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A new study found more people search for the term "abortion" in red states, where policies are conservative or abortion options are limited, than in bluer states. The immediate takeaway is the argument pro-choice activists have been waiting for: limiting abortion access does not make the procedure any less in demand. While I agree, and certainly want it to be true, it seems like a reductive and Read more
Abortion pills are now administered via videoconferences across Iowa, a first for the state and the country. Pro-choicers praise it for increasing abortion access, as women who are hundreds of miles away from clinics can access RU-486 pills from computers in nearby health-care offices. Troy Newman of Operation Rescue, which overtly opposes abortion, coyly calls it a "prescription for disaster." Read more
Pro-choicers, pro-lifers, it's time we call a timeout. I don't know who originally gave birth to the theme-party idea (though I'll take a guess), but after CBS decided to air a pro-life Super Bowl ad pro-choicers are fighting back with abortion-themed Super Bowl parties. Let's pick up our sticks and go back to the picket lines. But before you do, we must discuss Cupcakes For Life. This Read more
For years Susan G. Komen for the Cure has provided Planned Parenthood grants for breast cancer screenings. It recently decided to cut off the women's health provider, causing outrage among many supporters of both groups. Petitions to Komen to change its mind have been circulating on Facebook and across the Internet. After Komen's decision became public, Planned Parenthood told supporters that Read more
Today marks the 39th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, a landmark decision by the Supreme Court to legalize abortion. Even though it has been decades since the ruling, abortion continues to be a heated, emotional subject that celebrities often comment about. These 10 celeb men and women discuss their personal views and experience with abortion. Their comments support the reality that despite anyone's Read more
Shailene Woodley has been popping up on our radar a lot lately, and we're pretty stoked about it. The 20-year-old actress first gained notoriety for her role as Amy Juergens in the ABC Family series The Secret Life of the American Teenager, but has hit superstar status since costarring alongside George Clooney last year in The Descendants. With a much buzzed-about film comes numerous red-carpet Read more
Lancôme's gifts with purchase offers are always a best bet, and this time around is no exception. From now until Jan. 28 at Saks Fifth Avenue, a $65 Lancôme purchase will get you a Sophie Theallet-designed cosmetics case — apparently she got the memo on the whole put-a-bird-on-it movement — full of beauty loot. The fashionably playful bag comes brimming with the following seven products: Read more
It's that time again — puppy time! To narrow down the adoro faces and breed choices, all the pooches seen here are from the Working Group. If you think you're a pro with these types, then test yourself and see if you can call out the cute. Question 1 of 6This is a baby: Giant Schnauzer Black Russian Terrier Newfoundland Labrador Retriever Read more
Considering the abortion debate covers both politics and religion, two topics most people avoid discussing with family, I imagine most people would avoid it at all costs over Thanksgiving dinner. Still, Planned Parenthood has published eight easy steps for discussing reproductive health at your holiday table. The tips reflect common sense ideas like, "learn to diffuse" or "be open and accepting Read more
When a high school in Missouri recently banned Slaughterhouse-Five, Kurt Vonnegut's story of World War II as told through a science fiction lens, for creating "false conceptions of American history and government," the Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library stepped up to donate copies of the book to any affected student that requests it. Despite First Amendment protection, banning or attempting to Read more
