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Regressive Republicans Continue Their Assault on Women, Common Sense

A regressive Republican congressman from Arizona, Representative Trent Franks, has sponsored legislation that would ban abortions later than 20 weeks for residents of Washington, D.C. Regressive Republican Senator Mike Lee sponsored a companion bill in his chamber. The bill, by … Continue reading

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Mitt Romney, Mansplainer & Mommy-Coddler

Motherhood is the most important job, and we value you for doing it. Except when it isn’t, in which case, we don’t.

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Jiggle Journalism? Slut Shaming? Good Grief!

The Houston Press, never a paper to shy away from controversial stories or photos of women in bikinis, stepped into the crossfire of the #waronwomen this morning, drawing accusations of slut shaming for a blog about the alleged double life … Continue reading

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Honesty, Equality, and Responsibility

People are stepping up and making plans. I had a great conversation with a sister in the movement yesterday, and something (many things) she said made me reflect on the vision of Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast, my local affiliate. We … Continue reading

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Continuing the FB Fun with Rick Perry – And Why It Matters

Yesterday, the good guv shut down comment functionality on one of his Facebook pages. But you know the good lord never closes the door without opening a window, right? On this page, you can comment on the governor’s posts. And … Continue reading

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