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Victims of Crime No Longer Have to Fear Calling 911 in Pennsylvania No one should be afraid to call 911 when facing danger in their home. Yet, across the country, towns and cities have passed local laws – often called nuisance or crime free ordinances – that punish property owners and push for eviction of their tenants when residents seek police and ...

Either they have no idea what respect and compassion are, or they're lying. http://bit.ly/1nXfMv2

It’s not a shocker that Miss America worked with Planned Parenthood Conservative sites are flipping out, but the pageant has a long pro choice history

6 Innovative Ways We're Reinventing Birth Control From hormone-releasing microchips to redesigned condoms, here are six forms of birth control that can revolutionize family planning.

We’re proud to announce that we have endorsed Tom Wolf for Governor! Tom Wolf is truly a champion for women’s health and reproductive rights. Join us and take the pledge to vote for Tom Wolf on November 4th: http://bit.ly/pledge2vote14

Changing Tack, GOP Candidates Support Better Access To Birth Control A string of Republican Senate candidates are getting behind over-the-counter birth control, a move that could draw women voters.

Most People Ignored This Homeless Man, But Those Who Looked Closer Were In For A Surprise. "What goes around, comes around" fits quite nicely, here.

Students show solidarity by helping Columbia r**e survivor carry her mattress Responding to the call to “carry the weight together,” fellow students helped Emma Sulkowicz, the Columbia senior who is lugging her mattress everywhere while her ra**st remains on campus, carry it from the courtyard to her class yesterday.

Reproductive rights: Praise for the Seattle City Council As someone who moved from Kansas City, Mo., to Seattle five years ago I was disappointed, though not shocked, to read the article “Missouri enacts 72-hour abortion waiting period” [Nation & World, Sept. 11]. I am proud, however, that Seattle City Council members voted unanimously in support of repea…

Teaching Tolerance magazine examines school equity | Southern Poverty Law Center School policies and practices that can stigmatize and harm disadvantaged students – whether in the classroom or the lunchroom – are examined in the new issue of Teaching Tolerance magazine, released today by the Southern Poverty Law Center.

Missouri Enacts 72-Hour Abortion Waiting Period Missouri women seeking abortions will face one of the nation's most stringent waiting periods, after state lawmakers overrode the governor's veto to enact a 72-hour delay that includes no exception for cases of r**e or in**st.