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@OnTheIssues

The Progressive Woman's Magazine - Critical, Independent Thinking. Art by Brenda Oelbaum

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"If we condemn the #Baltimore mob, we must first condemn the lynching mob." wapo.st/1DDoK14 #BaltimoreUprising
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In bizarre stunt, KS Governor pretends to sign extreme #abortion ban for group of teenagers. bit.ly/1DBOn2h #fem2
Anti-choice lawmaker threatens to set self on fire to protest #abortion (except religion forbids suicide). bit.ly/1P3vNGQ
I am #prochoice AND pro-#abortion, and these are not the same things. bit.ly/1yZRjKB #fem2
Hillary must go bold on #abortion, bc cautious language won’t cut it in 2016. bit.ly/1bplPmu @HillaryClinton #prochoice
Homeless women can't get pads & tampons, which aren't donated to shelters at rate of other personal products: bit.ly/1GirzJf
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House GOP measure would reverse law preventing employers from firing ppl for reproductive health decisions: huff.to/1Pj6UsO
We are thrilled! Our Editor in Chief @MerleHoffman has been nominated for the BALI Bella Award: bit.ly/1GfMfBD #fem2
I am excited & honored to be nominated for the Bella Abzug Leadership Institute's Bella Award: bit.ly/1GfMfBD #fem2
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#SexEd should NOT teach "Condoms fail, sex is shameful, & if a girl says "no," pursue her harder." bit.ly/1E7sQp5 #p2

I Sat In on My Son’s Sex-Ed Class, and I Was Shocked by What I Heard

EMILY NOKES Until yesterday, I only ever found out what happened in my son’s sex-ed classes by asking him about it. That was painful enough....

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Today is the National #DayofSilence, a day that helps to turn oppression into empowerment. bit.ly/1Imcvuc #LGBT
A mother who helps her daughter attain an #abortion, like the daughter herself, should not be ashamed. bit.ly/1yyAcQl
.@GovMaryFallin makes #Oklahoma 2nd state to sign curb on 2nd trimester #abortion procedures into law: nyti.ms/1aUKQ8S
Oklahoma: Governor Signs Curb on Abortion Procedure (Published 2015)

Oklahoma: Governor Signs Curb on Abortion Procedure (Published 2015)

Gov. Mary Fallin signed legislation making Oklahoma the second state to ban a common second-trimester abortion procedure that critics describe as dismembering a fetus.

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RT @MerleHoffman Only 1 absolute Truth about #abortion: it's a matter of personal decision & private conscience.
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.@HillaryClinton’s words so far have indicated she is still siding with #prochoice advocates. bit.ly/1GDEOqH #abortion
Yes, women deserve “spa-like” #abortion providers. bit.ly/1IP2G8a @carafem #prochoice
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It's time for those who rallied against #Indiana #RFRA to show the same urgency for reproductive rights. bit.ly/1DN8Vvx
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New #KS law bans common 2nd trimester #abortion procedure: nyti.ms/1IsoPfQ Here's who it affects: bit.ly/1JoniF6
Kansas Limits Abortion Method, Opening a New Line of Attack (Published 2015)

Kansas Limits Abortion Method, Opening a New Line of Attack (Published 2015)

The state became the first in the nation to restrict or alter the most common technique used for second-trimester abortions, a move that anti-abortion forces hope other states will follow.

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What went most wrong with @RollingStone's @UVA #rape story was NOT the victim's story. REPORT: rol.st/1CIDpLt #fem2
Rolling Stone and UVA: The Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism Report

Rolling Stone and UVA: The Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism Report

The Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism report investigating the failures of Rolling Stone's UVA rape story has arrived.

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Denying #abortion has damaging effects on women, children, & society. Motherhood should be a choice. huff.to/1CLhG5t
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