Just in case there was any question, Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) is no friend to women. The latest evidence came during an interview on CNN where he told Piers Morgan that only in cases of “honest rape” would he consider abortion acceptable, and even then in he would just advise the woman to go to [...]

  Written by Rachel Griffin As a Black feminist scholar, every February I find myself troubled by the ways that we simultaneously remember and forget women who look like me. Not that I’m satisfied with the memory of Black women every other month of the year but February–Black History Month–can be especially disappointing. I find myself [...]

  The dramatic story from this week in women’s health revolves around the Susan G. Komen Foundation’s decision to cease their partnership with Planned Parenthood. Fortunately for women everywhere, they reversed their decision this morning, in part due to a tremendous outcry from all corners of the country. The video below features Linda, a breast [...]

  by Cecile Richards, President of Planned Parenthood Federation of America “The outpouring of support for women in need of lifesaving breast cancer screening this week has been astonishing and is a testament to our nation’s compassion and sincerity. “During the last week, millions spontaneously joined a national conversation about lifesaving breast cancer prevention care [...]

  The Susan G. Komen charity announced this morning that it has rescinded its decision to withdraw funding from the Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) after an onslaught of criticism highlighting the decidedly partisan turn the organization had taken. From their statement: We want to apologize to the American public for recent decisions that [...]

  RACHEL ZOLL, AP Religion Writer The Obama administration’s decision requiring church-affiliated employers to cover birth control was bound to cause an uproar among Roman Catholics and members of other faiths, no matter their beliefs on contraception. The regulation, finalized a week ago, raises a complex and sensitive legal question: Which institutions qualify as religious [...]

In the wake of the decision to stop providing critical grant money to help low-income women access affordable cancer screens, the Susan G. Komen for the Cure has started shedding leadership. Dr. Kathy Plesser, a Manhatten radiologist on the medical advisory board for the group’s New York chapter said she plans to resign her position [...]

I’ve said it over and over again – joking about rape, no matter how overt or subtle, is no laughing matter. Doesn’t seem to matter how many times I say it because time and time again I find another offender. An online magazine aimed at university students called Uni Lad is the latest comedian. Among a [...]

Can it be that something good is emerging from the Susan G. Komen Foundation’s decision to cut off funding to Planned Parenthood? The answer is a resounding YES! Donors Contributed $650,000 In 24 Hours In response to that decision, donors contributed $650,000 in 24 hours, nearly enough to replace last year’s Komen funding, Planned Parenthood [...]

Heart disease is the number one killer of women in the United States, causing 1 in 3 deaths every year. That means that women are dying at a rate of one per minute because of heart disease. Tomorrow, February 3, 2012, is National Wear Red Day. Go Red for Women is an initiative created by [...]