women's rights

Election Is Mandate for Policies Grounded in Progressive American Values

Thu, 11/08/2012 - 5:59pm — Michael Keegan

The American people have made their choice -- a resounding victory for President Obama and Vice President Biden and a mandate for their policy agenda.

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Aspirin as the New Birth Control: The GOP War on Women Reaches New Lows

Fri, 02/17/2012 - 12:00am — Marge

Last year, right-wing lawmakers attempted to defund the entire $317 million federal family program and tried to redefine "rape." Well, the War on Women's Health is back -- and now it's a flat-out, all-out War on Women.

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Supreme Court Slams the Courthouse Door on Women Facing Discrimination

Today, the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Wal-Mart v. Dukes, reversing a 9th Circuit Court decision and making it much more difficult to hold large corporations accountable for their treatment of employees.

House Moves to Deny Women’s Constitutionally-Protected Rights

The House has passed a sweeping bill that will resurrect the failed "Stupak ban" from the healthcare debate, effectively banning even private coverage of abortion care, and adds a new tax penalty to ensure that the ban becomes a reality

Republicans Set to Deny Preventative Healthcare to Women

This week, the House and Senate plan to vote on the Pence Amendment, which would end federal funding for Planned Parenthood, putting the health and safety of millions of Americans at stake.

PFAW Condemns House Republicans’ Ban on Local Support for Women’s Health

In the budget deal reached last week, the GOP didn’t only win huge tax cuts for their corporate supporters and the super-rich; they also used the impending government shutdown as leverage to ban local support for women’s health in Washington, DC.

House-Passes Devastating Amendment in Latest Attack in the GOP's War on Women

Moments ago, the House passed an amendment from Rep. Mike Pence that would eliminate all federal funding to Planned Parenthood clinics, which provide critical health services to millions of women each year.

Backlash Against SD Anti-Choice Bill Proves Voters Want Jobs, Not Attacks on Women

A proposed bill in South Dakota that would have classified murders of abortion doctors as “justifiable homicide” has been shelved after a national outcry, according to news reports. The bill, the latest in a series of attacks on women from state and federal lawmakers, drew outrage from pro-choice groups, including People For the American Way.

PFAW Condemns Abortion Provider Murder Bill

South Dakota’s House of Representatives is expected to vote soon on a bill that would legalize the killing of abortion providers. The bill would expand the state’s definition of “justifiable homicide” to include killings meant to protect the life of a fetus.

House GOP Playing Politics With Women’s Health

In a shameless attempt to stir up a Right Wing “culture war,” House Republicans are drafting a continuing resolution that would include the removal of all Title X family planning funds from the federal budget.

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