screenings to women who otherwise cannot afford it.
You need to look at the oceans. Look at the Gulf oil spill. Look at what we're doing to our world. Look at what we've done to our world because of oil.
I've always been dismayed by the incredibly nasty fights people have about money when they get divorced. Clearly, there are all kinds of factors tha...
Anti-choice elected officials, who work against keeping abortion safe, legal and accessible, are often the same lawmakers who vote down legislation that is critical to strengthening society.
Kate Vrijmoet steps back from her spare, dripping portrait of a man standing with bloody stumps for arms, throws back her head, and cackles. "That's so funny!" she crows.
Christie proposes slashing $7.5 million of funding for women's health and reproductive services, in a move that would undermine basic health care and erode fundamental freedoms guaranteed by the law.
Sarah Palin made a choice. Pam Tebow made a choice. Being pro-choice means we are glad they made the decision that was best for them. We simply want others to have those same choices as well.
This study should drive us to do more: to advocate for necessary policy changes and to push for funding increases for maternal health. We know progress is possible.
We had been thinking of getting married for a while, but in a theorectical, "wouldn't it be nice" way. The cells rapidly dividing in my abdomen made the the plans urgent and tangible.
Some of the provisions in the newly signed health care bill are of particular importance to women. Below is an initial summary of the wins, losses, and remaining challenges for women's health and rights.
Canada did its best this week to act like George W. Bush, excluded family planning from a new maternal health initiative for developing countries it planned to launch at the G8 meeting in June.
The Canadian government has decided to exclude support for contraceptive programs, supplies, and information from its initiative to save the lives and improve the health of mothers in poor countries.
Ninety-nine years ago, International Women's Day was founded to honor the accomplishments of women and to press for equality between men and women. Al...
Some mullahs in Afghanistan are distributing condoms. Others are quoting the Quran to encourage longer breaks between births. Health experts say contr...
Opponents of the soon to be enacted gay marriage law see themselves as fighting a rising tide of rights, following Mexico City's legalization of early abortions in 2007.
On Roe v. Wade's 32nd anniversary five years ago, we urged progressive leaders to articulate and defend a clear, comprehensive, and moral vision for r...
A new report arrives as Congress continues to debate abortion coverage in health-care reform, reflecting a mix of progress and setbacks for choice across the country.
Congo's economy is not undermined by "unregulated fertility" rates. Civil society has been destroyed by decades of war and over a hundred years of exploitation of Congo's wealth by international interests.
Catholic leaders know they have not persuaded one another, the public, or their own laity, to agree that contraception is evil. The belief that contraception is intrinsically evil, though sincere, does not make it true.
The GOP failed to back its own candidate and allowed outside influences such as the Conservative Party and the Club for Growth to hijack the election. This is not good for the GOP or for women.