Category Archives: Abortion & reproductive rights

Wisconsin University Women Targeted In 'Plan B' Ban

Wisconsin Universities have been targeted by a bill that would ban both emergency contraception in the form of Plan B, as well as counseling on emergency contraception at the advocacy of anti-choice groups such as Pro-Life Wisconsin. Continue reading

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Something's missing, but not surprising that it is…..

When it comes to all of these international meetings of powerful heads of State such as the recent G8 Summit in Copenhagen, Denmark, one issue in particular seems to be always left out or rarely acknowledged. Access to reproductive health … Continue reading

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What women who value their reproductive rights have lost

With Justice O’Connor’s retirement, we have lost something on the highest court in the land. On CNN, I heard one of the anchors refer to her as a “classical moderate”, who ‘drove the other justices crazy because she didn’t have … Continue reading

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Potential Supreme Court Justice 'Short List' Liberal Cheat-Sheet

NEW ADDITION TO THE CHEAT SHEET: *Note, I’m adding a bit more on Cornyn with him being the new addition to the list, as well as rumors circulating of him being called into meetings with the administration, and a marked … Continue reading

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Some of Dubya's potential Supreme Court replacements

Here are a few justices that could be raised to the Supreme Court, should Dubya choose…. Samuel Alito: Sitting on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, he is nicknamed “Scalito”? because of his ultra-conservative, anti-choice views.[1] Alito has concluded that … Continue reading

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Supreme Court Justice O'Connor Hands In Resignation

After last week’s buzz about Rehnquist’s possible retirement, today has brought an interesting new development. While it has been widely known that Justice Sandra Day O’Connor has made it clear she intended to retire prior to 2008, and likely prior to December of this year, she has apparently handed in her resignation Continue reading

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O'Connor Announces Her Retirement From The Supreme Court

First woman to serve as US supreme court justice retires Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman appointed to the United States’ supreme court, today announced her retirement, paving the way for an ideological battle over her successor. In the … Continue reading

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Politicians on the Hill propose an "Access to Legal Pharmaceuticals Act"

Ardent and vocal pro-choice and pro-contraception politicians seem to be few and far in between these days, what with the Democrats cowering away from their original party platform, and Republicans moving even further to the right in order to appease … Continue reading

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Doctor Resigns From Hospital Because She Won't Do Unneeded C-Sections

Apparently her patients are happy and the births she works on have good health outcomes. Nonetheless, the hospital pressured her to more than double her rate of c-sections. LAmom has the story.

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Why YOU Should Unconditionally Support Breastfeeding!

Breastfeeding and the need for strong societal support is a topic that was discussed at length in a prior post of mine, dealing with comments made by media maven Barbara Walters on her women’s talk show, The View. In the … Continue reading

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