The People for the American Way staff write on Truthout: “In 1992, the Supreme Court, in Planned Parenthood v. Casey, upheld women’s constitutional right to abortion services, but allowed certain leeway in placing restrictions on access to reproductive h…
Andre Lunt writes for IPS: “Women’s rights campaigners are hoping for a strong turnout to public rallies set to be staged across the Islamic Republic of Iran [March 8], despite a government crackdown on opposition demonstrators in recent weeks.”
Ann Furedi writes on spiked: “Late abortion is something that many people find a problem, even if they support early abortion. But that is usually because they think it is unnecessary, preventable and requested too frequently. None of these things is tru…
Michelle Chen writes on Colorlines.com: “What does a congressperson from Ohio have in common with a 16 year-old sex worker in Cambodia? They’re both symbols of the perverse political stalemate in Washington, D.C., that threatens to set back the struggle…
Brigid Schulte writes for The Washington Post: “The first thing Frederick County Commissioner Paul Smith does when explaining his controversial views about a woman’s proper place is to hand out a pamphlet from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Sai…