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Reproductive Rights
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Five Reasons to Unite Against the War on Women
Read more: Five Reasons to Unite Against the War on WomenBy Lauren Barbato, Ms Magazine Blog “I find this onslaught of anti-women legislation repulsive,” says 23-year-old Amanda Velez. “These proposed laws condescend to a level where women are treated as something much less than human.” A resident of Elizabethtown, Kentucky,…
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Senator Protests with the F-Word
Read more: Senator Protests with the F-WordSen. Judy Eason McIntyre, of Tulsa, protests anti-abortion bill with F-word www.newsok.com By Megan Rolland | Published: February 29, 2012 Sen. Judy Eason McIntyre, a Democrat from Tulsa, joined protesters of a proposed fetal personhood bill Tuesday on the north…
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Sex Strike
Read more: Sex StrikeMockery: Women’s New Weapon SATURDAY, MAR 17, 2012, www.salon.com, BY TRACY CLARK-FLORY From a proposed sex strike to mock legislation restricting access to Viagra, women are coming up with increasingly creative ways to respond to attacks on reproductive rights. Many of…
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Ovary Funny: Womens’ Rights Project Hopes to Have Members of Congress In Stitches
Read more: Ovary Funny: Womens’ Rights Project Hopes to Have Members of Congress In StitchesBY MIRANDA NEUBAUER | Friday, March 30 2012 Calling itself “Government Free VJJ,” a group started by three women after a conversation on Twitter is hosting an organizing initiative asking women to knit — or crochet! — a uterus for each man…