The day after President Trump’s inauguration, millions of women of all ages marched in the streets of major cities. In the past few months, there’s been another, quieter march that’s far more personal, yet still political.
Category: Abortion
Roe v. Wade: How Trump’s Appointment of a Supreme Court Justice Might Affect Abortion Rights
President Donald Trump plans to announce this evening his pick to fill the vacancy left on the Supreme Court by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia in February of last year. Trump, whose position on abortion rights has shifted over time, told CBS News’ 60 Minutes in November that he is “pro-life” and would appoint individuals who hold the same position to the nation’s highest court.
Roe v. Wade play in DC as landmark abortion case in the news
In this image provided by C. Stanley Photography via Arena Stage, this Jan. 12, 2017 photo shows Sara Bruner portraying Norma McCorvey, the plaintiff in the landmark Supreme Court case about abortion, Roe v. Wade, and Sarah Jane Agnew portraying attorney Sarah Weddington.
Fitzgerald: We must return to our senses on abortion issue
They say putting a face on a story makes it easier to relate to, but that’s not possible if you’re talking about abortion because millions of unborn babies never get to see the light of day. That’s the whole idea of latching on to a disingenuous term such as “pro-choice.”
Whoopi Goldberg: Everyone a pro-life,a but abortion a something that some women have to doa
A conversation on “The View” prior to the 44th March for Life in Washington, D.C., included host Whoopi Goldberg telling the audience that all Americans are pro-life – even if they opt for an abortion. Panelists on ABC’s “The View” used a Thursday segment to discuss abortion and the hundreds of thousands of people heading to the nation’s capital to protest the procedure.
Women have many motivations for DC inauguration protest
In this April 18, 2016 file photo, supporters of fair immigration reform dance in front of the Supreme Court in Washington. The tens of thousands of women flocking to Washington for a march on the day after Donald Trump’s inauguration come packing a multitude of agendas, but are united in their loathing for Trump.
Women have many motivations for DC inauguration protest
In this April 18, 2016 file photo, supporters of fair immigration reform dance in front of the Supreme Court in Washington. The tens of thousands of women flocking to Washington for a march on the day after Donald Trump’s inauguration come packing a multitude of agendas, but are united in their loathing for Trump.
Nick Cannon: Planned ParenthoodFounded To – Exterminate’ Black People
Singer and TV personality Nick Cannon doubled down on his criticism of Planned Parenthood, saying the abortion provider was designed to “exterminate” black people. “When you talked about Margaret Sanger, all the people who follow eugenics.
Planned Parenthood focus groups suggest that lack of attention on social issues helped Trump
Two weeks ago, Planned Parenthood convened six small focus groups, each in a swing state, and asked voters who had cast ballots for Donald Trump what they thought of abortion rights. The first half of the conversations found these voters reluctantly supportive of Trump, with some nagging worries about how he’d govern.
Lena Dunham gave a very Lena Dunham apology for her controversial comment on abortion
After outrage erupted over Lena Dunham’s recent remark that “I still haven’t had an abortion, but I wish I had,” the “Girls” star posted a lengthy apology to her Instagram account late Tuesday. “My words were spoken from a sort of ‘delusional girl’ persona I often inhabit, a girl who careens between wisdom and ignorance and it didn’t translate,” she said in her Instagram post.
Lena Dunham apologizes
The Girls star came under fire on Tuesday when she said she wished she had personal experience of going through an abortion so she could use her celebrity platform to beat the stigma surrounding it. During her latest Women of the Hour podcast, the actress and women’s rights campaigner said, “Now I can say that I still haven’t had an abortion, but I wish I had.”
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During Lena Dunham’s podcast, Women of the Hour , the actress ignited controversy when she discussed the stigma around abortion. Dunham, who has never had had an abortion, shared an anecdote about her internalized stigma around the procedure, even as a feminist, before wrapping up the segment by saying, “Now I can say that I still haven’t had an abortion, but I wish I had.”
Lena Dunham apologies for saying she wishes she had an abortion
Actress Lena Dunham has apologised after she was criticised for declaring she never had an abortion but wishes she had. The creator and star of comedy TV series Girls said she did not intend to “trivialise” terminating a pregnancy following comments she made during her Women Of The Hour podcast.