Sexual Violence and the Military
The editors of The New York Times write: “The rate of sexual assaults on American women serving in the military remains intolerably high.”
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Women legislators turn the tables and introduce bills regulating men’s reproductive health
Meteor Blades writes on Daily Kos about a growing trend across the nation: state legislators introducing “Viagra bills” that give anti-abortion, anti-birth control lawmakers a taste of their own patronizing medicine.
The Economic Impact of the Pill
Annie Lowrey writes for the Economix blog at The New York Times: “The recent controversy over contraception and health insurance has focused on who should pay for the pill. But there is a wealth of economic evidence about the value of the pill – to taxpa…
Protect Pregnant Women: Free Bei Bei Shuai
Katha Pollitt writes for The Nation: “On March 14, Bei Bei Shuai will have spent one full year in jail in Marion County, Indiana. Her crime? The prosecutor calls it attempted feticide and murder. What it really is: attempting suicide while pregnant.”
Health Insurance Coverage a Courtesy? No, It’s Your–and My–Wages
Guest writer “Sierra” writes for No Longer Quivering, on RH Reality Check: “I am fed up. Truly, deeply fed up. I’m fed up with the arrogance and hypocrisy of the fools who think there’s honestly any reason to oppose women’s free access to birth control o…
