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Senator Vitter Proposes to Cut Family Planning Funding
Family planning clinics across the country are facing serious attacks by a proposed amendment to the appropriations bill currently being debated in the US Senate. The amendment, introduced by Senator David Vitter (R-LA), would drastically cut family planning funding...
Wage Gap Exists Across Occupations and Sectors
The New York Times printed a telling graphic on Sunday that helps us visualize the wage gap between men and women. The graph shows how much less women make per occupation, and also overall. Economists claim that discrimination against women in the workplace and...
Pittsburgh Public Schools Adopt Comprehensive Sex Education
Good news for Pittsburgh Public Schools! Last week, the Pittsburgh public school board voted in favor of adopting a comprehensive sex education curriculum to replace the current abstinence-only program. Community members, parents, and students have been calling for...
President Obama Nominates Pro-Choice Secretary of Health and Human Services
President Obama announced on Saturday his selection of Democratic Governor Kathleen Sebelius of Kansas as Secretary of Health and Human Services. Governor Sebelius has been an ally of President Obama ever since endorsing him early in the campaign. She is Obama's...
Reducing Unplanned Pregnancies in the U.S.
Last weekend, the New York Times published an op-ed piece by William Saletan on bridging the divide between liberals and conservatives on the issue of unplanned pregnancy, contraception and abortion. He argues that conservatives oppose contraception and legal abortion...