reproductive rights

On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: Nashville is Bachelorette-Central Now

by Bitch HQ
March 30, 2018 at 6:00am
How did this happen, exactly? Read more »
Sean Penn on The Late Show

On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: Sean Penn Must Be Stopped

by Bitch HQ
March 29, 2018 at 9:23am
Now. Read more »
Alicia Garza

7 Women of Color Activists Who Are Making History

by Evette Dionne
March 13, 2018 at 7:36am
Women of color activists are relying on collaboration as a leadership model for progress. Read more »

Sympathy For The Devil: How Jex Blackmore and the Satanic Temple are Fighting for Reproductive Justice

by Dahlia Balcazar
February 23, 2018 at 2:47pm
And they’re already scoring huge wins. Read more »
A darkskinned man with black glasses and a neat salt-and-pepper beard in a suit and purple bow tie gazes to the right of the frame

Unlikely Disciple of Abortion: Dr. Willie Parker’s Sacred Work

by Dahlia Balcazar
January 22, 2018 at 10:00am
Dr. Willie Parker on heteronormative patriarchal Christian traditions, abortion, politics, and his personal saints. Read more »
Female prisoner shackled in her small cell

“Roe v. Wade” Must Include Abortion Access for Women In Prison

by Kay Winston
January 22, 2018 at 9:40am
Accessing an abortion is an uphill and often impossible battle for people who are incarcerated. Read more »
Pro-choice Demonstration about Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt in front of SCOTUS

BitchTapes: Roe v. Wade

by Evette Dionne
January 19, 2018 at 1:03pm
45 years later, we’re still fighting for the right to do what we’d like with our wombs. Read more »
Serena Williams and Alexis Ohanian Jr.

Not Just Serena: Monifa Bandele Explains How Hospitals Kill Black Mothers

by Evette Dionne
January 16, 2018 at 11:03am
MomsRising’s Monifa Bandele explains how America can better serve Black mothers. Read more »
Red Clocks by Leni Zumas

White Dystopias: “Red Clocks” Ignores Marginalized Communities

by s.e. smith
January 16, 2018 at 9:37am
Red Clocks leaves a lot to be desired. Read more »
Serena Williams and Alexis Ohanian Jr. on Vogue's February cover

Losing To Gain Humanity: Serena Williams’s Body Belongs Solely To Her

by Britni de la Cretaz
January 11, 2018 at 12:53pm
Many patriarchal constructs collide for childbearing athletes. Read more »

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Douchebag Decree: Anti-Choice Hidden Camera Edition

by Kjerstin Johnson
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Tool-in-pimp's-clothing James O'Keefe's laughable costume and douchebag seduction methods have mostly discredited his conservative... Read more »

The Dramatic History of American Sex-Ed Films

by Sarah Mirk
June 17, 2014 at 10:29am
In 1948, in a seventh grade classroom in Eugene, Oregon, a teacher dimmed the lights and flipped on 16mm projector. A film called Human... Read more »

Films and TV Portray Abortion as More Dangerous Than It Is

by Erica Thomas
February 19, 2014 at 3:47pm
Films and television shows tend to present a skewed portrayal of abortion—when fictional movies and TV shows include a plotline about abortion... Read more »

In a Bizarre 1976 Comic Book, Spider-Man Fought the Villain of Misleading Sex Education

by Sarah Mirk
April 23, 2014 at 3:52pm
Last week, I came across a very strange comic book: in 1976, Planned Parenthood teamed up with Marvel to publish a one-off comic in which... Read more »