Lady-Parts, the Church, and Planned Parenthood: When I Became Pro-Choice

I've been on both sides of the reproductive rights debate – the side that thinks reproduction is not a right or a decision but a God-given duty; and the side that thinks birth control and abortions ought to be available to whoever the hell wants 'em, regardless of age (within reason) or reason (within reason). I've spent my entire adult life on the latter side of the issue.

Virginia Delegate: “Personhood” Bill Effectively Dead

Back To the Drawing Board for Virgina Governor on State-Sanctioned Rape Bill

Indiana Rep: Girl Scouts Are “Bent On Communism, Lesbianism And Destroying America”

Indiana GOP Rep. Bob Morris has claimed that the girls Scouts are “bent on promoting communism, lesbianism and subverting “traditional American family values,”" according to MSNBC.com. I will say that I am not a huge fan of their aborted-fetus flavored cookies, but I am quite partial to Lesbian Lemon Wafer.

What Do Artificial Wombs Mean for Women?

Would you chose external gestation if you could? What do artificial wombs mean for reproductive rights - including abortion, equality and the role of women in society? The moral, ethical, legal and societal consequences are profound and we are unprepared for them.

In Partial Victory, Virginia Governor Suddenly Finds Medical Evidence Important, Backs Off State-Sanctioned Rape

After a year of signing laws and regulations decried by medical professionals as unnecessary and costly intrusions into the doctor-patient relationship, Bob McDonnell has suddenly found religion on medical evidence.  At least a little bit. He now says he will not sign mandatory trans-vaginal ultrasounds into law. But he'll restrict women's rights other ways.

Santorum’s One Track Mind: Denying Insurance Coverage of Prenatal Tests Would Hurt Poor Women Most

Presidential hopeful Rick Santorum took his single-track, anti-abortion thinking to a very dangerous level this weekend when he suggested the government should not pay for prenatal tests because they encourage abortion.