Originally posted on Desert Beacon:
There’s probably a reason for the GOP “Women’s Problem.” When Google gives a seeker at least ten+ pages containing lists of quotations* from prominent Republican and conservative sources, which grate like a rasp on bare skin, then perhaps some people have been providing a fairly accurate assessment of the mentality…
An hour ago, President Barrack Obama held a press conference calling out the Republican-led threat to shut down the government unless Obamacare implementation is delayed one year and key components of the health care law are rescinded — chiefly, a woman’s access to birth control. Obama urged the House to pass a budget bill free…
Today’s post comes courtesy of Vicki Cowart, President and CEO of Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains, the region hub including Las Vegas. Legal Birth Control: An Overlooked Milestone Today marks the 48th anniversary of the Supreme Court ruling in Griswold v. Connecticut, which struck down a state law that made the use of birth…
When it comes to Roe, I always circle back to access. My mom was in high school when she got pregnant with me in 1976. She contemplated abortion but there were many hurdles, just three years after the Roe decision, in her small, rural Midwest town. (I wrote about it in a post a few…
Even in the last moments of 2012, there’s never a dull moment. NYE resolutions: My Fem2.0 colleague Erin Belitskus offers a great wish list for good tidings for women and children in 2013. (Hint: It starts with reauthorizing VAWA.) Thanks SCOTUS! The Supreme Court decided to deny a temporary hold on the contraceptives coverage in…
In the spirit of Halloween and this final full week of the presidential campaign season, I present The Sin City Siren’s very own Creature Feature… What if Romney wins?! Are you ready for the frights that await you? In this installment, meet The Bride of Frankenstein… It has been well-documented here at SCS and across…
After an unscheduled bit of time off (my apologies), let’s get right into it: Boy meets world: Turns out, TV isn’t bad for you… if you’re a white boy. Anyone else — especially girls and boys of other races — not so much. Boys club: Former NFL defensive back Wade Davis came out last week,…
F That: So did you hear the one about the woman who was kicked off an airplane for wearing an “offensive” prochoice t-shirt? Or was it a miniskirt? … Wait. That’s not a joke? Well, it should be. Label conscious: Planned Parenthood reports that a new Gallup poll shows that Americans don’t identify anymore with…
The Sin City Sirens bowling team for the National Network of Abortion Funds bowl-a-thon will be playing Sunday (April 15) at 1pm at the South Point Bowling alley! Sign up for the team here! Or click on the link in the right-hand column to sign up now! ——>> Don’t have time to sign up online?…
As my regular readers know, when I get sick I allow myself to watch whatever bad TV I want. And holy crap, have I been sick! My entire family was besieged by a plague of stomach flu. And guess what has been on TV this week? Why, a good old-fashioned Doris Day marathon (in honor…
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