The GOP Takes Its War on Women to the States

The People for the American Way staff write on Truthout: “In 1992, the Supreme Court, in Planned Parenthood v. Casey, upheld women’s constitutional right to abortion services, but allowed certain leeway in placing restrictions on access to reproductive h…

Late abortion: the new clash in the Choice Wars

Ann Furedi writes on spiked: “Late abortion is something that many people find a problem, even if they support early abortion. But that is usually because they think it is unnecessary, preventable and requested too frequently. None of these things is tru…

The Republican Attack on Women’s Health Goes Global

Michelle Chen writes on Colorlines.com: “What does a congressperson from Ohio have in common with a 16 year-old sex worker in Cambodia? They’re both symbols of the perverse political stalemate in Washington, D.C., that threatens to set back the struggle…

More Women Go to College, But Wage Gap Remains

Market Watch’s Ruth Mantell interviewed NOW President Terry O’Neill about the recent White House report on women: “Women have enjoyed substantial gains in employment and education in the last few decades, but there’s still room for progress, according t…

Side effects of the GOP’s war on family planning

Ruth Marcus writes in the opinion section of The Washington Post: “House Republicans voted to increase the number of abortions, raise federal health-care costs and swell the welfare rolls. That wasn’t their intent, of course, and certainly not their stat…