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The Missionary Movement to ‘Save’ Black Babies
by Akiba Solomon on May 2 2013, 7:40AM
Akiba Solomon looks inside the anti-abortion movement’s evangelical drive to reach “urban” and “underserved” women and communities.
Topics: Gender & Sexuality, Health, War on Women
New York City Tries to Shame Its Teens Into Not Having Babies
by Jamilah King on March 6 2013, 9:22AM
Featuring heart-tugging images of toddlers, a new multiracial ad campaign links teen pregnancy to financial strain, heartbreak, fatherlessness and undereducated children. Reproductive justice activists call the tough-love message counterproductive.
Topics: Health, Politics, Youth and Race
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Where Do You Draw the Line Between Privacy and Public Safety? [Reader Forum]
by Nia King on January 28 2013, 9:03AM
Readers sound off on the policing of people of color everywhere, from the streets to between the sheets.
Topics: Criminal Justice, Health
5 Things I Learned About Abortion by Checking My Assumptions at the Door
by Samara Azam-Yu on January 22 2013, 8:48AM
On the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Samara Azam-Yu reflects on helping her peers deal with the complex, messy realities of reproductive health in a world without equity.
Topics: Health, War on Women
Five Race and Gender Justice Lessons Learned from This Marathon Election Cycle
by Akiba Solomon on November 7 2012, 9:49AM
It’s a cliche to say that the work doesn’t end after Election Day. But people keep saying it because it’s true! Herewith, some takeaways from the past four years and next steps.
Topics: 2012 Election, Akiba Solomon, Gender & Sexuality, Second Term, War on Women
Leave it to a Few L.A. Drag Queens to Explain Mitt Romney and Women’s Rights
by Jorge Rivas on November 1 2012, 5:31PM
Los Angeles based drag queens Willam Belli, Detox, Vicki Vox, Pandora, and Ozma explain what issues “real women” should care about and who they should vote for.
Collateral Damage in the War on Women
by Akiba Solomon on October 11 2012, 9:54AM
Poor and uninsured women of color are starting to feel the results after two years of relentless attacks on family planning infrastructure. Akiba Solomon reports from Texas.
Topics: 2012 Election, Akiba Solomon, Gender & Sexuality, Health, War on Women
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War on Women and Its Consequences [INFOGRAPHIC]
by Hatty Lee on October 11 2012, 9:52AM
State legislatures have targeted publicly funded family planning services with unique intensity since 2010. Hatty Lee illustrates who gets hurt in the process.
Topics: Gender & Sexuality, Health, War on Women
Are You Eligible for No Co-Pay Birth Control? A Handy Guide to Find Out
by Julianne Hing on August 1 2012, 2:40PM
It’s a big day for contraception. But the ins and outs of the policy implementation mean many women won’t get covered.
Topics: Gender & Sexuality, Health Reform, /NOW
Government-Funded Crisis Pregnancy Centers Won’t Hire Non-Christians
by Akiba Solomon on April 25 2012, 4:10PM
Some crisis pregnancy centers funded by the government require prospective employees, volunteers and board members to “know Christ as their Savior and Lord.”
Topics: /NOW
Artist on Anti-Woman Attacks: ‘Politicians Off My Poontang!’
by Julianne Hing on March 9 2012, 12:00PM
“My uterus is mine,” says Favianna Rodriguez.
Topics: Arts & Culture, Gender & Sexuality, /NOW
The New-Old Southern Strategy Mixes Racism and Sexism for Nasty Results
by Akiba Solomon on February 28 2012, 10:19AM
GOP presidential candidates have thrown gender dog-whistle politics into the race pot. It’s looking an awful lot like the odious 1960s Southern strategy.
Topics: 2012 Election, Akiba Solomon, GOP Primary, Gender & Sexuality, Health
Komen Is Just the Latest Round in the Anti-Choice Game of Chess
by Akiba Solomon on February 9 2012, 10:43AM
And poor women and women of color remain the pawns who get sacrificed.
Topics: Akiba Solomon, Gender & Sexuality, Health, Planned Parenthood
Should I Continue Supporting Komen? Here’s How To Find Out
by Kavita Das on February 8 2012, 9:22AM
With the dust settling on the Komen for the Cure controversy, Colorlines.com readers have asked, What do I do now? A former Komen program director and permanent women’s health advocate offers some next steps.
Topics: Health
House GOP Memo: ‘Abortion Is Leading Cause of Death’ for Blacks
by Jorge Rivas on February 7 2012, 12:36PM
A new bill in the House, pushed by the GOP, would separately classify ‘black abortions’ from abortions in general.
Topics: Gender & Sexuality, Health, /NOW
Komen Official Resigns, Site Hacked, Planned Parenthood Surges
by Jorge Rivas on February 2 2012, 12:38PM
The hackers re-designed a Komen banner ad that promoted its marathon to read “Help us run over poor women on our way to the bank.”
Topics: /NOW, Planned Parenthood
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Why Komen’s Decision to Pull Funding Is So Deadly [Infographic]
by Jorge Rivas on February 1 2012, 2:21PM
African-American women are more likely than all other women to die from breast cancer.
The Tragic, Craven Undoing of Susan G. Komen for the Cure’s Noble Mission
by Akiba Solomon on February 1 2012, 10:01AM
Whether they like it or not, defunding Planned Parenthood’s breast health programs makes Susan G. Komen Foundation look anti-choice. And of course, poor women of color will suffer most.
Topics: Akiba Solomon, Gender & Sexuality, Health, Planned Parenthood
Bad and Good News on Women’s Right to Reproductive Health
by Akiba Solomon on January 23 2012, 9:21AM
The bad news: According to a new report, anti-choice laws hit a near-record high in 2011. The good news: The Obama administration didn’t buckle to conscience clause bullies hoping to deny women copay-free birth control.
Topics: Akiba Solomon, Health, Personhood
The Personhood Movement Is Flexing on the GOP. We Should All Be Afraid
by Akiba Solomon on January 6 2012, 9:17AM
Between the Iowa caucuses and the resurgence of Personhood Mississippi, the reproductive health rights terrain has gotten rougher. Are we ready to navigate it?
Topics: Akiba Solomon, Gender & Sexuality, Politics
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