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

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This month the American Library Association updated its list of frequently challenged books for the 2011 year, and one wildly popular novel is making its way up the rankings of this infamous list. The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins, which first appeared at number five of Top 10 Most Frequently Challenged Books in 2010, is now third on the list for attempts to remove its contents from Read more

Does paying for college overwhelm you? Here's a helpful post from Kiplinger. College students who borrow graduate with an average of $25,250 in debt. That's the equivalent of a new-car purchase or a down payment on a home. Even if some borrowing is inevitable for you, first explore other options to help you pay for college. Coverdells, 529 plans and Roth IRAs come with tax advantages for college 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