Planned Parenthood Investigation Is An Abuse Of Government Resources, Democrats Charge

Laura Bassett writing for the Huffington Post: “Ranking Democrats on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce sharply criticized Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.) on Tuesday over his call for a far-reaching investigation into Planned Parenthood and its handl…

Single-Sex Education Is Assailed in Report

Tamar Lewin writing for the New York Times: “Single-sex education is ineffective, misguided and may actually increase gender stereotyping, a paper to be published Friday asserts.”

Vogue Italy’s Cover Called Anorexic in Fashion

Valeria Marchetti writing for Women’s e News: “In conjunction with fashion week in Italy, the cover of fashion magazine Vogue features a model with a Photoshop waistline inspired by the Guinness Book of World Records. An editor defends the image and deni…

Woman wins court order against 1972 Idaho abortion law

Laura Zuckerman writing for Reuters: “Jennie Linn McCormack, who was jailed for terminating her pregnancy with abortion pills she bought online, won a victory last week in her lawsuit challenging Idaho’s abortion laws. “

Saudi Women Can Vote In National Election, King Says

Abdullah al-Shihri and Hamza Hendawi writing for the Huffington Post: “Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah, considered a reformer by the standards of his own ultraconservative kingdom, decreed on Sunday that women will for the first time have the right to vote…