Congressman’s Remarks on “Legitimate Rape” Show Fundamental Misunderstanding of Sexual Assault
In a recent television interview, Rep. Todd Akin, a member of the House Committee on Science, the Republican candidate for […]
Amicus, Reproductive Rights
Virginia Almost Mandates Sexual Assault to Restrict Abortion Access
What is truly frightening about this story is that Virginia legislators thought that restricting women’s access to abortion was important enough to force almost every woman seeking the procedure in the Commonwealth to become a victim of sexual assault, and force doctors to become perpetrators.
Amicus, Reproductive Rights
Women's Access to Contraception Does Not Violate Employers' Religious Freedom
The Obama administration’s regulations concerning access to oral contraception through employer-provided health insurance allow each person to follow the precepts of his or her religion within the confines of one’s home and body – and protects those of us who choose to follow different precepts than those of religious Conservatives
Amicus, Reproductive Rights
The Susan G. Komen Foundation's Planned Parenthood Debacle
The rule, which the foundation enacted “to fulfill [its] fiduciary duty” to donors, stipulates that it will not give funds to an organization under investigation. However, this particular decision to stop funding seems so closely connected to the political situation and to the perception of Planned Parenthood as a provider of abortion services, that it was almost divorced from public health considerations.