When Should Humanists Oppose Abortion? When Scientology Forces It on Church Members
With reproductive rights constantly under attack in the United States, humanists spend a significant amount of time and effort defending abortion access, whether through... Read More
Whose Bodies? Black Lives Matter and the Reproductive Justice Imperative
Over the past several years toxic canards like “abortion is black genocide” and “the most dangerous place for a black child is the womb,”... Read More
Infected with Dogma: How South America’s Response to the Zika Virus Fails Women
Seemingly overnight, a virus once previously thought to be mild has received national attention and elicited warnings from international organizations. Spreading now across more... Read More
How the Anti-Choice Personhood Amendment in Colorado Was Defeated
It was the anti-choice movement’s third attempt to curtail women’s reproductive rights in Colorado: Amendment 67, on the ballot in the recent midterm elections,... Read More
Crowdfunding for All—Except Women?
“It’s just been really, really painful…Sometimes the pain is so bad that I can’t get out of bed, and I can’t go to the... Read More
Meet the “Pro-Life Generation”
Many people would agree that young minds are impressionable. And while gruesome images of dead human fetuses are likely to upset anyone forced to... Read More
No One is Really Pro-Life
One of the guiding principles in my life has for many years been this: If I hold a strong opinion, I must work as... Read More
Medical Emergency: Catholic Hospitals Usurp Patients’ Rights
You can’t expect that every hospital will provide all of the medical services you’ll need. Some procedures are so specialized that you might have... Read More
Liberté, Egalité—de Féministes! Revealing the Burqa as a Pro-Choice Issue
“Ban the burqa! Ban the burqa!” Across Western Europe this resounds as the rallying cry of the day among the public and politicians. At... Read More
The Pill: Still Safe, Effective, and Threatening after All These Years
With the passing of the pill’s fiftieth birthday, much ink has been spilled over the effect oral contraception has had since its initial release... Read More