Dawn Johnsen Update and Elena Kagan Confirmed
Last week, we blogged about Dawn Johnsen’s nomination to head the Office of Legal Counsel in the Department of Justice and how anti-choice activists were trying to stall the committee…
Reducing Unplanned Pregnancies in the U.S.
…He argues that conservatives oppose contraception and legal abortion because of their moral concerns. Meanwhile, he says liberals support contraception and legal abortion because they see them as practical ways…
Marital Happiness, Reproduction and Traditional Gender Roles
Stephanie Coontz, director of research at the Council on Contemporary Families, addresses recent research that suggests that “marital quality drops, often quite steeply, after the transition to parenthood” in an…
Jobs protected for Philadelphians who are survivors of domestic and/or sexual violence
…of unpaid leave for survivors of domestic and/or sexual violence, and it went into effect yesterday. The Women’s Law Project’s Managing Attorney, Terry Fromson, testified in support of this policy…
Florida Adoption Ban
…the basis of their sexual orientation. On the contrary, results of research suggest that lesbian and gay parents are as likely as heterosexual parents to provide supportive and healthy environments…
