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Kansas Sex Education Fight May Return in 2015

Dec 18, 2014 / Paul Brink / Our Folks
In 2007, the Board of Education in Kansas updated its policy with regard to sex education, removing the prior policy of recommending abstinence-only until marriage … Read More

Defeating Ohio's "Heartbeat" Bill

Dec 17, 2014 / Tristan Cimini / Our Folks
HB 248, also known as the “Heartbeat” bill, which threatened to ban abortion after the detection of a fetal heartbeat (as early as six weeks) … Read More

Young, Pregnant, and At Work

Nov 19, 2014 / Choice USA Staff / Our Folks
Written by Kelsey Ryland, URGE Law & Policy Fellow The Supreme Court will hear the case of Peggy Young v. United Parcel Service (UPS) on December … Read More

What Kansans Can Expect in 2015

Nov 13, 2014 / Paul Brink / Our Folks
We all know how devastating the midterm elections were for certain parts of the country, especially on certain issues. Since I live in Kansas, I … Read More

Should Men Have a Say in Abortion?

Sep 25, 2014 / Paul Brink / Our Folks
Over the past few years, I’ve had a lot of conversations about abortion. In fact, a large portion of my life has revolved around abortion … Read More

Sex-Selection Abortion Bans: A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing

Mar 21, 2014 / Nick / Our Folks
In 2012, Congress failed to pass the Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA), which would ban sex, and race based abortions. Shrouded in faux feminism and blatant … Read More

Fetal Heartbeat: The Great Anti-Choice Divider In Kansas

Mar 07, 2014 / Katherine / Our Folks
On March 26th, 2013, The House Federal and State Affairs Committee opened at 8 a.m. the hearing on HB 2324—a bill summarized by the meeting … Read More

Let the Budgeting Begin: Why Obama’s Version Makes Me Smile

Mar 06, 2014 / Summer / Our Folks
We had some good news out of the White House recently — President Obama just released his version of the budget this week and in … Read More

TRAPped in Texas

Feb 21, 2014 / Nick / Our Folks
It was just last summer when we experienced Wendy Davis’ monumental filibuster against an anti-choice bill in the Texas Senate. Though the stand for abortion … Read More

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