There was something big happening in Colorado on Tuesday—something very serious. Colorado was trying to pass Amendment 67, which is a “personhood” amendment. What “personhood” means is that a fertilized egg would have the same human rights…
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Although Republican Governor Pat McCrory of North Carolina promised not to sign any bills restricting abortion during his campaign, he ended up doing so anyway. North Carolina’s SB 132 is a the new bill that will demand all health teachers […]
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A couple of weeks ago, after weeks of protest in Austin and widespread national media attention, the Texas legislature passed a bill, with the strong endorsement of Governor Rick Perry, that bans abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy with no […]
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All across the country, more and more states have tried to pass laws trying to put a limit on what we can learn about our bodies and sexuality. The state of Ohio recently tried—and thankfully failed—to include an amendment to […]
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Many people ask the question, “Why do teen pregnancies happen?” Is it because of inaccurate or inadequate sexuality education? Or in the words of Republican Governor Phil Bryant of Mississippi, is it because “teenagers do not care enough?”…
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In addition to President Barack Obama being reelected, several LBGTQ politicians were also elected to Congress—one notable woman being Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin, who is the first openly gay senator to be elected. Baldwin’s sexual orientation…
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Election Day was two weeks ago, but it’s not too late to celebrate marriage equality. People in Maine, Maryland, and Washington voted in favor of initiatives that would legalize same-sex marriage. And in Minnesota, voters rejected a proposed measure…
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Still reeling from Todd Akin’s cringe-worthy claims about “legitimate rape,” the world gets to see rape being trivialized, yet again and again. In a sound bite from a 2011 interview which has recently garnered a lot of attention, Representative…
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