AMA: Taking Care of Yourself in a World That’s Hard on Reproductive Health and Rights

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Who Gets to Define "Family" is Political

“Family values” brings up a very specific image rooted in the narrow idea of what a family is—such as a white, heterosexual marriage with children and a picket fence. But this image leaves out a lot of people, and so many families do not look like the image of the “nuclear” famil ...  Show more

Violent Rhetoric Against Women Turns into Policy

Across the spectrum, there are escalating attacks on women’s rights and freedoms, including attacks on the abortion pill, birth control, women’s suffrage, no fault divorce, higher education, and more. Courtney Hagle, Research Director at Media Matters for America, sits down to ta ...  Show more

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