41 years ago today, the pro-choice movement’s historic Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion was made. It was a momentous victory, but more than four decades later, we’re still fighting every day to protect it.
Feminist Fix: Hundreds of Ohio Women Rally at the Statehouse for Reproductive Choice
On Tuesday, hundreds of pro-choice activists from across the state of Ohio traveled to the Statehouse in Columbus to protest anti-choice legislation that threatens their state clinics and sets precedents for further restrictions on birth control, abortion, and reproductive rights for Ohio women.
Senator Wendy Davis’ CNN Op-Ed: “Can you hear us now? And, more important, are you listening?”
Davis isn’t done fighting for women’s reproductive health and access. And she’s not giving up on Texas, either.
These 10 Quotes Explain Why Feminists Won’t Miss Rick Perry
“I’m just going to tell you from my own personal life – abstinence works.”
Dirty Tricks in the War on Women: From Texas to North Carolina
Ohio, Texas, and North Carolina’s lawmakers have created a new tactic in the War on Women: in an attempt to skirt around public and legislative opposition, they’ve started to introduce controversial legislation without enough time for adequate response
NC House Passes Anti-Abortion Education Bill
Last week the North Carolina state House of Representatives passed a health education bill requiring middle school students to be taught in sex-ed classes that abortion is a cause of pre-term births in future pregnancies.
Texas Second Special Session Begins
Texas Lawmakers return for a second special session today to discuss an anti-abortion bill after last week’s fight to save the majority of clinics in the state.
Bureaucratic Attacks in Ohio Threaten Abortion Access, Activists Take Action
Activists are using the hashtag #StandWithOhio on Twitter to bring attention to the issues going on in Ohio surrounding these last minute provisions that were tacked onto the state’s budget. If the recent events in Texas have shown us anything, it’s that, when it comes down to it, an assault on women’s reproductive rights will not be tolerated.
House Passes Abortion Restriction Bill
The bill is an attack on Roe v. Wade and is in conflict with the commonly upheld 24 week limit, at which point the fetus is generally considered viable, that exists in most states