Frances Kai-Hwa Wang writes for NBC News: “A new study, “Replacing Myths with Facts: Sex-Selective Abortion Laws in the United States,” debunks the myth that Asian cultural preferences for sons contribute to the practice of gender-based abortions. “
The Supreme Court’s job is to do extensive research and fully consider all options before making a decision. Somehow, though, I don’t see Scalia and Thomas taking a morning off to volunteer as escorts at an abortion clinic — so I did it for them. Last Saturday I worked for a few hours with a friend who escorts regularly at the Planned Parenthood clinic in Silver Spring.
Now that the conservative justices on the U.S. Supreme Court have joined the War on Women, it is more important than ever that women’s rights supporter take a stand. Take action and ask President Barack Obama to issue an executive order protecting access to reproductive healthcare for employees of federal contractors!
Jess Bidgood writes for the New York Times: “Massachusetts lawmakers expressed support for a bill filed on Monday that they say would address safety concerns that arose when the United States Supreme Court last month struck down 35-foot buffer zones for demonstrators standing near entrances to abortion clinics.”
Jill Filipovic interviews Letcia Van de Putte for Cosmopolitan: “‘I would love for there to be zero abortions,’ says lieutenant governor candidate Leticia Van de Putte. ‘But the way to do that is not to cut access, but to make abortion unnecessary in the first place.’”
Tell the Senate to vote No on the SAVE America Act.