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Posted by Allie

Abortion Access Month: How (Dis)Ability Can No Longer Be Ignored

September 9, 2013

What does abortion access look like to you? For many, it’s having private insurances and Medicaid cover the cost of the procedure,… Read more »

Posted by Nick

What do Rick Ross and Miley Cyrus have in common?

September 6, 2013

It’s been less than two weeks since Miley Cyrus’ “twerking” at the VMA’s started a social justice firestorm. She was highly critic… Read more »

Posted by Kayla

An Open Letter to Senator Marco Rubio

September 5, 2013

Credit: College Democrats at UCF Senator, as I am sure you are aware, it was forty years ago that the landmark court case of Roe v… Read more »

Posted by Diana

Health Care Reform: Moving onto the Next Barriers to Care

September 4, 2013

The Affordable Care Act is law of the land and that’s a good thing. More people who previously weren’t able to access health care… Read more »

Posted by Guest Blogger

Making Reproductive Justice Truly Intersectional: Takeaways from #solidarityisforwhitewomen

August 21, 2013

Like many a Twitter addict, I spent a good part of last week tweeting about intersectionality (or the lack thereof) in feminist mo… Read more »

Posted by Guest Blogger

19 Anti-Choice Stars and Counting: The Heartbeat Bill and the Duggar Family

August 19, 2013

What does the Heartbeat Bill of Ohio and the family of 19 Kids and Counting have in common? Recently, the parents of the family, M… Read more »

Posted by URGE Staff

Reproductive Justice Wears Cowgirl Boots

August 15, 2013

As I was finishing up my degree in Women’s Studies, I would often take my Feminist Theory book to my favorite country bar and stud… Read more »

Posted by Sarah

For Queer Youth, Statutory Rape Laws Can Sometimes Do More Harm than Good

August 13, 2013

Earlier this summer, an 18 year-old Floridian woman walked across a football field and accepted her high school diploma, sights se… Read more »

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