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Oklahoma Lawmakers Think They Know Better Than Women and their Doctors

Things are getting a little lively in the comments section at my Speaker of the House column this week.  I’m taking issue with Oklahoma lawmakers who are, yet again, presuming that they know better about pregnancy and all its implications …

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I’m Not the Only One Annoyed with CBS

The still-unseen, yet controversial Tim Tebow Super Bowl ad is on everyone’s mind, including mine.  One friend said to me, “I can’t believe you haven’t written anything about it yet!” I’ve been wanting to, but to be honest I was …

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So Much Punditry, So Little Time

I’m glad there are some other people weighing in on some topics on my mind: –My fellow MOMocrats and I are having a little Super Bowl Party Tailgate Party for Choice. – The Women’s Media Center is also thinking …

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Hillary Clinton — Reproductive Rights & Gender Equality Essential to Global Prosperity

When people get themselves all riled up when the term “reproductive rights” comes up, it’s usually only about abortion.  What many of us forget is that having control of when women (and sometimes girls) have children and how many …

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Harold Ford, Step out of Senator Gillibrand’s Way

The political controversy of the week is whether former Tennessee Congressman Harold Ford will try to stage a contest to battle Kirsten Gillibrand for her seat in the U.S. Senate. You may recall there was a little uproar over her …

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If We Take Health Care for Granted, We’ll Get Thrown Under the Bus

As someone who came of age in the 1970s, I assumed things would continue to progress for women’s rights.  I felt lucky to be living in an age where I knew I had access to birth control as I headed …

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