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Wave of Anti-Abortion Bills Advance in the States

NEW YORK -- Dozens of bills are advancing through statehouses nationwide that would put an array of new obstacles - legal, financial and psychological - in the paths of women seeking abortions. The tactics vary: mandatory sonograms and anti-abortion counseling, sweeping limits on insurance coverage, bans on abortions...

International Women's Day: The 5 Worst Countries to Be Born Female

Over the years a number of organizations have attempted to list the "worst countries for women," often to coincide with dates such as International Women's Day. One immediate challenge: What makes a country "worst for women"? Some researchers focus on humanitarian issues, others on educational attainment and literacy...

Opinion: Defund Planned Parenthood

Planned Parenthood has been misleading Congress and American taxpayers for many years. I know -- I was part of the deception. For eight years I worked at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Texas, and for two of those years I was the clinic's director. Here are the ways Planned Parenthood is deceiving the public -- and...

Topless Feminists Protest 'Win a Wife' Competition

A feminist group in Ukraine has protested a radio station competition to "win a wife" in the most eye-catching way possible -- by removing clothes. The Femen Movement is angered by a contest organized by a New Zealand radio station that offered a listener the opportunity to travel to Ukraine and meet women. Nine women...

Women's History Month: A Brief History of the Celebration of Female Contributions

As Black History Month comes to a close, Women's History Month begins. Women's History Month is a relatively new invention, dating back to the 1970s, when women were fighting for greater recognition of female accomplishments. (Also at that time, the Equal Rights Amendment debate was in full swing.) According to the...

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Weddings Through the Decades: 1960s Inspiration

In the wake of the conservative, buttoned-up 1950s came the flower power counterculture of the '60s: civil rights, the sexual revolution, and the women's liberation movement.

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Breastfeeding: Why Do So Many Moms Fall Short Of Their Goals?

Sarah's breastfeeding difficulties began in the hospital.

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National Guard Says Breastfeeding Mothers Were Wrong

The Washington Air National Guard says two nursing mothers were wrong to be photographed in uniform while breast-feeding their babies.

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Live Action Planned Parenthood 'Sting' Videos Are Heavily Edited

The anti-abortion activist group Live Action released two videos this week of Planned Parenthood staffers discussing sex-selective abortions with actors posing as patients, but a side-by-side analysis of one of the edited videos and the original, unedited version of it shows that parts of the conversation were...

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National Guard Says Breastfeeding Mother's Were Wrong

The Washington National Guard and Fairchild Air Force Base say two nursing mothers were wrong to be photographed in uniform breast-feeding their babies.

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06/04/12 Most Moms Hope to Breastfeed Longer Source: ABC News When Tamara Clarke gave birth to her son in April, she had every intention of exclusively breastfeeding him until he was at least three months old.
06/04/12 A LOOK BACK Source: South Bend Tribune - South Bend IN Democratic presidential candidate Bill Clinton appeared on "The Arsenio Hall Show," where he played "Heartbreak Hotel" on the saxophone.
06/04/12 Cardin Seeks Support for Domestic Violence Law Source: Upper Marlboro Patch - Upper Marlboro MD Maryland programs for domestic violence victims could be hurt if the Violence Against Women Act isn't reauthorized by Congress.
06/04/12 Weddings Through the Decades: 1960s Inspiration Source: The Huffington Post In the wake of the conservative, buttoned-up 1950s came the flower power counterculture of the '60s: civil rights, the sexual revolution, and the women's liberation movement.
06/04/12 Maggie Tracey receives award from local Planned... Source: Reno Gazette-Journal - Reno NV Maggie Tracey attributes growing up on a dairy farm in Wisconsin for becoming an advocate for social justice.