All posts tagged "laws"
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Elizabeth Licata | February 14, 2017
This Anti-Abortion Politician Says Pregnant Women Are ‘Hosts’
An Oklahoma lawmaker wants to make women bring written permission from a man before getting an abortion, because...
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Elizabeth Licata | February 14, 2017
South Dakota Rejects Workplace Protections for Pregnant Women, Tells Them to Quit Instead
A South Dakota lawmaker told pregnant women to "just quit" rather than expect an employer to provide reasonable...
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Elizabeth Licata | February 13, 2017
Tennessee Lawmaker Wants to Define Children Conceived Through IVF as Illegitimate
Lawmakers in Tennessee are wasting time trying to make all children conceived with artificial insemination "illegitimate" in the...
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Elizabeth Licata | February 11, 2017
North Dakota Lawmakers Want Women to Get Back in the Kitchen and Make Them Some Breakfast
North Dakota lawmakers argued that stores shouldn't be open on Sunday because women needed to be at home...
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Elizabeth Licata | February 7, 2017
Half of All U.S. Adults Think the Law Should Require a Woman to Take Her Husband’s Name
Half of all American adults say the law should require women to take their husband's name
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Elizabeth Licata | July 1, 2016
A Judge Just Blocked the Horrible Indiana Law that Would Ban Abortions Sought for the ‘Wrong’ Reasons
A federal judge just granted an injunction against a law that would have made it illegal to terminate...
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Elizabeth Licata | February 25, 2016
Illinois Bill Would Make Life Even Harder for a Lot of Single Mothers and Their Children
A bill in Illinois would withhold birth certificates and financial benefits from any children whose mothers do...
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Elizabeth Licata | February 17, 2016
South Dakota Just Shamed Itself by Being the First State to Pass an Anti-Transgender Student Bathroom Bill
Way to go, South Dakota. You've found a new way to make life shittier for transgender kids.
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Maria Guido | February 24, 2015
Anti-Abortion Lawmaker Wonders If Women Can Swallow A Tiny Camera To Get A Gyno Exam
Who thought this would ever need to be reiterated, but items women swallow do not end up in...
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Aimee Ogden | February 10, 2015
10 Things That Need To Be Banned STAT To Make All Of Our Parenting Easier
From removing sexy TV channels to virulent anti-marriage equality sentiments, we're constantly bombarded by stories of parents who...
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Maria Guido | February 4, 2015
Utah Politician Sad That Men May Not Be Able To Have Sex With Their Unconscious Wives Without Being Called Rapists
A bill in the Utah legislature is aiming to clarify the language in the state's rape statute to...
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Maria Guido | December 18, 2014
Family Of Brain Dead Woman May Have To Fight Her Fetus’ Attorney In Court
The family of a 16-week-pregnant Irish woman who has been declared clinically brain dead will have to fight...
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Aimee Ogden | September 2, 2014
We Need Laws Protecting Children On Dirtbikes Because Idiots Like This Father Exist
Kids are required to be in appropriate car seats or boosters just about until they're in college. So...
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Maria Guido | April 18, 2014
Arizona Reminds Us It’s A Crime To Be Broke In America By Prosecuting Mom Who Left Kids In Car For Job Interview
People across the country have urged Montgomery to look at the circumstances that led to the poor decision...