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Tag Archives: Women’s Health

You’re Killing Me

Texas famously slashed funding for reproductive health clinics in the state by two thirds, which caused more than 80 clinics to shut down. This reduced health services to women by half across the state. Texas also defunded all Planned Parenthood clinics completely (regardless of whether they provided abortion services). The result? The number of women […]

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Supreme Arguments

It is easy to get caught up in the politics of the Supreme Court, especially with the unexpected death of Antonin Scalia and the fight over his replacement. But meanwhile, the court is still hearing important cases. This week saw oral arguments about a Texas law that requires stringent new standards on abortion clinics that […]

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A Rape By Any Other Name

By Brainwrap

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Are You Feeling Alienated?

© Tom Tomorrow Naw, can’t be true. If they were really advanced aliens, they would have figured out how to control the weather.

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Rushing Back

In March, Rush Limbaugh lost most of his national advertisers because of his sexist remarks about Sandra Fluke after her Congressional testimony. But now at least one national advertiser has resumed advertising on his show. Ironically, that advertiser is Angie’s List. I wonder what Angie Hicks would have to say about that. And doubly ironically, […]

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Siriously! Siri Is Unaware of Reproductive Health Services?

How ironic to use a woman’s voice as the interface to a digital assistant that avoids even the hint of reproductive controversy. RH Reality Check reports: After experimenting with a few easy reproductive health questions, it was discovered that Siri appears to have a blind spot when it comes to women’s health. Via the Abortioneers: […]

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