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Wendy Norris

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Wendy Norris is a freelance writer from Denver, Colorado now working on assignment for Rewire. She was previously a New Journalist Fellow for the Center for Independent Media and managing editor of The Colorado Independent. She is editor/founder of Unbossed.com.

“Crushing Student Loan Debt” Doubles as Birth Control, Says Conservative

Conservatives, bemoaning low birth rates, suggest paying couples with college loan debts to have babies. They ignore, however, their own efforts to defeat policies, such as the Family Leave Act, that would make it easier to afford and care for children.

Crowdsourcing Condoms: Where They Are and Are Not

Condoms prevent pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections. But finding them in a store can require the tracking skills of a bloodhound. An investigative report by Wendy Norris on access to condoms in Colorado, including an interactive map.

MT Medicaid Fraud Probe Snares “Egg-as-Person” Leader

The primary care physician leading the Montana "personhood" campaign is under multiple investigations for Medicaid fraud: She allegedly insisted that patients pray with her.

Anti-choice Groups Denounce Nevada “Egg-As-Person” Amendment

In a strange twist, Nevada anti-choice groups, complaining that the wording of a "personhood" amendment to establish civil rights for fertilized eggs is too vague, are on the same side as Planned Parenthood and ACLU.

Hard Line Anti-choice Group ‘Going Rogue’ on Palin

After attacking James Dobson and Mitt Romney for not being anti-abortion enough, American Right to Life has set its sights on a new high profile target: ex-Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.

The Bishops’ Huge Financial Stake in Stupak-Pitts

Coverage of Stupak-Pitts neglects a bigger motive for the Vatican: Restricting insurance coverage of women's reproductive health care will eliminate competitive barriers faced by Catholic institutions.

Notorious Extremist Weslin and Others Arrested at Capitol

Notorious anti-abortion activist Father Norman Weslin was among a dozen protesters arrested by U.S. Capitol Police outside House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's district office Thursday at a raucous protest against the health reform bill.

Battleground Nebraska: Extremists Turn Focus to Carhart

Shortly after Dr. George Tiller was murdered on May 31 and his Wichita clinic subsequently closed, other providers bravely stepped into the breach. Among them is Dr. LeRoy Carhart, now targeted by anti-choice forces in an eerily similar campaign.

Financial Issues Dog Second Colorado Egg-As-Person Campaign

The peculiarities on Personhood Colorado campaign's recent financial disclosure form may be an oversight by fledgling activists...or a much more cynical attempt to thwart public accountability by a well-oiled theocratic political machine.

Contraception: A Deal-breaker in Anglican-Catholic Conversion?

Before Anglicans can cash-in the Vatican's new express pass to convert to Catholicism the two faiths must bridge one of the biggest schisms between them: birth control.

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