1,000 Reasons To Trust Women

As a clinic assistant at two Planned Parenthood clinics, I’ve listened to approximately 1,000 women tell me about their abortion decisions. These women came from all over the world. Some were ...Read More

For One Day, It Appeared Texas Would Restore Planned Parenthood Funds

Update: The following Friday, May 3, Planned Parenthood was refunded again, after a three-judge circuit of appeals ruled that Texas must continue to fund the organization while its defunding decision ...Read More

Crisis Pregnancy Centers Play Fast and Loose with Church and State

  An investigative report into the nation’s crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs) by Sofia Resnick of the American Independent has raised red flags, suggesting that the organizations may be ...Read More

Arizona Didn’t Redefine Pregnancy, But Six Other States Did

Life is not being redefined in Arizona. That’s contrary to the rumor that raced around the Internet last week after Gov. Jan Brewer signed an omnibus anti-abortion bill into law. The bill banned ...Read More

At 11th Hour, Georgia Passes “Women as Livestock” Bill

After an emotional 14-hour workday that included fist-fights between lobbyists and a walk-out by women Democrats, the Georgia House passed a Senate-approved bill Thursday night that criminalizes ...Read More

Court Rules Against Bishops In One Birth Control Fight

The Catholic Bishops‘ battle against reproductive healthcare was dealt a significant blow on Friday when a federal judge ruled against the bishops in a battle over whether the group could impose ...Read More

Would I Lie To You? CPCs Claim Protection Under First Amendment

On Friday, a federal appeals court heard arguments over the constitutionality of two Maryland ordinances which require crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs) to provide clear and public information regarding ...Read More

Use Birth Control? You’re Fired!

First, Kansas brings us a bill that gives immunity to doctors who lie to couples about the results of their prenatal tests in order to prevent them from getting an abortion. Now, Arizona has proposed ...Read More

Blunt the Blunt Amendment

Update: The amendment was defeated in the Senate 51-48. That means that the Obama administration’s policy remains in place: Women who work for Catholic employers will have no-cost contraception ...Read More

Texas’s War on Women

Texas Director of Health and Human Services Tom Suehs signed into law yesterday a state ban on giving Medicaid funds to any doctor or clinic affiliated with organizations that provide abortion (government ...Read More

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