Human Rights

Fox 46: City considering changes at abortion clinic targeted by protests

By Eleanore Wood / September 27, 2017 / Comments Off on Fox 46: City considering changes at abortion clinic targeted by protests

Protests at A Preferred Women’s Health Center in Charlotte have been going on for years, especially on weekends. Just two weeks ago, on a Saturday, hundreds of protesters from local churches gathered outside of the clinic screaming and praying and harassing every single person that visited the clinic. In lieu of this, the Charlotte City Council…

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Washington Post: A century ago, women fought for access to contraception. The Trump administration threatens to undo their work.

By Eleanore Wood / September 25, 2017 / Comments Off on Washington Post: A century ago, women fought for access to contraception. The Trump administration threatens to undo their work.

The newest ACA repeal attempt is yet another attack on women’s rights. This bill would eliminate access to contraceptives and cut abortion funding. In 2015, 6.2 million American women received contraception through public funding. Trump and the Graham-Cassidy bill will cut this funding leaving millions without proper access to contraceptives and abortion care.  From Washington…

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Vox: The new Obamacare repeal bill is the worst yet for women’s health

By Eleanore Wood / September 20, 2017 / Comments Off on Vox: The new Obamacare repeal bill is the worst yet for women’s health

The Graham-Cassidy bill, the newest bill attempting to repeal the ACA, is an attack on women’s health care rights. This bill will make it harder for women to get insurance coverage for abortion care. It will make it more difficult for Medicaid recipients to visit Planned Parenthood. It will even create new ways for the…

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Rewire: By Muddying On-Campus Sexual Assault Policies, DeVos Is Making Students—and Schools—Less Safe

By Eleanore Wood / September 12, 2017 / Comments Off on Rewire: By Muddying On-Campus Sexual Assault Policies, DeVos Is Making Students—and Schools—Less Safe

Betsy DeVos is asking Trump to remove Department of Education rules that protect victims of rape on campus. DeVos claims that women are falsely accusing their rapists, but this statement couldn’t be further from the truth. DeVos wants to make it even harder for rape survivors to come f… Read More

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