Em-URGE-ing Voices

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Posted by Sarah

The South And Marriage Equality, Part I: Between A Rock And A Hard Place

April 2, 2013

Days after the landmark U.S. Supreme Court hearings for Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act, Sue Everhart, a chief figur… Read more »

Posted by Guest Blogger

On Privacy and Reproductive Health: California’s Confidential Health Information Act

April 1, 2013

Elizabeth McElvein is a member of the Choice USA chapter at Scripps College The federal Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires health… Read more »

Posted by Samantha

Olivia Pope Strong Powerful and Dependent : When can Women Truly be Independent?

March 29, 2013

I’m not much of a television buff simply because I usually never have the time to devote to it, but a show that has caught my atte… Read more »

Posted by Amanda

How to Get an Abortion

March 27, 2013

Let’s imagine five years from now we lose the rest of what remains of our civil liberties and all abortions are outlawed. Obviousl… Read more »

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Expanding Access to Abortion in California Could Be a Model for the Country

March 26, 2013

By Katherine Sheldon, Co-Vice President of Choice USA at Sacramento State This post is part of Reproductive Freedom week from the… Read more »

Posted by Samantha

Babies with three parents are one step closer to becoming reality

March 22, 2013

This week I had the opportunity to read an article titled, “Three person IVF moves closer in UK,” and because my scholastic backgr… Read more »

Posted by Lydia

Yes Means Yes: Rape Culture and Teaching Sexuality

March 20, 2013

*Trigger Warning* Fuck the police. When this phrase is used, I argue that it refers to “police” collectively, rather than each ind… Read more »

Posted by Samantha

Lean In but Don’t Fall Out!

March 15, 2013

I was reading an article by Courtney E. Martin on Women’s Media Center, and the theme of the article stuck with me. The title prou… Read more »

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