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Turning the Anti-Abortion Tide
Check out my latest piece in The American Prospect. For the first time since the Supreme Court’s landmark Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton rulings established a constitutional right to an abortion in 1973, pro-life advocates find themselves squarely … Continue reading
Posted in Gender, Politics
Tagged abortion, Planned Parenthood, Politics, reproductive rights, Republican Party, social movements, Supreme Court
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Politics and Planned Parenthood
Check out my piece in Contexts Magazine. It is currently available online here. politics and planned parenthood by Deana A. Rohlinger Planned Parenthood found itself caught in the middle of a political maelstrom last fall after the pro-life group, Center … Continue reading
FDA Ruling Reshapes Abortion Battle
Read my piece in the The American Prospect. Here is a preview: FDA Ruling Reshapes Abortion Battle DEANA A. ROHLINGER MARCH 31, 2016 New federal labeling guidelines for the abortion pill deliver a major victory to the abortion-rights movement, and … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, Abortion Pill, activism, FDA, mass media, News, Politics, Public Health, reproductive rights, social movements
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Op-Ed in The American Prospect: The Far-Reaching Consequences of the Supreme Court Abortion Rights Challenge
he abortion rights challenge known as Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt, which comes before the Supreme Court for oral arguments Wednesday, is the latest battle in the four-decade war over legal abortion in the United States. Pro-life and pro-choice activists … Continue reading
Op-Ed on U.S. News & World Report: Republicans Need to Rein in Abortion Rhetoric for Their Own Political Good
Last week’s shooting at a Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood was tragic. Three parents died – Jennifer Markovsky, Ke’Arre Stewart and Garrett Swasey – and nine other individuals were injured. According to law enforcement officials, the shooter, Robert Dear, mumbled, “No … Continue reading
Planned Parenthood: The Battle Continues
In the long term, Planned Parenthood should prepare itself for a public relations battle that, eventually, will have political and financial consequences. Continue reading
Posted in Mass Media, Politics
Tagged abortion, activism, America, Hilary Clinton, Planned Parenthood, Politics, presidential race, women's health
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The Attack on Planned Parenthood, Why Now?
This week antiabortion advocates gathered in Washington D.C. to urge Congress to defund Planned Parenthood. The controversy ignited this summer when the anti-abortion group Center for Medical Progress released a video that allegedly provides evidence that the organization sells fetal … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, antiabortion movement, media, Planned Parenthood, policy, Politics, reproductive rights
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Women from the waist down
In 2013, Texas senator Wendy Davis, slipped on a pair of pink sneakers and filibustered a bill regulating abortion clinics for 11 hours straight. The bill, which passed amid protests after Davis was removed from the Senate floor, prohibits abortions … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, Affordable Health Care Act, birth control, media, Politics
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Disputed Rights and the Importance of Roe
In a country obsessed with individual rights, we seem intentionally ignorant of them when it comes to those of women. It is particularly striking now. We are engaged in a vicious debate over gun rights, completely ignoring the attack on … Continue reading