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Dr. Tiller Vindicated
Federal Court Rules Graphic Abortion Images are Protected Speech
Federal Abstinence Only Funding Refused by Twenty-Two States and D.C.
Anti-Choice Activists Force Builder to Drop Planned Parenthood Project
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Join the Feminist Majority in the Fight to End Child Marriage
Take Action Today!
Take action today to stop child marriages! In several countries across the world, including India, Niger, and Uganda, more than half of girls are married before they turn 18. Girls as young as 7 or 8 are forced into marriage, and pressured to give birth before their bodies are ready. These girls face increased risks for domestic violence, maternal mortality, infant mortality, obstetric fistula, and contracting HIV. They are often forced to drop out of school, and lose the chance to gain vital skills that could help them overcome poverty. Read More >
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Feminist Majority Leads Campaign to Defeat Anti-Woman Ballot Initiatives
Statement of Eleanor Smeal, President
Feminist Majority launched a campaign today to build a war chest to help defeat anti-abortion ballot measures that may be placed on as many as ten state ballots in November and affirmative action ban initiatives on five. Read More > |
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Supreme Court Ruling in Abortion Ban Case Disastrous for Women’s Health and Safety
Statement of Eleanor Smeal, President
On April 18, 2007, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 to uphold the federal Partial Birth Abortion Act, a ban on an abortion procedure that the Republican controlled Congress passed in 2003. Feminist Majority Foundation President Eleanor Smeal issued a statement, saying, "In upholding the Bush Administration’s abortion ban in Gonzales v. Carhart, the Bush-stacked majority of the U.S. Supreme Court showed its true colors: that it does not care about the health, well-being, and safety of American women. " Read More > |
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Make Birth control affordable
We Demand Affordable and Accessible Birth Control
The price of birth control on college campuses has increased dramatically because of a law passed by Congress in 2005 and signed into law by President Bush. Join us in demanding that Congress restore affordable birth control for college health centers and clinics serving low-income women! |
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