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A Letter from Men…to Men: Stand Up For Women’s Reproductive Rights!

By Rob Okun ● Commentary ● June 10, 2019

It’s painful to admit that I have fallen short, missed the mark—that I have not been a better ally to women in the struggle to maintain their reproductive rights.

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Legal Abortion is on the line in the US: What Will You Do?

By Merle Hoffman ● Commentary ● May 14, 2019

Now is the time, and this is the hour to ACT!

Weekly Column: WRighteous = #TragicChoices

By Amy Ferris ● Commentary ● December 6, 2018

But here, back in 2008, my mother was telling me that she didn’t want me. And the pieces fit; all the cracked and messy and edgy frayed pieces fit.

WRighteous: Turning My Mistakes into a Mission

By Amy Ferris ● Commentary ● October 11, 2018

There was the pregnancy; the one where I behaved like a needy, desperate young woman; using that pregnancy as a weapon to try and get that man to love me, to want me — to want me and the baby. “Why don’t we abort you and keep the baby?” he finally said.

Weekly Column: WRighteous

By Amy Ferris ● Commentary ● September 7, 2018

Our rights and our bodies should not be up for grabs.

What Would Happen if Abortion was Banned in the U.S.?

By Michelle Oberman ● Commentary ● January 18, 2018

I traveled to Chile and El Salvador to find out.

Texas Abortion Clinic Ruling Stirs Huge Online Applause

By Hoa Nguyen ● Health & Science ● June 27, 2016

Among those celebrating was a young woman who, in a court briefing, described her own abortion. “I knew what was best for my family,” she said, her voice shaking, shortly after the ruling came out June 27.

Women’s Forum at White House Celebrates Power of Diversity

By Carson Brown ● Employment ● June 17, 2016

Headliners and activists came together at an emotional time, two days after the massacre at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. “We know that our lives and our stories are intertwined and connected,” said a speaker at a vigil.

Here’s Why that Race-Sex Abortion Ban Bill is So Discriminatory

By Sital Kalantry ● Commentary ● April 19, 2016

American anti-abortion advocates invented race-selective abortion bans and they are based on the absurd idea that minority women are racially discriminating against their own fetuses.

Cancel the Party: Here’s a Killjoy Memo for U.S. Women

By Caryl Rivers & Rosalind C. Barnett ● Commentary ● March 8, 2016

Instead of celebrating progress, we have to ask why we fare so poorly compared to many other countries. From being underpaid to losing abortion access, it’s a depressing list. But let’s not look away.