Judge refuses to delay enforcement of Indiana abortion law

Heather Gillers writes for The Indianapolis Star (via USA Today): “A federal judge [May 11] denied Planned Parenthood of Indiana’s request that she order the state to hold off on enforcing a new law cutting funds to the health care provider.”

The Cheerleader Rape Case Ends Horribly in Texas

Cord Jefferson writes for BET.com: “A high school student who refused to cheer on her ‘rapist’ has been ordered to pay $45,000 for filing a ‘frivolous’ lawsuit. Where’s the justice in this?”

An Insult to Women

Amy Bryant writes in the Raleigh News & Observer: “Legislators in Raleigh are considering the “Woman’s Right to Know Act,” a long list of hoops for North Carolina women to jump through when they need abortions. As an obstetrician/gynecologist, I urge…

Local ABC Covers Voting Rights, HR3 Rally

Brianne Carter reports for ABC7 on a May 4 rally for D.C. voting rights and against H.R. 3, which had just passed the House. This bill, if enacted into law, would place extreme restrictions on abortion care funding, including forbidding the District from…

‘Mancession’ Focus Masks Women’s Real Losses

Caryl Rivers and Rosalind Chait Barnett report for Women’s eNews: “A persistent myth about men suffering worse job-loss woes in this recession cries out for a few additional facts, along with Carrie Lukas’ whopper in the Wall Street Journal about the end…