‘We Have No Choice’: One Woman’s Ordeal with Texas’ New Sonogram Law

Carolyn Jones writes for The Texas Observer: “Halfway through my pregnancy, I learned that my baby was ill. Profoundly so. My doctor gave us the news kindly, but still, my husband and I weren’t prepared.”

“Thinspiration” Reaches Pinterest

Kathleen Pye writes on Fem 2.0: “Recently, attention has been paid to the increase of eating disorder-related boards on Pinterest and the website was urged to respond quickly to combat this growing trend.”

GOP: Preventing violence against women in detention centers is a ‘luxury’

Eesha Pandit writes on Feministing: “When faced with report after report that recounts the inhumane conditions at ICE detention centers, some Republican lawmakers are arguing that remedying these horrific conditions is unnecessary.”

Reich: Political Jujitsu to Save Health Care Law

Robert Reich writes, on SFGate: “If the Supreme Court decides that the individual mandate requiring everyone to buy health insurance is an unconstitutional extension of federal authority, the law starts unraveling. But with a bit of political jujitsu, Pr…

Gender Is Key to the Bullying Culture

From Women’s Media Center: To reduce bullying and its deadly consequences, argues Jessie Klein, author of the “Bully Society,” schools must make the gender connection.