Cecile Richards on Huffington Post: “Ask Siri, Apple’s latest app, a voice-activated personal assistant, where to get an abortion or where to find emergency contraception, and it typically replies, ‘Sorry, I don’t see any places matching [your query].’ O…
Alissa J. Rubin for the New York Times: Afgan President Hamid Karzai pardons imprisoned rape victim, on the grounds that she marries her rapist.
Katha Pollitt for the Nation: “Who matters more to President Obama, 271 Catholic bishops or millions upon millions of sexually active Catholic women who have used (or—gasp!—are using right this minute) birth control methods those bishops disapprove of? W…
Julie Rovner for NPR: “…dozens of Catholic hospitals and universities currently offer contraceptive coverage as part of their health insurance packages.”
Dahlia Lithwick for the Slate: “Conservatives aren’t just defending Herman Cain. They’re denying the very existence of sexual harassment.”
