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Celebrating Suffrage, But There’s More to Be Done
This week, we celebrated Women’s Equality Day which marked the 89th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, extending the right to vote to include women. Suffragists worked—and worked hard—for over seven decades to fight for women’s...
Letter to the Editor: Sexual Assault Charges Against Ben Roethlisberger
The western Pennsylvania office of the Women’s Law Project, along with Pittsburgh Action Against Rape, sent the following letter to the editor of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette regarding the paper’s treatment of the sexual assault charges against Steelers quarterback Ben...
Women’s Rights in the Spotlight
This week the New York Times Magazine focuses on “Saving the World’s Women.” An essay by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, titled “The Women’s Crusade,” is at the center of an issue that explores women’s causes around the world. Kristof and WuDunn make a strong...
Guttmacher Details State Legislative Trends at Midyear
Recently, the Guttmacher Institute released its analysis of state legislative trends at the midway point of 2009. According to the Institute, “875 measures related to reproductive health were introduced in the 50 states and DC, and a total of 33 laws were enacted in...
American Public Still Overwhelmingly Pro-choice, Despite Earlier Reports
A recent Gallup poll reveals that the majority of Americans – 78% - believe that abortion should be legal. The percentage of people living in the United States who think abortion should be illegal in all circumstances is only 18%, smaller than the percentage of those...
