Proposed legislation in Texas confronted anti-abortion laws by attempting to regulate a man’s private masturbatory habits and restrict his ability to purchase Viagra.
Author: Ciarra Davison
Activists Call for Police Reform in Wake of Justine Damond’s Death
Justine Damond, a 40 year-old Australian woman living in Minneapolis, was shot and killed outside her home by police Saturday night after she called 911 to report a potential assault.
Not Another Abortion Movie: “Birthright” Tells the Stories of the War on Women
Birthright goes far beyond the single issue of abortion to spotlight how the anti-abortion movement is intricately connected to a vast number of other issues—and is endangering women’s lives.
Finding a Voice in Turbulence
There is very little differentiation between the personal and the political in Yasmine El Rashidi’s novel “Chronicle of a Last Summer.”
AG Jeff Sessions Spoke Tonight on Behalf of an Anti-Gay Hate Group
Sessions’ speech will be closed to the press.
Still Trapped
Even after the SCOTUS declared—one year ago this week—that the government cannot place an undue burden on a woman’s access to abortion care, laws that contradict this decision still exist across the country.
In the Wake of HB2, Abortion Access Remains Scarce in Texas
“It seems in our moment of victory after the historic Supreme Court decision last summer that reaffirmed our right to safe, legal abortion care, the state legislature has been quick to cut our celebrations short.”
Honoring the Activism and Creative Work of Black Women
Solange Knowles and Women’s March on Washington co-organizer Tamika Mallory took center stage at this year’s BET Awards.
One Woman’s Story of Abortion and Activism Under HB2 in Texas
Candice Russell took out a high interest loan, took time off of work and made her way to California to access abortion care while HB2 was in effect in Texas.
Groups Band Together to Challenge Abortion Restrictions in Arkansas
The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Arkansas and the Center for Reproductive Rights have filed a lawsuit on behalf of Arkansas abortion providers in an effort to challenge four abortion restrictions passed by the state’s GOP-held legislature.