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“Current Law, But Not Settled Law”: Rubio Not Done Fighting Against Marriage...
For a presidential candidate who’s often preoccupied with his youth and reputation for looking forward, Sen. Marco Rubio’s (R-Fla.) policy vision can be strikingly regressive. Marriage equality, for...
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“Reproductive Rights Are Political”: Yes, Planned Parenthood Has To Be In The...
On Sunday’s “Meet the Press” Chuck Todd, a journalist I respect, asked an interesting, but odd, question of Cecile Richards, the president of Planned Parenthood: “Should you be in the politics...
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“Erick Erickson’s Abortion Barbie Game”: Coat Hangers, Pink Shoes, Blond...
Who, or what, is Abortion Barbie? That is the name that Erick Erickson, of redstate.com, wants to attach to Wendy Davis, the Texas State Senator who filibustered a bill that restricted abortion rights...
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“Divorced From Reality And Science”: The GOP’s “Mad Max” Fantasy”; Lindsey...
It turns out Sen. Lindsey Graham’s (R-S.C.) campaign for president isn’t just about damning the torpedoes and declaring war on any nation that dares to give America the side-eye. This week, Graham...
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“Rand Paul Vs. Rand Paul On Personhood”: Every Week, Rand Paul Is Selling A...
There’s one “culture war” issue that seems to cause anxiety for many Republican politicians. Opposing reproductive rights in general and wanting to overturn Roe v. Wade is usually pretty easy for GOP...
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“Just So We’re Clear”: Arizona Republican Suggests Sterilizing Poor Women
Russell Pearce has had quite a career in Arizona. The Republican started as a fairly obscure state senator, before his anti-immigrant SB1070 pushed him into the national spotlight, which Pearce...
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“Next Stop, Twilight Zone, Colo”: Cory Gardner’s Hedging On Personhood, Birth...
Rep. Cory Gardner’s, R-Colo., campaign got some more bad news this weekend. A new NBC News/Marist poll showed Gardner trailing Democratic Colorado Sen. Mark Udall by six points, 47 percent to 42...
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“Pay Close Attention!”: Don’t Be Fooled By New GOP Enthusiasm For...
The hot new trend among Republican candidates is a surprising one, to say the least. As of now there are four GOP Senate contenders who have endorsed making birth control pills available over the...
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“They Have No Good Answer”: New Hobby Lobby Fix Puts Republicans In A Bind
In response to the Hobby Lobby case, the White House has implemented a fix to allow institutions and corporations who object even to a funding bypass on contraception coverage for employees. The fix is...
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“From Extreme To Extreme-Lite?”: “Religious Liberty” Campaign Not Working Out...
In the wake of a predictable GOP filibuster of a Senate bill seeking to reverse the Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby decision, Republicans are publicly complaining that Democrats are trying to “change the...
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“Pro-Punishment”: Right-To-Lifers Are Hypocrites — And Here’s Why
A caveat: I don’t include nuns in this formulation, simply because “right-to-life” has come to mean the anti-abortion movement exclusively. Nuns have the ethical and spiritual integrity to be...
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“Hobby Lobby Decision Is Not About Religious Freedom”: One More Battleground...
Why are we still arguing over contraception? Of all the mind-blowing medical advances of the last 50 years — in-utero surgery, genetic testing, face transplants — why is it that the sale and use of...
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“And May Has Only Just Begun”: 2014′s Most Outrageous Attacks On Women’s...
It’s undeniable that American women are facing a dire crisis when it comes to reproductive healthcare. From 2011 to 2013, a record 205 abortion restrictions were enacted throughout the country –...
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“Remedial Education On Birth Control”: It Never Fails, Arrogance And...
You’d really think that an institution with as rich an intellectual history and educational capacity as the Roman Catholic Church could find ways to keep its national spokespeople from saying things as...
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“A Particularly Cruel Joke”: Texas Lawmakers Celebrate “Achievements” In...
The consequences of Texas’ sweeping new abortion restrictions are now being felt across the state, but the status of reproductive healthcare in Texas had been dire long before conservative lawmakers...
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“Sending A Strong Message”: Oklahoma Judge Permanently Strikes Down State...
An Oklahoma district court judge ruled late Wednesday to permanently strike down an unconstitutional state law restricting women and girls’ access to emergency contraception. Judge Lisa Davis found...
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“Uncle Sugar As Religious Bogeyman”: Women, Contraception And The...
Mike Huckabee’s instant classic in the canon of modern Republican misogyny, denouncing overbearing government bogeyman “Uncle Sugar” for contraceptive handouts to women who “cannot control their libido...
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“Poor Pitiful Persecuted Bullies”: From A Position Of Feigned Weakness,...
On the 41st anniversary of Roe v. Wade, it seems the antichoice movement is focused less on extending its recent state-level gains than on denying their significance as a rollback of basic reproductive...
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“Why Wendy Davis Terrifies The GOP”: Fighting For Women To Have Their Choice
The National Rifle Association didn’t just stop the effort to close the loopholes in background checks, even though that effort was supported by more than 8 in 10 Americans. It has crushed academic...
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“State-Imposed Ideological Barriers”: Judge Strikes Down North Carolina’s...
Doctors in North Carolina are no longer required to display and describe ultrasound images to their patients before proceeding with an abortion procedure, thanks to a federal judge’s ruling on Friday...
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