Sign Women's March PledgeOfLiberation
The Women’s March has issued an inclusive Pledge of Liberation and is seeking signatures. I just signed. This is just a quick diary to make the DailyKos community aware of it, because I didn’t see...
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IA-Gov: Andy McGuire (D) Slams Terry Brandstad's (R) Latest Assault On...
Received this e-mail today from former Iowa Democratic Party Chairwoman, Andy McGuire’s (D. IA), gubernatorial campaign:Andy McGuire (D. IA)Friend, Last Friday was a dark day for women in Iowa – and...
View ArticleIt's Time to Call Trump's GOP What it Is: A Cult
In the midst of the 2016 election, Donald Trump quipped that he could “stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody and [not] lose voters.” It was a remarkably prescient remark from the...
View ArticleDaily Kos founder Markos Moulitsas cited as special guest at NARAL's San...
I just saw this on NARAL’s Facebook page: Fathers, brothers, sonsNARAL Pro-Choice America is calling on you to be vocal and visible supporters of women and their decisions. Reproductive freedom is...
View ArticleThis Week in the War on Women: Mother's Day Edition
This weekend is Mother’s Day, which means the media will be flooded with gooey sentimentality, forgetting that Julia Ward Howe started Mother’s Day as an anti-war protest. Instead of just talking...
View ArticleElizabeth Meyer: My Endorsement for Governor of New Jersey
My Endorsement for Governor of New Jerseyby Elizabeth MeyerI’ve been slow to determine who I will cast my vote for for governor in the June 6th Democratic primary. The governorship is our state’s...
View ArticleTrump just made the 'global gag rule' on international health care aid even...
The Republican war on health care and women’s autonomy continues! Thanks to the latest move from President Trump, billions of dollars in federal aid to international health care organizations are at...
View ArticleTrump regime makes itself clear: When women inevitably die from its abortion...
As a follow-up to one of the first executive orders issued by Pr*sident Donald Trump back in January, the State Department made it crystal clear in rules it announced Monday that it’s not just the...
View ArticlePA-Gov: PP's Cecile Richards Helps Wolf (D) Fight Back Against Harrisburg...
Received this e-mail today from Planned Parenthood President, Cecile Richards, in support of Governor Tom Wolf’s (D. PA) re-election bid:Right now, extremists in the Pennsylvania General Assembly,...
View Article"Mansplaining Planned Parenthood" ... Satire for a good cause. And a good laugh.
Just shows what one engaged citizen can do when armed with some zany friends and a mission to mock the Republican gyneticians in Washington who think they know what’s good for the little lady’s lady...
View ArticleNew Abortion Regulations, More Horror Stories: This Month in Choice News
Last week, DNC chair Tom Perez drew criticism for plans to meet with anti-choice Democrats. The move signaled a turn away from the party’s progressive platform. It’s also not the only time a Democratic...
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This Week in the War On Women: we're still moving towards a feminist future
But we aren’t there yet. Women and girls do so many things wrong. Our clothing is too tight, short, and revealing, or it’s long, unacceptably loose, and covers up too much. Everyone knows women aren’t...
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FL-Gov: Wendy Davis (D. TX) Endorses Gwen Graham (D) For Governor
Received this e-mail today from former State Senator Wendy Davis (D. TX) in support of former Rep. Gwen Graham’s (D. FL) gubernatorial campaign:Gwen Graham (D. FL)I was honored to be in Orlando today...
View ArticleNancy Northup Makes Her Case for Jim Johnson for Governor
Northup, Wife of Johnson, Encourages Others to Vote for Johnson in the NJ Democratic Primary on June 6thNancy Northup, one of the nation’s leading advocates for reproductive justice, released a video...
View ArticleWI-Sen: Baldwin (D) Goes After Trump's Plan To Roll Back ACA's Contraception...
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin’s (D. WI) re-election campaign:One of the most significant achievements of the Affordable Care Act is its requirement that employers’ health...
View ArticleExperts say 'abortion reversal' claims have no scientific basis, and state...
In several states, crisis pregnancy centers—forced-birther storefronts with a record of manipulating women with lies about their options, including abortion—receive government money to spread their...
View ArticleDelaware gov. signs law ensuring right to abortion if a Trump Supreme Court...
Delaware on Friday became the first state to enact legislation to ensure that abortion remains legal, and other states are also considering similar laws. The law codifies the protections found in the...
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'It only makes sense': Faith leaders share why they stand with Planned...
What happens when you get two Baptist pastors, a rabbi, and a Unitarian Universalist minister to sit down and talk about Planned Parenthood? In this case, we get a great video from the reproductive...
View ArticleThe Return of Coat Hangers? Women Are Self-Inducing Abortions in Areas Where...
As draconian abortion regulations force the closure of more clinics, research points to an epidemic of self-induced abortions. The trend supports the notion that banning abortion doesn’t stop the...
View ArticleThis Week in the War on Women: 6/24/2017
We’re coming down to the wire on the health care bill. The travesty drafted by an all-male, all-white Republican panel is a massive tax cut for the rich, and a disaster for everyone else. It brings...
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