Staff / TruthdigOct 9, 2013
Two new cases regarding abortion rights in the U.S. are coming up before the high court. Let's just hope SCOTUS doesn't further limit access to reproductive health care as many states are finding ways to do just that. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 3, 2013
While other parts of the world were witnessing the growth of feminist movements, many South American countries were fighting dictatorships. For this reason, and thanks to the governments’ strong ties with the Catholic Church, many women are still denied the right to an abortion in Latin America. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigAug 27, 2013
The procedure, already rife with stigma because of government restrictions and the anti-choice movement, is becoming increasingly inaccessible to women who choose to exercise their reproductive rights. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 14, 2013
In an absurd twist, Wichita anti-abortion activists' petition to close down South Wind Women’s Center argues that their own protest tactics against the reproductive health facility would be too disruptive to the community. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigJul 10, 2013
A look at the day's political happenings, including what Texas Republicans say is the real reason Gov. Rick Perry won't run for re-election next year and watch what happens when a woman bravely calls out Texas lawmakers over the state's abominable anti-abortion measure. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigJun 18, 2013
During debate Monday on a House bill that would ban virtually all abortions starting 20 weeks after conception, Rep. Michael Burgess, a Republican from Texas, made what likely amounts to be the most absurd argument ever for why the country should outlaw the medical procedure. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigDec 13, 2012
“Listen to me, bros,” comedian Silverman says. “If you love your mother and your sister, and if you ever want to see a vagina ever again, I got a couple rules for you.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 6, 2012
It's high election season, and that means the leaders in this year's presidential battle need a good wedge issue or two to get voters all exercised and in touch with their innermost convictions (read: Get them to the polls). Why not seek that in the collective form of roughly half the nation's population? Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 24, 2012
It's been a big week for all things prenatal in the Virginia Legislature. Earlier we saw the resolution of the controversy over a bill that would have required women in the Old Dominion to undergo invasive ultrasound procedures before having abortions, and Thursday, the state Senate made another big decision about reproductive law, at least for the time being. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Joe Conason / TruthdigFeb 16, 2012
President Obama's adversaries don't seem to realize they have fallen into a trap, whether the White House set them up intentionally or not. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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