By Sunsara Taylor We are fast approaching the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision which legalized abortion. Shamefully, each year, this anniversary is not marked by a massive celebration…
Category: Reproductive Rights
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Abortion Clinic Burned on New Year’s Morning—Into the Streets for Abortion Rights on Anniversary of Roe v. Wade!
by Sunsara Taylor On January 1st, by 1:00 in the morning, an abortion clinic in Pensacola, Florida was engulfed in flames. By all accounts thus far, this was a case of arson….
January 22nd and 23rd: Stand Up for Abortion and Birth Control – IT IS TIME!
by Debra Sweet January 22 and 23, on the 39th anniversary of the Roe V. Wade Supreme Court Decision which legalized abortion, come to DC to: Stand up for Abortion and Birth…
Reproductive Justice Banners Fly in San Francisco
By Ellen For the first time in San Francisco history, banners advocating reproductive rights and justice began flying on Market Street, one of the city’s main thoroughfares. The display was…
January 2012: Stand Up for Abortion and Birth Control
Join us in Washington DC and sign this statement by Sunsara Taylor IT IS TIME! January 22 and 23, on the 39th anniversary of the Roe V. Wade Supreme Court Decision…
Disappointed Doesn’t Cut It Anymore: A Mother’s Rebuttal of President Obama’s Plan B Politics
by Kate Stewart Disappointed doesn’t cut it anymore. Disappointed, angry, dismayed — these are only some of the emotions I am feeling this afternoon after hearing President Obama’s poor excuse for restricting…
Mississippi “Personhood” Amendment Defeated
From the Feminist Majority In an exciting and important victory for women’s rights advocates, Mississippi voters defeated the Personhood Amendment. While the state went Republican and voted for many candidates who supported…
Mississippi Votes No on Initiative 26, but Zygote-Rights Zealots Press On
…efforts to grant eggs, embryos and fetuses entirely independent constitutional status would [deny] pregnant women their rights to life, liberty and medical-decision making. by Akiba Solomon Even in Mississippi—a Bible belt state…
A Woman Hating Assault: The Christian Fascists’ “Personhood” Campaign
by Sikivu Hutchinson Taking its dangerous “life begins at conception” assault from state legislature to state legislature, one of the most dangerous political forces in the U.S. is stepping up its crusade…
Defending Abortion Doctor Carhart and the Lives of Women
This article originally appeared as correspondence on the Revolution website A two-sided battle for public opinion about abortion—and over whether Dr. Leroy Carhart will be able to continue providing later term abortions…