Republicans in the House have decided to opt out of the debate on the “Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act,” a bill that would ban almost all late-term abortions because of objections from their own party, including some GOP women. It’s being reported that at the closed door meeting, things got so tense that congressional […]
India conducted a state-run mass sterilization campaign that went horribly wrong, killing 11 women and putting 60 or more in critical condition at Nemi Chand hospital. Over 80 women underwent surgery for laparoscopic tubectomies (which is a surgery that blocks or clips fallopian tubes, preventing women from conceiving children) at a free government-run camp (“sterilization […]
A new study has flipped the stereotype that most abortion clinics can be found in black and Latino neighborhoods are completely wrong. Anti-abortion activists will often paint abortion as preemptive genocide through claims that the majority of service are located in black and latino neighborhoods Researchers at the Guttmacher Institute have found that these arguments […]
Women’s reproductive rights are always a hot topic during elections. All politicians present their stance on abortion rights and women’s healthcare surrounding other reproductive issues. Currently, 39 states require an abortion to be performed by a licensed physician and 20 states require an abortion to be performed in a hospital after a specified point of […]
I was 16-years-old when I had my first abortion. I remember nervously pacing down Park Avenue in New York city, barely able to function because I was suffering from severe morning sickness and dehydration (you’re not allowed to eat or drink after 12am the night before the procedure). Outside the hidden Manhattan doctor’s office were […]
Kansas is no longer obligated to lend federal funds to its two Planned Parenthood clinics in the state. According to sources, the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned U.S. District Judge J. Thomas Marten’s ruling that had Title X mandate funds to family planning clinics, like Planned Parenthood, after first giving them to hospitals. This means that […]
The last abortion clinic in Rio Grande Valley, an area in the poorest part of Texas, closed its doors on Thursday evening following new legal restrictions on abortion providers. To place the significance of this closure into context, the rate of self-induced abortions is apparently one of the highest in the country. Two more clinics […]
Women in Louisiana may lose access to abortion services if the state passes a new law enacting a secretive overhaul of its clinic regulations. According to DC bureau reporter Zoë Carpenter, “The requirements are so stringent that not one of the five clinics currently operating in Louisiana would meet them, according to a lawyer advising […]
In his ‘His Side’ column for The Root, writer Jozen Cummings tackles the impact that abortion has on men, a topic often met with skepticism before being summarily dismissed. MUST READ: ‘My Abortion’: 26 Women Share Their Stories As previously reported by Hello Beautiful, New York Magazine‘s Meaghan Winter compiled the abortion stories of 26 women, providing an […]
New York Magazine‘s Meaghan Winter compiled the abortion stories of 26 women, providing an intimate peek into the confusion, fear, loneliness and shame that women often feel in a nation that attempts to legislate our bodies. MUST READ: Bill Clinton 2.0: Is DeBlasio The New White Savior For Black People? According to recent statistics from Guttmacher.org: • […]
Auburn University crowned their 100th homecoming, 22-year-old woman with a story so beautiful, you can’t help but share the news. Molly Ann Dutton’s biological mother was sexually assaulted and ended up getting pregnant. Molly’s mother was married at the time and her husband forced her to either abort the baby or face a divorce. Molly’s […]
It’s official. Florida is just not the place to be! From violent murders going unpunished to men turned zombies, eating faces–Florida’s been having the worst year ever. Now they get to add another horrible piece of information on the “Do Not Live Here” list. John Andrew Welden, 28 of Tampa, FL pleaded guilty this week […]
