I’m deeply disappointed in candidates for judgeships in Sedgwick County, Kansas.  They, as one newspaper article pointed out, campaigned for elections based on “their judicial temperament, their work ethic, their experience and knowledge of the law. And, of course, where they stand on abortion.” Here’s why I’m so disappointed in these individuals: it’s not just because of my personal stance

We’re not the first ones to comment on Republican Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney’s  numerous opinions on abortion. This MSNBC article, for example, takes you through Mitt’s positions at various times in his career and points out that, “the problem with Romney isn’t that he changes his mind, it’s that he changes his story.” But this week, Erin and I thought

By now we’re all too familiar with the horrifying images from China of a young mother, Jianmei, forced into an abortion. The images of Jianmei are certainly a call for reform in China. But to me, the passionate and furious response to them in the United States also illustrates people’s subconscious respect for choice and reproductive rights: even if they

From author Hillary Jordan’s website: Hillary Jordan’s novel When She Woke is a dark but necessary tale, especially for our society today. It’s a dystopian narrative about a future where women are denied a legal right to choice. Hannah Payne is a woman living in a future where our country no longer has the separation of church and state. There’s

The legislative “War on Women” has been major news now for the past five months. We know that anti-choice legislators at both the state and national level have spent a time, when our country needs new jobs, a better health care system, support for returning service members and senior citizens, etc., debating and restricting what women can do with their

Every two minutes someone in the United States is sexually assaulted, according to the Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network. This simply staggering number makes an average of 207,754 victims (age 12 or older) each year in the United States. In an effort to combat sexual assault, every April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. But a single month of awareness

In Texas, women and their families will be endangered by a lack of state and federal family planning funds. And, it’s the state legislators and governor themselves that caused this with irresponsible actions. Even opponents of abortion should recognize that cuts in funding for family planning and taking actions that required the federal government to cease Medicaid funding is counterproductive:

This post is the second of a two part series on gender inequality in the United States.  Gender inequality is defined as the disparity in status, power and prestige between people who identify as women and men. Last week, I looked at how gender inequality still exists in the United States, despite our frequent unwillingness to acknowledge it. Even as

This post will be the first of a two part series on gender inequality in the United States.  Gender inequality is defined as the disparity in status, power and prestige between people who identify as women and men. Today I will look at how gender inequality still exists in the United States, despite our frequent unwillingness to acknowledge it. Next

On January 20th, Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius issued a final rule requiring that all women have access to free preventative care services including contraceptives. Since then, I haven’t been able to read through the news without seeing mention of the subsequent controversy. Catholic leaders are upset there’s no exemption for religious hospitals, universities. Obama announced a

About a month ago, I was driving through the Pennsylvania countryside on my way back to my hometown of Philadelphia. The route was breathtaking: rolling hills, peaceful farmland and grazing cattle. There were signs for general stores and grandma’s pie shops. It was about as American as apple pie and Uncle Sam.  I was about to burst into what I’m