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Record number of anti-choice bills introduced in 2011: We’ve Had Enough!
A recent article published by the Guttmacher Institute gives us the chilling statistics to back up the fight we have all been facing in the Pennsylvania legislature. In the first six months of 2011, states enacted 162 new provisions related to reproductive health and...
Study: C-Section Rate at All-Time High
According to a study by the independent health care ratings organization Healthgrade, the rate of Cesarean sections is at an all-time high in the United States. In 2009, the rate of pregnancies that resulted in C-section was 34%, up from 27% in 2002. The World Health...
ACLU: “Ending Domestic Violence Requires Holding Police Accountable”
On July 20th, the American Civil Liberties Union joined the New York City Bar Association, the New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence, and other groups in submitting an amicus brief in support of a domestic abuse survivor who was severely injured by her...
Study Reveals Women Still Not Recognized as Capable Leaders
A recent meta-analysis (integration of a large number of studies on the same subject) by Northwestern University reveals that most people still use gendered stereotypes when thinking about leadership. The consequence of this is that “Women are viewed as less qualified...
Judge Blocks Law Which Would Expose Fake Health Clinics
We have written previously about “crisis pregnancy centers” (CPCs). CPCs often make themselves seem like reputable clinics but then mislead, lie, “coerce and intimidate women out of considering abortion as an option, and prevent women from receiving neutral and...
