Women’s Rights – Delaware Liberal

Arizona Continues Its War on Women

By nemski May 5, 2012

Arizona continues to push its way into the Deep South with Gov. Jan Brewer recently signing two bills. The first outlaws abortions after 20 weeks and the second “that bans the state or any local government from using public money to contract with an organization that includes abortions in its services.”

Personhood – The Wedge Issue that Could Swing 2012

By MJ November 9, 20117 Comments

A lot of people are cheering the defeat of the Mississippi Personhood amendment yesterday. Its defeat marked the 3rd time since 2008 that this type of amendment has gone down in flames (the other two were in Colorado). But as Nick Baumann writes in Mother Jones, this is a grand plan by the GOP to continue fighting the culture wars.

One Battle in the War on Women Won

By cassandra_m August 2, 201112 Comments

Kathleen Sibelius and the Health and Human Services Department accepted the recommendations of the U.S. Institute of Medicine to expand the required women's wellness services offered by insurance companies. This decision affects private insurance only -- there aren't federal funds covering these new services. But this is a bit of good news, considering the organized onslaught women's rights are suffering at this moment.

International Women’s Day at the White House

By cassandra_m March 13, 2010

The White House commemorated International Women's Day earlier this week with a reception at the White House that included accomplished women of varying professions meeting accomplished young women from area…

Celebrating International Women’s Day

By cassandra_m March 8, 20101 Comment

"Women are the real architects of society." - Harriet Beecher Stowe. March 8 is International Women's Day -- a day to focus on expanding women's civil and human rights around…