Jordan Peele and J.J. Abrams will donate fees from new HBO series to fight...
Campaign ActionIn light of recent dystopian efforts to ban almost all abortions after just six weeks of pregnancy in Georgia, many people are speculating about a boycott. Specifically, Georgia is home...
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AC Meetup: The Struggle over Women’s Bodily Autonomy and the Dehumanisation...
It has been a rather horrific couple of weeks for women’s reproductive rights in the US. Convinced that they finally have the means to overturn both Roe vs Wade and Doe vs Bolton (1973) due to numbers...
View ArticleBoycott Dragoncon: Hit Atlanta Where It Hurts--In the Wallet
Since GA passed the Heartbeat Bill criminalizing abortion, which has been described in horrific detail in several diaries so I am skipping that part, some actors and producers have called for a boycott...
View ArticleAs promised, ACLU sues Ohio over 'fetal heartbeat' law slated to take effect...
The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio filed a suit Wednesday challenging a law signed by Republican Gov. Mike DeWine that would ban abortions after a “fetal heartbeat” is detected and criminalize...
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(even) Pat Robertson thinks Alabama's anti-abortion law is "too extreme"
Apparently Robertson, who usually takes extreme positions, kept his eyes open when praying on this, (reminded himself that he actually went to law school) and decided that Alabama’s law will be...
View ArticleAbortion is still legal in Alabama and Georgia. Here's how you can help
Campaign ActionOn May 14, Alabama state legislators passed the most restrictive and dangerous anti-abortion legislation in the United States. Less than 24 hours later, Republican Governor Kay Ivey...
View ArticleAlabama: Abortion is worse than the Holocaust, Stalin's purges, and the...
Always read the fine print.From section 2(i) of Alabama’s new “It’s Uter-us not Uter-you” law:(i) It is estimated that 6,000,000 Jewish people were murdered in German concentration camps during World...
View ArticleRNC chair slams abortion laws lacking exceptions for rape, incest
It’s hard to imagine what Ohio and Alabama might do for an encore. Reinstitute prima nocta? Public stonings for unmarried nonvirgins? Forced marriages of 13-year-old girls to Roy Moore or … James...
View ArticleMissouri House passes extreme anti-abortion bill 110-44, Gov. Mike Parson's...
This afternoon, at around noon Central Daylight Time in Jefferson City, Missouri, the Missouri House passedextremeanti-abortion bill HB126into law110-44. The bill initially passed the House 117-39 in...
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This Week in the War FOR Women: Women ROCK Edition
It hasn’t escaped our notice, that female presidential candidates haven’t been getting anywhere near equal treatment by the media as their male counterparts. I.e.,Women candidates for the Democratic...
View ArticleRep. Pramila Jayapal says 'you can't say you're a Democrat' if you're...
Campaign ActionRep. Pramila Jayapal, a Democrat representing Washington state’s 7th congressional district, believes that supporting abortion rights should be a requirement to be a member of the...
View ArticleSusan Collins on new abortion laws: 'I’m not sure exactly why we're seeing...
“Obtuse” is not a strong enough word for Susan Collins. We need to come up with a more forceful term, like, I don’t know, “fucking obtuse” or “obtuse as shit” or “Jesus Christ, this woman is a fucking...
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BERN: Reaching Out, Reaching Forward for Justice in the Deep South
Design by Rob in Vermont"I am running for president because with you, I think the time is now to transform our country and create the kind of nation we know we can become. ---Bernie Sanders Bernie...
View Article#StopTheBans rallies for abortion rights launch across the country today
Campaign ActionToday, thousands of people across the country are marching in support of abortion rights and safe access. #StopTheBans rallies, as they’re being called on social media, are largely in...
View ArticleProtesters Take to the Streets Against Escalated War on Women
By Karen Rubin, News & Photo FeaturesPeople are gathering all over the country today in #StopTheBans@ rallies to protest the epidemic of anti-abortion bills flooding from white male...
View ArticleCBS poll: An overwhelming majority of Americans favor keeping Roe v. Wade
Just more evidence that we’re ruled by a tyrannical minority who have gerrymandered, suppressed, obstructed, and otherwise cheated their way to their current political hegemony. CBS News:Two-thirds of...
View ArticleBreathtaking images from #StopTheBans rallies across the nation
Campaign ActionOn Tuesday, thousands rallied in support of fair, safe, and accessible abortions across the nation. Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Ohio have made the news recently for passing...
View ArticleCory Booker promises to take executive action to protect abortion rights on...
Cory Booker, the Democratic senator from New Jersey and 2020 hopeful, released a statement to the Huffington Post promising to protect reproductive rights via executive action as president. How soon?...
View ArticleThis Week in Statehouse Action: GTFO edition
Sigh.What a couple of weeks, huh?More and more abortion bans passing in GOP-controlled states.Floods and deadly severe weather across the country.The end of Game of Thrones.But I guess we have the...
View ArticleAbortion bans would raise maternal death rate in states where it's now higher...
The maternal mortality rate has been on the rise in America, the richest country in the world. If forced-birthers in several states have their way in the courts with stringent new abortion...
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