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Georgia becomes the seventh state to cut off abortions at 20 weeks. No exceptions for rape or incest

Female Democrats in the Georgia House  of Representatives protest abortion bill. (RhReality) Acting on contentious legislation passed by the Republican-dominated state House and Senate, Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal (R) signed a bill Tuesday that for...

To avoid setting off the filters, I have to stick with the #%!!@&#*@! label for Gov. Phil Bryant

Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant As you may know, the Republican-dominated Mississippi legislature passed and the Republican governor has signed a bill specifically designed to shut down the state's last remaining clinic that performs abortions. Meaning ...

Planned Parenthood believes it’s being targeted with another hidden camera sting operation

It looks like, once again, Planned Parenthood is the target of a hidden-camera, actor-with-fake-questions sting operation. This time, instead of the good old pimps-n-hos routine, it's sex-selective abortion: According to Planned Parenthood spokesperso...

As expected, Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant signs bill that will close state’s only abortion clinic

Mississippi governor's mansion The minute the Mississippi legislature sent House Bill 1390 up to the governor's mansion last week, there was no question that Gov. Phil Bryant would put his signature to it. Monday, he did. And said: "I believe that al...

Susan G. Komen Foundation says it will fund similar number of Planned Parenthood locals as in 2011

It hasn't exactly been the greatest year for the Susan G. Komen Foundation for the Cure. Once lauded as the premier advocacy organization fighting breast cancer, its ideologically motivated effort to cut off grants to Planned Parenthood struck a nerve...

Is Mitt Romney really pro-life? Of course he is! Duh.

Mitt Romney: "I'm firmly pro-life" File this under the department of overthinking things: As the presidential campaign swirls around a war for the allegiance of American women, the Obama campaign is relying on an explosive — and highly questionable...

Scott Walker’s War on Women escalates

Scott Walker signing away collective bargaining rights. Now he's signing women's rights away, but in private. (Darren Hauck/Reuters) Last Thursday, Scott Walker quietly repealed Wisconsin's equal pay law, sneaking in the bill signing just before his ...

Scott Walker’s War on Women escalates

Scott Walker signing away collective bargaining rights. Now he's signing women's rights away, but in private. (Darren Hauck/Reuters) Last Thursday, Scott Walker quietly repealed Wisconsin's equal pay law, sneaking in the bill signing just before his ...

If Mississippi closes state’s only abortion clinic, it won’t stop abortions, just safe, legal ones

Jackson Women's Health Organization The forced-birther law now on Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant's desk awaiting his eager signature will probably close the state's only abortion clinic. But it won't end abortion there. We know from history that desper...

Holy moly! Virgins can get pregnant if Arizona’s retroactive conception provision turns into law

Arizona's new conception calculator. Virginity is no excuse. The forced-birther attacks on privacy and reproductive rights have brought new meaning to the word relentless. They attack on all fronts and when they lose, they don't back off. They innova...

This week in the War on Women: Women are not an interest group

President Obama stands with Planned Parenthood and against the Republican war on women   For you, and for most Americans, protecting women's health is a mission that stands above politics. And yet, over the past year, you've had to stand up to p...

Idaho House tables forced ultrasound bill, for now

Not the most backward state in the nation, today. The Idaho House is taking a step back from forced ultrasounds. It's a reversal that is remarkable for those in this state who have watched our legislature, not just dominated by conservative Republica...

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