As a single mother to a 10-year-old boy, I am far too familiar with the impossible balancing act of parenting. Even before
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Last night I went to bed in America. This morning I woke up in Gilead. Gilead started in the mind of Margaret Atwood, an author who specializes in dystopian fiction. In her books The Handmaid’s Tale and The Testaments, Atwood
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How do I begin to unpack how deeply disturbed I was by yesterday’s Supreme Court arguments? Justice Sotomayor spoke for so many of us with this question. She spoke for me. In
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Over the last two days, for the first time in my social media activism, I have retweeted pro-abortion posts. As a Catholic, I have not changed my faith-based stance that life begins
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Republicans wage war on women. #VoteProChoice Republicans wage war on women. Ban abortions. Close clinics. Reward abortion vigilantes. Claim rape is an ‘opportunity‘. Other Republicans claim ‘Legitimate rape doesn’t cause pregnancy. A ProLife Republican asks
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My admiration for Madeleine Albright began when she was confirmed as the first female US secretary of state, and chapter four of Albright’s memoir, Madam Secretary, confirmed my love for her. Albright
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What happens if Republicans overturn Roe v Wade? Senate Republicans and Joe Manchin blocked a bill aimed at preserving access to abortion if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v Wade. “The Women’s Health Protection Act,
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March is Women’s History Month! As a women-led organization, one of our favorite things to celebrate here at Turn PA Blue is the incredible women who are fighting for our most fundamental
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Something of concern to me, as we reflect on Roe v. Wade, is the overall health care of women. Last Saturday, Jan. 22, marked the 49th anniversary of the passage of Roe
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Republican hypocrisy: banning abortions but not assault weapons Republicans preach sanctity of life for the unborn while ignoring the deaths caused by assault weapons. “Republicans talk about the sanctity of life, the
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Republicans deny women reproductive healthcare, putting America behind China, Cuba and Iran. How have other countries moved ahead on women’s healthcare while America moves backwards? How does the U.S. compare to 190 countries?
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Last night I went to bed in America. This morning I woke up in Gilead. Gilead started in the mind of Margaret Atwood, an author who specializes in dystopian fiction. In her
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