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Bubba And His Poor, Pitiful Women

By Alexa Kolbi-Molinas, Reproductive Freedom Project at 12:10pm
Yesterday, a video leaked of Mississippi Representative Lester "Bubba" Carpenter (pictured above) gloating that he and his anti-choice cronies had passed ... Read More

Message From Mississippi: Trust Women, And Leave Our Families Alone.

By Alexa Kolbi-Molinas, Reproductive Freedom Project at 12:44pm
Red state, blue state — it doesn't make a difference. The message to government is clear: Keep out of our bedrooms, our doctors’ offices, and our personal ... Read More

Pregnant Women Need Health Care, Not Jail Time

By Alexa Kolbi-Molinas, Reproductive Freedom Project at 2:29pm
June 2011 marks the 40th anniversary of President Richard Nixon's declaration of a "war on drugs" — a war that has cost roughly a trillion dollars, ... Read More

Arizona Stands Against Racism. [Insert Laughter]

By Alexa Kolbi-Molinas, Reproductive Freedom Project & Courtney Bowie, Racial Justice Program at 2:23pm
Apparently, Arizona lawmakers were concerned you might not believe they were committed to fighting racism. So this week, the state of Arizona took the important step ... Read More

Pregnant Women Need Support, Not Prison

By Alexa Kolbi-Molinas, Reproductive Freedom Project at 3:36pm
Yesterday, the ACLU submitted a friend-of-the-court brief urging the Marion County Superior Court in Indiana to dismiss the prosecution of Ms. Bei Bei Shuai. Read More

The Obama Administration Must Ensure That Hospitals Provide Emergency Abortion Care

By & Alexa Kolbi-Molinas, Reproductive Freedom Project & Brigitte Amiri, Reproductive Freedom Project at 4:31pm
Today is an historic day, no doubt. President Obama signed into law a bill repealing the discriminatory “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy. Now ... Read More

The Senate Gives Up on Military Women's Access to Health Care

By Alexa Kolbi-Molinas, Reproductive Freedom Project & Allie Bohm, ACLU & Vania Leveille, Washington Legislative Office at 3:29pm
On Veterans' Day, we told you that Congress had the historic opportunity to overturn the ban on privately-funded abortions on military bases. Read More

Don't Let Her Die: Emergency Abortions Must Be Performed At All Hospitals

By & & Alexa Kolbi-Molinas, Reproductive Freedom Project & Brigitte Amiri, Reproductive Freedom Project at 4:03pm
In a disturbing development, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix is pressuring one of the nation's largest hospital systems to stop providing life-saving ... Read More

"They Treat Us Just Like Guinea Pigs."

By Alexa Kolbi-Molinas, Reproductive Freedom Project & Robert Doody, ACLU of South Dakota at 2:10pm
"They treat us just like guinea pigs when it comes to Indian Health Services." That's how one woman on the Cheyenne River Sioux reservation described ... Read More

A Pregnant Woman Is Not a Meth Lab

By Alexa Kolbi-Molinas, Reproductive Freedom Project at 5:12pm
In the past four years, more than 20 women in Alabama have been prosecuted for no other reason than that they tried to continue their pregnancies while struggling ... Read More
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