Allison Stevens is a writer in the Washington, D.C., area. She works for a firm whose clients include the Afterschool Alliance. These opinions are her own.
Reproductive rights advocates are beginning to realize the new Democratic-controlled Congress is no cakewalk. Democrats have approved millions more for abstinence-only programs and failed to approve emergency contraception for military pharmacies.
Some Georgia legislators want their state constitution to recognize embryos and fetuses as persons from the moment of conception. It’s a conspicuous sign of a widening strategic divide within the anti-choice movement.
Hillary Clinton is solidifying her support among female voters and racking up endorsements from key women’s groups. Her rivals for the Democratic nomination have hired prominent women’s rights activists to sharpen their focus on women’s issues.
A bill to add gender into federal hate crimes legislation faces a veto threat. Proponents say it would help protect victims of crimes who are targeted for being female and the benefit to women is being obscured in the debate over sexuality.
Advocates on both sides of the abortion issue agree the April 18 Supreme Court decision banning a specific abortion procedure portends a new wave of legislation in the states. Pro-choice efforts, however, trail those in search of more restrictions.
Sen. Patty Murray is promoting a bill to protect workers who are victims of domestic violence. Last week she also held hearings on the problem of intimate partner violence in the workplace.
Democrats reintroduced the Freedom of Choice Act in Congress a day after the Supreme Court upheld an abortion-procedure ban. The bill could lead to a reversal of the ban that broke legal precedent by providing no health exception for the woman.
While Barack Obama, John Edwards and other 2008 presidential contenders touch on issues such as reproductive choice, care-giving and women’s wages, Hillary Clinton is giving them higher priority.
Anti-war activist Tina Richards is urging lawmakers to pull out of Iraq and advocating for the leadership of women in making the case for peace. After two public run-ins on Capitol Hill in March, Richards and others are disappointed with Democrats.
After a weekend meeting in Washington of key figures in the women’s rights movement, federal lawmakers reintroduced the long-dormant Equal Rights Amendment. Supporters of the ERA say its time has finally come.
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