Andy Kopsa

Andy Kopsa is a reporter based in New York City. She has written for the Nation, Al Jazeera, the Atlantic, Talking Points Memo and others. She won a Society of Professional Journalists Award for investigative reporting and was a fellow in USC Annenberg’s Knight Grant for Reporting on Religion in American Public Life.

Meet the Group of Right-Wing Christians Who Believe President Trump Was Chosen by God

Andy Kopsa

POTUS Shield's followers believe a Trump presidency has a holy mission: to pave the way for the second coming of Jesus Christ.

What #CoverWithConsent Can Teach Reporters About Ending Rape Culture

Andy Kopsa

As reporters and members of the media, reaching out to possible victims of rape for consent to cover their story leads to better, more accurate storytelling.

Anti-Choice Banners on New Orleans Public Property Raise Questions About What Taxpayers Must Subsidize

Andy Kopsa

Local observers and activists have guessed the banners were hung as part of the ongoing opposition to the building of a Planned Parenthood in New Orleans and to also coincide with Mardi Gras season.

Lila Rose and Live Action Decline to Respond to Questions About “Gotcha” Video, Failure of PRENDA

Andy Kopsa

While researching PRENDA, Rewire reached out to Lila Rose's PR representative with some questions about her video and the pending legislation. And we got... crickets.

Criminal Punishment For Women Obtaining Abortions? One Republican Congressman Says Yes

Andy Kopsa

A Republican Congressman comes out and admits that criminalizing women for obtaining an abortion would be just fine with him.

Is PRENDA Falling Apart? Anti-Choicers Know They Have No Case, and No One Is Sure of A Vote

Andy Kopsa

The co-launch of the new Lila Rose “exposé” on “gendercide” at Planned Parenthood and the vote on the so-called Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act came forth in perfect harmony – one buoying and leveraging the other. PRENDA was scheduled for a vote yesterday, however was rolled over to today.

Wisconsin: Perfect Setting for National Discussion About Anti-Choice Terrorism

Andy Kopsa

Wisconsin. Perfect setting for the national conversation to finally address the domestic terrorism of anti-choice zealots.

Wisconsin Lt. Governor Rebecca Kleefisch, “Sugar Daddy” and Women Voters in the Walker Recall

Andy Kopsa

In what is the first major election battle in the 2012 cycle, Governor Scott Walker is pitting woman against woman in his pending recall election. Walker's Lt. Governor, Rebecca Kleefisch played the “sugar daddy” card in an off the wall statement.

“Right to Professional Medical Judgment Act,” Crafted by Doctor, Introduced in Alabama

Andy Kopsa

A bill to guarantee patients a right to get honest medical information and judgment from their doctors is being sponsored by Alabama Senator Linda Coleman. It was introduced only yesterday but has already been used as an amendement to an extreme anti-choice bill in Wisconsin.

Will Wisconsin’s Recall Result in Election of the State’s First Female Governor?

Andy Kopsa

“The next step is to exercise our basic right to vote,” said Kathleen Falk the woman who could be Wisconsin’s first female governor. She was talking about Governor Scott Walker and his extremist GOP legislature’s declared war on women.

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