Labor groups defend different pieces of national health care law
With the national health care revision law yet to fully take effect, but under challenge before the Supreme Court, six labor organizations have stepped forward, four of them joining other groups, to defend different parts of it.
Congresswomen defend birth control for all
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., and three other congresswomen attended a special news conference, reacting to Republican Speaker John Boehner's harsh attack on the Obama administration's birth control policy.
Victory for women: Komen reinstates Planned Parenthood funding
The reversal came after a firestorm of protests over the cutoff, including charges that it was a cave-in to Republican/right-wing pressure.
Black farmers protest bar on further claims in discrimination settlement
The farmers, organized in the Black Farmers and Agriculturalists Association, headquartered in Memphis, held a church rally to highlight the issue.
Florida GOP attempts to circumvent Roe vs. Wade
Florida Rep. Charles Van Zant announced that he would move forward on his Florida for Life Act.
Big win for women in Mississippi, but downsides too
The ambiguously worded and short-sighted proposal, if passed, could have had terrible consequences for Mississippi women and their families.
Initiative 26: life-threatening proposition for Mississippi women
The legality of abortion has remained a hot topic in American politics, the most recent incarnation of which is the "personhood" initiatives.
“Historic victory”: Insurance companies must cover birth control
Starting next year, insurers will be required to fully cover, with no copays, contraception and other preventive health services for women.
Budget must "respect, protect" women, coalition says
National Council of Womens' Organizations launched the Respect, Protect, Reject Campaign, and is calling on lawmakers to uphold Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid and emphasize women's concerns in the talks.
High Court to women Wal-Mart workers: You’re on your own!
The lawsuit, had it been allowed to proceed as a class action, could have involved up to 1.6 million women, with Wal-Mart facing billions of dollars in damages.
