Demand for Home Births Rises – My Best Birth
Oklahoma Supreme Court Rules Abortion Bill Unconstitutional – Feminist.org
Abortion Tweets Met with Death Threats – Broadsheet @ Salon.com
Arizona Senate Passes Bill to Ban Abortion Insurance Coverage – AZ Capitol Times
Mexico City Approves Gay Marriage – CNN
No Surprise: Teen Birth Rates Fall After Comprehensive Sex Ed – Sacramento [...]
Arizona used to provide domestic partner benefits for state employees and their partners. While Janet Napolitano was the governor, Arizonans had a strong advocate for equal rights. Things have unfortunately taken a turn for the worse. Last fall Arizona voters voted in favor of Proposition 102, which made same-sex marriage illegal in [...]
Lambda Legal filed a lawsuit earlier this week against the state of Arizona in response to the state’s decision to eliminate domestic partner benefits for state employees. According to the press release issued by Lambda Legal:
Arizona lawmakers included a provision stripping domestic partner health benefits from state employees as part of a last-minute budget [...]
More dogs in Halloween costumes for you this morning. And here’s the pro-choice links you were actually looking for!
Take Action to Pass ENDA – Bilerico
More Can Be Done to Bring Women’s Health into Health Care Reform – Politico
AZ Sheriff Refuses to Let Inmates Get Abortions – Arizona Republic
Anti-Choice Protesters Sue Police – Ms.
Teenage Oral Sex [...]
We recently broke the bad news about a new abortion law in Oklahoma that requires information about women who obtain abortions to be published on a public website. One aspect of the law that has received less attention, however, is that the new bill changes the definition of pregnancy. According to HB 1595:
“Unborn [...]
The good news from Arizona is that the omnibus abortion bill, which was scheduled to go into effect today, will no longer have as much of a sting on women’s access to reproductive health care. Planned Parenthood was victorious in court yesterday, and an injunction will keep the bill from going into effect. [...]
Mexican Women Fight “Personhood” Law – RH Reality Check
Should High School Girls Have to Take a Gender Test? – Awearness Blog
Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin’s Testimony on ENDA – Pam’s House Blend
Dalai Lama: Feminist – Feminist Law Professors
Time Running Out to Prevent AZ Abortion Restrictions – RH Reality Check
All That is New Again: The Long Fight to [...]
Planned Parenthood of Arizona a filed a lawsuit Monday challenging the constitutionality of several provisions in the omnibus anti-abortion law that threatens women’s access to health care in Arizona. The law was signed by Governor Jan Brewer in July of this year.
“Planned Parenthood of Arizona is committed to ensuring women and families in this [...]
On Monday, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer approved two pieces of legislation that will significantly restrict access to abortion in the state. The first bill imposes a 24-hour waiting period before women can obtain an abortion. It also requires abortion providers to read a script during a mandatory counseling session that tells women about [...]
I’m traveling this week, so content might be a little light. But at least we’ve got hawt links to keep you bloggified.
ACLU Challenges AZ Restriction on Prisoners’ Abortion Rights – Feminist Daily News
Sarah Palin’s Anti-Choice Legacy – Feministe
Women’s Media Center’s Statement Against Sexism & Sarah Palin – Women’s Media Center
Would it Help Things if [...]
