Sarah Jaffe
Sarah Jaffe is an independent journalist and the co-host of Dissent magazine’s Belabored podcast. You can find her work at adifferentclass.com and follow her on Twitter at @sarahljaffe.
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‘Sheer Joy’: Ireland Will Have Free Abortion Care on January 1
Abortion rights foes in Ireland failed to implement a range of provisions that have been pushed by anti-choice legislators across the United States.
Ireland Votes to Legalize Abortion. What Comes Next?
Ireland voted in a landslide to support abortion rights. But making abortion care available will take much more.
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On the Ground in Ireland: Fighting to Repeal Abortion Ban
Ireland's abortion ban "was a disaster for women’s rights, it was a disaster for the education of Irish children, but it really infected every aspect of Irish society and we are still undoing the legacy of this.”
‘Repeal the Eighth’: Abortion Could Soon Be Decriminalized in Ireland (Updated)
Irish women are having abortions, but having to go through an arduous and expensive process of travel in order to do so. A referendum on May 25 may change that.
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With Nixon as Challenger, Cuomo Once Again Feints Left. It Might Not Work.
“People’s anger and animus really built over the idea that [Cuomo] continued to try to make these progressive claims while, every step of the way, he undermined progressive issues across the state."
How New York’s Governor Is Playing Politics With Women’s Equality
In the wake of the recent announcement that Gov. Andrew Cuomo is creating an entirely new party devoted to “women's equality,” some women's rights supporters have wondered if the move is truly evidence of his dedication to their cause.
Don’t Tell Me It’s ‘Not All Men’
In the days since I heard about Elliot Rodger's violent spree, I've thought a lot about the meme “not all men”—how telling ourselves that is a requirement for continuing to exist and work in a world that increasingly requires our interactions be public, observable.
What Sandy Wrought, Part 2: In the Wake of Disaster, Reproductive Health Care Falls by the Wayside
In the year since Sandy hit, reproductive heath care and care for other specific, marginalized populations, has been affected in many communities.
What Sandy Wrought, Part 1: Health-Care Crises Remain a Year After the Storm
The storm ripped the roof off the Rockaways area of New York City, literally and figuratively, and shone a light on how woefully under-resourced the community was, and is.
‘We Have a Deal’: Paid Sick Days Will Be Law in NYC
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn gave in to relentless pressure from unions, community groups, and the Working Families Party and agreed to pass a bill that will ensure that almost no New Yorker can be fired for taking a day off due to illness.
New York City Council Holds Paid Sick Days Hearing, But Mayoral Hopeful Quinn Barely Shows
Christine Quinn's silence was notable because she is widely perceived to be the only obstacle standing between the bill and its passage.
Paid Sick Leave Pays for Itself: So Why Is NYC’s Mayoral Hopeful Blocking It?
New York's city council has a bill that would require paid sick days for more than 1.2 million workers. Research shows it's an economic no-brainer. But the bill's been stalled for more than 1,000 days, even as a natural disaster and flu epidemic hit the city.
Cuomo Says He Wants to Pass the Reproductive Health Act. But Does He Really Mean It?
In his State of the State speech in January, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo made passing the Women's Equality Act a centerpiece of his agenda for this year, including legislation protecting women's rights to safe abortion care. But his political allegiances make the fate of the bill unclear. Does he really support it, or is he trying to play both ends?
The HR3 Ten: Meet Nick Rahall of West Virginia
Ask him why funding NASCAR is more important than funding Planned Parenthood.
The HR3 Ten: Jerry Costello Loves Fetuses, Hates Women
Meet Jerry Costello. He loves fetuses! More than women, apparently, since he's a cosponsor of both the formerly-rape-redefining H.R. 3 and the currently let-women-die H.R. 358.
Meet the HR3 Ten: Daniel Lipinski, Daddy’s Boy
Meet Daniel Lipinski! He represents the 3rd Congressional district in Illinois, and has since 2005. He was preceded in that seat by...Bill Lipinski. Yes, that's his dad. Yay, nepotism!
Meet the HR3 Ten: Collin Peterson, An Original Blue Dog
Peterson voted against Don't Ask Don't Tell repeal and supported the Federal Marriage Amendment. He was one of the original 19 who threatened to tank health care reform over abortion, as well as part of the crew that helped kill the public option
The HR3 Ten: Meet Dan Boren (One Creepy Dude)
Dan Boren not only voted to strip you of your reproductive rights, he also voted AGAINST the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. That's right, ladies, he wants to tell you what you can do with your bodies and how much your work is worth.
Meet the HR3 Ten: Mike Ross, Same as the Last One
Ross voted against healthcare reform, voted to repeal healthcare reform, and with his vote to defund Planned Parenthood, has made his standing on health care pretty clear.
The HR3 Ten: Meet Mike McIntyre, the “Responsible Father”
The Co-Chair of the Congressional Task Force on Responsible Fatherhood thinks you shouldn't have access to health care, and you certainly shouldn't be able to have an abortion.
The HR3 Ten: Meet Joe Donnelly: Not Quite as Big a D*** as Heath Shuler
If jobs, the deficit, and education are the top priorities for Blue Dogs like Donnelly, why are they supporting a radical anti-choice agenda to deprive pregnant people of access to health care?
Meet the HR3 Ten, The Anti-Choice, Anti-Woman Democrats. No. 2: Mark Critz
Ten Democrats are cosponsors of H.R.3, even with language redefining rape. Four of them apparently don’t care if pregnant women die. Sarah Jaffe takes a closer look at all. Number 2 is Mark Critz.
Meet the HR3 Ten: Number One? Heath Shuler
Ten Democrats cosponsored H.R.3, even with language redefining rape; four of those ten also apparently don’t care if pregnant women die. Sarah Jaffe takes a closer look at all ten, starting with Rep. Heath Shuler.
