by Guest Blogger: Soraya Chemaly This week the Georgia State Legislature debated a bill in the House that would make it necessary for some women to carry stillborn or dying fetuses until they "naturally" go into labor. In arguing for this…
by Guest Blogger: Valerie Tarico Traditionally, Republicans tend to run on a platform of God, guns and gays. This time, it’s God, gyne-policy and gays – a set of urgent priorities straight from the mouths of conservative bishops and evangelists…
If prescribing to dogmatic absolutes worked, then the most conservative Christian red states wouldn’t have the highest rates of teen pregnancy, divorce and porn consumption. From the beginning I knew I was being bad. Between mooning over Aquaman and fantasizing…
The right wing war on women is certainly no new development. Like many, if not most of the primitivist planks in the right wing cultural platform, their fear and loathing of anything sexual (outside of the act of procreation) is…
I've got some great news to share with you! As you know, Woodhull joined our allies in testifying in Florida in favor of House Bill 367, prohibiting the use of restraints (shackles) on incarcerated women in labor, delivery and recovery…
TESTIMONY, FLORIDA HOUSE BILL 367 RICCI LEVY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE WOODHULL SEXUAL FREEDOM ALLIANCE FEBRUARY 14, 2012 Support for HB 367 Prohibiting the use of restraints on prisoner known to be pregnant during labor, delivery, & postpartum recovery In Florida,…
Two stories about gender and children caught my eye, over the last couple days. They are not at all connected to each other, but the more I thought about them, the more I realized that they illustrate very different responses…
There was a little noted article in The Independent, Vatican confirms report of sexual abuse and rape of nuns by priests in 23 countries This information has received so little attention - and it should be headline news. Not only…
It's an inquisition as virulent as any Inquisition. It's a holocaust with women and children as the targets. It's a fear-driven, rhetoric-inspired hysteria. It's a war. It's a war of words, not guns. And the victims are women and children. …
I was thirteen when I first began starving myself, but you’ve heard stories like mine before. Like genital mutilation and date rape, anorexia has had its recurring moments in the spotlight, an issue sensational enough for TV movies and the…