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Gop War on Women

Virginia's Harsh Abortion Clinic Regulations Challenged In Lawsuit

Richmond Times-Dispatch | Jim Nolan | Posted 06.14.2013 | DC

A Northern Virginia health clinic has filed the first legal challenge to new state Board of Health regulations governing Virginia's first-trimester ab...

The GOP Says What It Means

Stephanie Schriock | Posted 06.11.2013 | Politics
Stephanie Schriock

Republicans have done a lot of soul searching to try and figure out why women voters opposed them at historic levels during the 2012 election. They've questioned their message, and their messengers. But they haven't reflected on their anti-woman policies.

Laura Bassett

Dem Group Ties Latest GOP Remarks To Todd Akin On Rape

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 06.06.2013 | Politics

The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee sent an open letter to current and potential 2014 Republican Senate candidates on Thursday, declaring tha...

Oklahoma Republican Blasts Party For Crusade Against Birth Control

The Huffington Post | Preston Maddock | Posted 05.30.2013 | Politics

In a scathing critique of his Republican colleagues in the Oklahoma state Legislature, Rep. Doug Cox (R-Grove) questioned his party's efforts to restr...

2012 And 'The War On Women'

The Huffington Post | Amber Genuske | Posted 12.31.2012 | Politics

2012 was the year of the "war on women." From attacks on birth control access to atrociously phrased definitions of rape, womens rights and health rig...

New Poll Reveals Independent Women Voters Are Concerned About Washington's War on Women

Allyson Kapin | Posted 11.02.2012 | Politics
Allyson Kapin

Just days before the election, many concerned voters are expressing their concerns over the attacks on women's basic rights. Will enough people use their civic duty to stand up for women's rights and elect leaders on Tuesday who will stand up with them?

Why Some Women Don't Vote With Their Vaginas

Keli Goff | Posted 12.25.2012 | Politics
Keli Goff

Why is it that despite so many high-profile stories about conservative candidates making offensive comments about rape and abortion, not to mention trying to limit contraception access, there are still plenty of women who have not been scared away from conservatives?

Donna Brazile's Take On The War On Women (WATCH)

Posted 10.19.2012 | MarloThomas

What is the War on Women? Donna Brazile, Vice-Chair of the Democratic National Committee, joined me on Mondays With Marlo to discuss women's issues in...

Lady Parts Justice

Lizz Winstead | Posted 12.12.2012 | Comedy
Lizz Winstead

2012-10-12-Screenshot20121012at4.22.18PM.jpgToday we launch our second video, a short reminder that there are people elected to office who are making very important decisions about our bodies, and they have no business doing so.

An Educational Film for Republicans: Women's Health

Juliet Jeske | Posted 11.12.2012 | Comedy
Juliet Jeske

A short educational film for Republicans on Women's Health and the common myths about pregnancy.

Pleasure Is the Revolution We've Been Waiting For

Stefanie Iris Weiss | Posted 11.08.2012 | Women
Stefanie Iris Weiss

We need to be allowed to simply be women, and not be shamed or idealized for wanting what we want, when we want it.

Is the GOP Trying to "Censor" American Women?

Hayley Rose Horzepa | Posted 10.28.2012 | Politics
Hayley Rose Horzepa

A new woman's movement is developing. We get closer and closer to it every time a stupid comment and caustic remark about women exits one of these politicians' mouths.

The Real Reason Men Should Fear Women

Barbara Hannah Grufferman | Posted 10.27.2012 | Women
Barbara Hannah Grufferman

I don't want men to be gone . . . but wouldn't it be nice if they all understood who wields the real power? And wouldn't it be nice if women did, too?

Birth Control Battles and Women in Tech

Penny Herscher | Posted 10.23.2012 | Technology
Penny Herscher

Women working in technology are on the cutting edge, creating jobs and changing our world in dramatic, powerful ways. But we can't do that if politicians in Washington restrict our ability to plan our families and our futures.

With Ryan Selection, GOP Doubles Down on War on Women

Carolyn Maloney | Posted 10.15.2012 | Politics
Carolyn Maloney

We can all agree that there are hard choices to be made. But Mr. Ryan's way is not the right way. His "hard choices" are hard on women, hard on children, hard on the middle class, and hard on the disadvantaged.

Why Republicans Punishing a Rep for Saying "Vagina" Matters

Mitchell Bard | Posted 06.17.2012 | Politics
Mitchell Bard

It makes one wonder: Would the Michigan Republican leadership have banned a male conservative representative for using the term "vagina" in the debate? Somehow I doubt it.

Paycheck Fairness Act: a Popular Remedy to a Real Problem

Margie Omero | Posted 08.05.2012 | Politics
Margie Omero

Debate over Paycheck Fairness heats up in the Senate today. But as with many other women's issues, it's far more controversial with Washington politicians than with voters.

Laura Bassett

GOP: Women's Issues Debate Is A Distraction (SLIDESHOW)

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 06.05.2012 | Politics

Eric Fehrnstrom, senior campaign adviser for Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, turned heads on Sunday when he said that women's issues, suc...

GOP Spokesman Who Made Acid-Hurling Remarks Resigns

The Huffington Post | Melissa Jeltsen | Posted 06.04.2012 | Politics

Jay Townsend, campaign spokesman for Rep. Nan Hayworth (R-N.Y.), has resigned after writing a Facebook comment calling for supporters to "hurl some ac...

The War on Sex for Pleasure

Beth Burkstrand-Reid | Posted 07.16.2012 | Politics
Beth Burkstrand-Reid

Reproductive health services are important because the act of sex is important. But it is very unlikely that we will soon see elected officials admit en masse that they like having sex with their spouses and (by God!) birth control should be therefore be accessible for that very reason.

Rediscovering My Sensuality

Monique Ruffin | Posted 07.04.2012 | Women
Monique Ruffin

The reality is that if we aren't educating ourselves and making our own decisions, someone else is going to do it for us.

Animation: Boehner vs. Women

Scott Bateman | Posted 07.04.2012 | Comedy
Scott Bateman

You guys, you can relax -- there's no GOP war against women! John Boehner says so in this clip I've animated and annotated.

United Against the War on Women

Sen. Bernie Sanders | Posted 06.30.2012 | Politics
Sen. Bernie Sanders

The right-wing in this country is waging a war against women and, let me be very clear, it is not a war that we are going to allow them to win. When men and women stand together for justice, we win.

Bachmann Levels 'Pathetic' Charge At Pelosi

Posted 04.27.2012 | Politics

Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) shot back at House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi on Thursday, claiming that Pelosi's move to connect a GOP student loan...

Laura Bassett

McCain: The 'War On Women' Is 'Conjured' By Dems

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 04.26.2012 | Politics

As many Senate Republicans prepare to defend their opposition to reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act, a visibly annoyed Sen. John McCain (R-A...