Montgomery Humanists Fight for Safe Access to Abortions
The ink was barely dry on Montgomery Humanists’ chapter application to the American Humanist Association when we got word that a national anti-abortion protest... Read More
Making the Economic Case for Women’s Empowerment
The Center for American Progress (CAP) held an event on International Women’s Day this past Tuesday featuring speakers in the international development sector who... Read More
Who Understands Women’s Health Better than Women?
Humanists have long been aware of attempts by the religious right to chip away at women’s access to abortion. Since the US Supreme Court... Read More
Girls Scouts: Good Without God (And Without the Church’s Blessing)
We’re all familiar with the Girls Scouts of America, an organization that aims to help girls develop valuable life lessons and skills, build confidence,... Read More
Girls, Women, and Mass Incarceration: The Problem Nobody’s Talking About
Content note: The following article includes a description of a child’s death. Last Tuesday, I attended an understated congressional briefing centered on an issue... 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
All’s Fair in Love and War, Says Evolution
When I highlighted some great scientific accomplishments in genetics and macroevolution last year in celebration of Darwin Day, I quoted University of California biologist... Read More
Yes, Our Lives Are Intersectional: Reflections on the Secular Social Justice Conference
I had the honor of attending and participating as a speaker at the Secular Social Justice Conference held at Rice University in Houston, Texas,... Read More
Over-the-Counter Birth Control? Not Quite Yet…
Hormonal birth control options—like the pill, patch, and ring—are now available in Oregon without requiring a visit to the doctor. A new state bill... Read More
Abortion Providers Are the Ones Who Are Really “Pro-Life”
I’ve always bristled when discussions of the legality and morality of abortion are reduced to simplistic “pro-choice vs. pro-life” rhetoric. Neither term accurately reflects... Read More