In Rushing Anti-Abortion “Super-Bill” to House Floor, Committee Denies Women Opportunity to Testify

In spite of insufficient time for committee members to review the 50-pages of legislation, and a lack of expert testimony, the House committee passed HB 5711 by a vote of 13 to 5.

The Sound of Silence: Catholic Hierarchy’s Lack of Response to Abuse of Women by “Project Prevention”

What I find as interesting as who Catholic leaders have chosen to attack is when they choose to be silent.

Litigation Seeks to Turn Back the Clock on Contraception: Women’s Advances Due to Birth Control Are at Risk

On the anniversary of a crucial Supreme Court ruling on contraception, a woman’s right to use birth control is once again under attack.

Miriam Yeung: PRENDA “Places Unfair Scrutiny on Women of Color”

Congressional Subcomittee Hearing on H.R. 3541 (PRENDA) from NAPAWF on Vimeo.

Tuesday Night’s Other Elections

How did "other" candidates fair during elections?

Montana Pushes For Fertilized Egg As Person Ballot Amendment

Yet another state wants to ask voters to give rights to eggs at the moment of conception.

Samoan Business Leader Recognized as Women’s Champion in Asia Pacific

This week, Adimaimalaga (Adi) Tafuna’i, a Samoan entreprener, will receive a Global Leadership Award for Economic Empowerment from the NGO Vital Voices. Tafuna'i is leading the charge to revitaize Samoa's local economy, and uplifting women along the way.

Rep. Bruce Rendon’s Anti-Abortion “Super-Bill” On Fast Track in Michigan Legislature

Rendon’s HB 5711 is the first bill in the state to roll so many abortion restrictions into one package, threatening to create serious barriers to abortion access for both abortion-seeking women and abortion providers in one fell swoop.

Congressman Hank Johnson: “We Should Unite Behind Policies that Prevent Pregnancies in the First Place”

Cyber Threats Yet Another Frontier in Anti-choice Arsenal

Recent cyber attacks on the British Pregnancy Advisory Service are a wake-up call reminding clinics that they should consider cyber security as part of an overall security strategy.