Could Cups and Straws Prevent Date Rape?

Natasha Turner writes for Ms. Blog: “The company DrinkSavvy is trying to change these statistics. By developing cups, glasses and straws that change color at the detection of invisible drugs, it hopes to make bars and clubs a safe space for all.”

Ken Cuccinelli’s family law stance won him support of fathers’ rights movement

Ben Pershing writes for The Washington Post: “Two weeks after he was sworn in as Virginia attorney general, Ken Cuccinelli II went to court one last time as a private-practice lawyer…Cuccinelli’s office didn’t say so then, but the client was Ron M. Gri…

Yay! California Abortion Access Bill Heads To Governor’s Office

Anna Breslaw writes for Jezebel: “Widening the already-massive gap between blue and red states’ abortion legislature, a California bill drafted in April intended to expand abortion providers to include nurse practitioners, physicians’ assistants and cert…

McConnell Touts Support For Violence Against Women Act — Which He Has Consistently Voted Against

Sahil Kapur writes for Talking Points Memo: “Mitch McConnell’s re-election campaign is touting his support for the Violence Against Women Act — even though the Republican Senate minority leader has a consistent record of voting against the anti-domestic…

‘Baby-Friendly’ Hospitals Bypass Black Communities

Rita Henley Jensen writes for Women’s E-News: “Breast milk is the most local of all foods and one that can have an outsized impact on the health of mothers and infants. However, for many African American parents finding a maternity ward that supports the…