AltWeeklies Wire
Dr. Carl Reddix on 'Political Realities'new
Last summer, former Gov. Haley Barbour nominated Dr. Carl Reddix to serve on the state Board of Health. Reddix served on the board until April, when he learned the lieutenant governor had not referred his confirmation to the Senate Health Committee because of his ties to the Jackson Women's Health Organization, Mississippi's only abortion clinic.
Jackson Free Press |
Elizabeth Waibel |
06-04-2012 |
The War on Women
Battling for Breasts (and Lives)new
This weekend, people will swarm the streets to Race for the Cure on behalf of Komen Central Indiana. Others will hit their yoga mats ...
Wedge Issues Bring Heated Debatesnew
Mississippi Democrats turned up the heat in debates over abortion, immigration and voter rights last week.
Jackson Free Press |
R.L. Nave |
03-18-2012 |
Policy Issues
Personhood: Symbol or Substance?new
Despite a loss in November's election, anti-abortion "personhood" efforts are gaining steam in Mississippi and elsewhere around the country.
Jackson Free Press |
Elizabeth Waibel |
02-24-2012 |
Health
Karen Handel, Komen, Planned Parenthood, and the unnecessary brouhahanew
Former secretary of state needs to come clean.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Editorial Board |
02-09-2012 |
Policy Issues
Stink on Pinknew
The Komen debacle washes up good and bad on local shores, and shows cracks in the Dallas charity.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Betty Brink and Gayle Reaves |
02-09-2012 |
The War on Women
Jim Holman's Quest to Amend California's Abortion Lawnew
What are the San Diego Reader editor’s repeat ballot measures really about?
San Diego CityBeat |
Kelly Davis |
01-03-2012 |
Media
Texas Right-to-Life Groups are Pushing Policies That May Lead to More Abortionsnew
In their lust to defund Planned Parenthood, Texas right-to-life groups and conservative lawmakers are pushing policies that -- in an ironic twist -- could lead to more abortions.
The Texas Observer |
Alexa Garcia-Ditta |
04-19-2011 |
The War on Women
Why Are Steven Brigham's Dangerous Abortion Clinics Still Open?new
Steven Brigham has overseen abortion procedures in Pennsylvania for decades, and he's run afoul of the law throughout his career. Abortion providers and women's health advocates say they've alerted the state repeatedly to concerns over Brigham's clinics.
So why are his clinics are still open?
So why are his clinics are still open?
Philadelphia City Paper |
Holly Otterbein |
04-05-2011 |
The War on Women
The Elephant in the Womb: Planned Parenthood Attackednew
Ideological strike on women’s health care to further cripple Texas' budget.
San Antonio Current |
Michael Barajas |
02-24-2011 |
The War on Women
A Womb Dividednew
Anti-abortion advocates split over “Heartbeat Bill”
The Other Paper |
Lyndsey Teter |
02-11-2011 |
Policy Issues
Planned Personhoodnew
The pro-life movement’s newest attack on reproductive rights raises its profile in Florida.
Orlando Weekly |
Billy Manes |
01-31-2011 |
Policy Issues
Tensions Put Abortion Clinics on High Alertnew
George Tiller's murderer sentenced to life on the eve of Good Friday, a day notorious for large anti-abortion protests. One Albuquerque doctor steps up to provide third-trimester abortions.
Weekly Alibi |
Marisa Demarco |
04-12-2010 |
Sex
Tags: George Tiller, Abortion
Not so Pretty in Pinknew
Has feminism been replaced by the pink-ribbon breast cancer cult? When the House of Representatives passed the Stupak amendment, which would take abortion rights away even from women who have private insurance, the female response ranged from muted to inaudible.
Metro Times |
Barbara Ehrenreich |
12-15-2009 |
The War on Women
The Battle Over a Woman's Right to Choose Rages Outside Louisville's Only Abortion Clinicnew
While the Stupak Amendment suggests there's a movement afoot in the nation's capital to scale back accessibility to abortion, Kentucky is already among a contingent of socially conservative states that make it especially difficult for a woman to terminate her pregnancy.
LEO Weekly |
Farrah Johnson |
11-18-2009 |
Sex
