A Trump-Run CDC Could Mean ‘Sham Science’ as Government Policy
“Public health is one of these disciplines where nobody really thinks about it until there is a crisis,” says Caitlin Gerdts, vice president for research at IBIS Reproductive Health.
News
Almost No Chance for Override of Christie’s Family Leave Veto
“Based on how Gov. Christie gutted this pro-worker bill, it seems best at this point to try again when we have a governor who respects the needs of New Jersey’s working families."
Trump Looms Large in Virginia Gubernatorial Debate
Reproductive freedom came up during the first 2017 gubernatorial debate in Virginia, with few departures from the candidates’ party lines.
Republicans’ Plan to Defund Planned Parenthood With Health-Care Bill Breaks Senate Rules
Congressional Republicans intended to use the budget reconciliation process to push through repeal of the Affordable Care Act, as doing so would require a 51-vote majority instead of the typical 60 votes needed to bypass a filibuster.
One Washington County Wants the Public to Know the Truth About Anti-Abortion Clinics
"When people think they're going to health care facilities, and they're not going to actual health care facilities, it's a problem."
Commentary
Trump’s Sensitivity to Being Laughed at Should Alarm Everyone
The obsession with maintaining hard boundaries and a perfect sense of control creates brittle male egos that are easily shattered.
In Texas, So-Called ‘Pro-Life’ Protection Doesn’t Apply to Trafficked Youth
Legislators can't claim to value the life of a child when they decide not to fund necessary support services for young trafficking survivors.
Analysis
Automatic Voter Registration Could Strengthen Election Security. Do Republicans Care?
“Registration is one of the main gateways to political participation. It is the difference between a small base of voters pursuing a narrow agenda and an electorate that looks like America.”
Multimedia
The Breach: Why the Justice Department Is Afraid to Prosecute White-Collar Criminals
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jesse Eisinger and host Lindsay Beyerstein discuss how and why the Justice Department is so hesitant to prosecute white-collar criminals, even though their crimes threaten the stability of our economy and the basic principle of equality before the law.
Investigations
Group Behind Planned Parenthood Attack Videos Raised $450,000 in 2015, But Donors Still Shadowy
The Center for Medical Progress fought all the way to the Supreme Court in late 2015 to try to avoid handing over information containing the identity of “supporters."
Trump Administration at Odds With Scientists and Advocates
In particular, Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price is connected to the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, an extreme libertarian doctors group that espouses many of the lies about abortion safety long rejected by the medical and scientific communities.
HHS Secretary Sells Off Controversial Stock Amid Questions Over His Ethical Judgment
Price may hope the divestitures will bring an end to the questions over his judgment when it came to investing in companies whose futures he could help determine. Yet, there is enough information on the public record to continue to cast the specter of doubt.
House Committee Throws Out Family Planning Funding in Spending Bill
"When members of Congress vote to attack Title X, they are voting against the ability for people to stay healthy, care for their families, and support their own communities.”
Culture & Conversation
Trump’s ‘Spiritual Biography’ Is Yet Another Whitewashing Tool for Evangelicals
Evangelicals crave narratives of redemption—of men finding God and forsaking all other paths—and a spiritual biography of Trump is sure to give them exactly what they need.
As Bad As She Wants to Be: Cersei and Female Power in ‘Game of Thrones’
Unbound by respectability and maternity, the character is flipping pop culture female revenge narratives.
In ‘Inferior,’ a Story of Science’s Long Collusion With Patriarchy
Writer Angela Saini deconstructs the cultural expectations that have meshed with scientific research to reinforce beliefs about male superiority and gender.
Trump’s Voter Suppression Efforts Start Now
Given today's testimony, it is clear Kris Kobach is trying to steer the commission toward legislative recommendations that could suppress the vote in the 2018 election.
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A Democrat and a Republican Ignore Science to Mandate Ill-Conceived Parental Consent for Abortion
Two governors, a Democrat and a Republican, have signed ill-conceived laws mandating parental consent for abortion.
Anti-Choice Legal Attacks Make It Harder to Access Clinics Themselves
In addition to helping pass abortion restrictions at the state level, anti-choice activists are challenging those laws that do protect clinics and patients.
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- She talks about working women. Her father says “buy American.” We go inside Ivanka Inc. The Washington Post
- An Ill-Advised Lawsuit Against Black Lives Matter Activists The Atlantic
- R. Kelly Is Holding Women Against Their Will In A “Cult,” Parents Told Police Buzzfeed
- Why I'm Leaving the Southern Baptist Church The New York Times
- 'My last resort' — thousands come to Illinois to have abortions Chicago Tribune
- Who's In, Who's Left Out With The Latest Senate Health Care Bill NPR
- House rejects controversial study of Islam Politico
