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Arkansas Law Restricts When Abortion May Occur
Submitted by JAC on Fri, 03/01/2013 - 12:00amThis week Arkansas became the 10th state to outlaw abortion after 20 weeks by overturning the governor's veto on this law - a limit which violates the Supreme Court's legal threshold.
Six Degrees of Sally Oren
Submitted by JAC on Fri, 02/22/2013 - 12:00amForget six degrees of Kevin Bacon. Sally Oren can connect Janis Joplin, Jerry Garcia, and Jefferson Airplane to Bibi Netanyau!
Revealed: Morning-After Pill Not Making Women Slutty
Submitted by JAC on Fri, 02/22/2013 - 12:00amA new report from MotherJones shows that access to "the morning after pill" does not make women more promiscuous.
VAWA 2013: House GOP Unveils Bill With No LGBT Protections, Modified Tribal Provision
Submitted by JAC on Fri, 02/22/2013 - 12:00amThe House leadership continues its attack on women by introducing a version of VAWA that again strips the expanded provisions of the bipartisan Senate bill passed last week.
IDF said set to build field hospital on Syrian border
Submitted by JAC on Fri, 02/22/2013 - 12:00amIsrael is reportedly setting up a field hospital to treat refugees from Syria near the northern border.
Indiana is closer to mandating not one, but two invasive vaginal ultrasounds when a woman has a medication-induced abortion.
Submitted by JAC on Fri, 02/22/2013 - 12:00amIndiana is closer to mandating not one, but two invasive vaginal ultrasounds when a woman has a medication-induced abortion.
House passes church-funding bill
Submitted by JAC on Fri, 02/22/2013 - 12:00amWith the passage of a HR 592, the House seems to be blurring the lines of separation between Religion & State.
Senate Democrats Achieve 60 Votes For Violence Against Women Act
Submitted by JAC on Fri, 02/01/2013 - 12:00amThe Senate has the 60 votes necessary to pass Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and override any possible filibuster.
New Mexico lawmaker resurrects bill making abortion after rape a felony
Submitted by JAC on Tue, 01/29/2013 - 12:00amAfter hastily removing all evidence of her last attempt that would put the victims in jail, AZ lawmaker Cathrynn Brown is back with a new bill that would charge medical providers who perform an abortion for a rape victim with a felony.