NOW President Terry O’Neill writes for the Huffington Post: We didn’t mean just any woman. We meant one who understands the economics of budget and tax policies as they hurt or help women, their children and their families.
Susan Feiner writes for Women’s eNews: “All those federal programs that GOP politicians want to turn over to the states are especially important to women. So watch out for that 2012 GOP budget proposal from Rep. Paul Ryan. It’s stirring controversy for g…
Jayme Poisson writes for The Toronto Star: “When Storm was born, the couple sent an email to friends and family: ‘We’ve decided not to share Storm’s sex for now — a tribute to freedom and choice in place of limitation, a stand up to what the world could…
Jim Yardley reports for The New York Times: “India’s increasing wealth and improving literacy are apparently contributing to a national crisis of ‘missing girls,’ with the number of sex-selective abortions up sharply among more affluent, educated familie…
The Associated Press reports: “Though rape is a problem of deep concern to the U.S. military, its health plan doesn’t cover abortions for victims who become pregnant — a policy that indignant critics are now pushing to change.”