Sex and Gender

Next on the Anti-Abortion Agenda: Spousal Consent?

An anti-abortion group is lobbying Kansas lawmakers to pass a law allowing spouses to "intervene" to prevent an abortion

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| Wed Oct. 17, 2012 3:30 AM PDT

Stock Photo Women Love Conservative Politicians!

Conservative-aligned business group uses stock photos to attract female supporters

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| Tue Oct. 16, 2012 2:18 PM PDT
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Business Group Courts Women, Also Supports Todd Akin

The "Voice of Small Business" seems to have a thing for guys who say ridiculous stuff about rape.

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| Tue Oct. 16, 2012 12:39 PM PDT

Flashback: Mitt Says Ann's Views Not "Terribly Relevant to My Campaign"

As Ann Romney takes to the stump to convince voters to back her husband, it's worth recalling what the Republican candidate once said about her positions.

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| Tue Oct. 9, 2012 9:32 AM PDT

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Abortion Rights Group Launches "Bill of Reproductive Rights"

The Center for Reproductive Rights branches out from defending abortion rights in court.

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| Tue Oct. 9, 2012 6:00 AM PDT

Shocker: Free Birth Control Means Fewer Abortions

New research shows access to free contraception leads to fewer unintended pregnancies and abortions.

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| Fri Oct. 5, 2012 11:57 AM PDT

Are Women Headed to the Infantry?

The military takes a big step towards gender equality in the ranks.

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| Thu Oct. 4, 2012 9:54 AM PDT

Anti-Abortion Group Launches New Super-PAC

"Women Speak Out" plans to spend $500,000 on ads in swing states.

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| Wed Oct. 3, 2012 11:15 AM PDT
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Abortion Rights Group Buys Dr. Tiller's Clinic

Could Wichita have an abortion clinic once again?

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| Wed Sep. 26, 2012 3:03 PM PDT
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Female Mega-Donors Emerging This Election Year

Women Vote! drew more top-dollar donors in August.

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| Wed Sep. 26, 2012 1:27 PM PDT

Why Don't More American Women Use IUDs?

The modern IUD has a low failure rate, is safe, and is cheap in the long run. So why is it so hard for some women to get one?

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| Wed Sep. 26, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

"If Your Girlfriend Gets Pregnant, So Do You!": 13 Amazing Vintage Contraceptive Ads

40 years of blunt, simple, and often goofy contraception ads

Text by Hannah Levintova/Photos from National Library of Medicine

 | Wed Sep. 26, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
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Gender Bias Blocks Women in Science

A new study looks at how bias affects women's advancement in hard sciences.

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| Tue Sep. 25, 2012 9:20 AM PDT
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"You Don't Give a Shit About Women in Virginia!"

State board gives in to conservative pressure; vote could shut down all of state's abortion clinics

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| Fri Sep. 14, 2012 1:20 PM PDT

Quick Reads: "The End of Men" by Hanna Rosin

Women are taking over, argues Hanna Rosin in this expanded take on her Atlantic cover story of the same name.

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| Mon Sep. 10, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

A Tennessee Case Study in Defunding Planned Parenthood

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| Wed Sep. 5, 2012 10:39 AM PDT

Adamize: Live From Tampa Edition

This episode: robot job creation, rape and abortion, and how Ann Romney's favorite show makes same-sex marriage inevitable.

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| Fri Aug. 31, 2012 8:50 AM PDT

When Politicians Need Sex Ed

Don't be embarrassed, lawmakers. Throw your sexual health questions into the gym teacher's "question box."

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| Thu Aug. 30, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
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Paul Ryan Defends Redefinition of Rape as Just "Stock Language"

The VP contender is having a hard time convincing everyone that he believes "rape is rape."

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| Tue Aug. 28, 2012 8:41 AM PDT

Men Defining Rape: A History

Check out the forefathers of the Republicans' rape-redefining ringleaders.

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| Mon Aug. 27, 2012 3:00 AM PDT