While Indiana's anti-abortion Republicans (and a select few Democrats) dig in their heels, thousands of people who use Medicaid to pay for birth control, STD testing and treatment, cervical cancer screening and breast exams are at risk.
Last week, the Rewire family suffered a deep loss when Ali Artzer, younger sister of Brady Swenson, Rewire's New Media Director, died suddenly. We wanted to offer the opportunity for the community to share their prayers, support, and condolences with Brady.
Barbara Kelley talks about why women feel paralyzed, and why it's not feminism that's to blame. Wives of Republican politicians take a hit in right wing media, and Dominique Strauss-Kahn is arrested for rape.
The Republican/Tea Party majorities in the House of Representatives are, literally, salivating at the prospect of cutting aid to the world's poorest women.
A man who drove to Madison, Wisconsin to kill an abortion doctor faces federal charges for intending to attack a Planned Parenthood office in Madison, Wisconsin and murder abortion providers.
After facing strong opposition to a targeted attack on Planned Parenthood's WIC program, Oklahoma's legislators have allowed a bill threatening the health of needy infants and children to die in committee.
A colleague of ours working in the Texas legislature and wishing to remain anonymous has sent a report detailing efforts to eliminate funding for birth control in the state.
