New curbs near on protests at Mass. abortion clinics

Joshua Miller writes for The Boston Globe: “A bill aimed at curbing harassment and obstruction outside abortion clinics is on the verge of becoming law, as the Legislature moved with uncharacteristic swiftness following the US Supreme Court’s ruling st

Women who don’t use birth control explain why not, slut-shame those who do

Jenny Kutner writes for Salon: “The Catholic Sistas’ thinking is yet another example of twisted understandings of religion being used to control sex and sexuality, particularly for women. Just like the court briefs submitted in support of Hobby Lobby,

Woman Confronts Catcallers and Secretly Films Their Reactions

Callie Beusman writes for Jezebel: “I’ve always been curious about the psychology behind street harassment: whenever strange men trundle forth out of the shadows to mutter sexy adjectives at me or whenever they effusively waggle their eyebrows and make

Saying that a killer ‘snapped’ is not an explanation for domestic violence

Libby Copeland writes for the WAshington Post: “Much of the language the media uses to explain domestic homicides falls short – or worse,  makes the murders seem less shocking by rationalizing them. Sometimes, reporters frame such murders in the langua

Study Debunks Myths Surrounding Sex-Selective Abortion Bans

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. “