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Lift Louisiana Calls on the Administration to Stop the Attack on Birth Control
Submitted by merenberg on December 5th, 2017Today Lift Louisiana submitted comments on the US Health and Human Services Department's interim final rules which expand exemptions to protect religious and
The U.S. House Moves Two Anti-Abortion Bills Forward
Submitted by merenberg on November 10th, 2017In recent months, conservatives in the U.S. House have introduced and pushed forward two restrictions on abortion access that would spread the suffering of Louisiana's women across the nation.
Tax Cut Proposals Under-cut Women and Families
Submitted by merenberg on November 9th, 2017The new tax cut proposals in Congress seem to largely benefit the rich and corporations, at the expense of low- and middle-income Americans, Americans with disabilities, and Americans with dependents and American women. No big surprise after seeing the various failed health care proposals.
Who would be impacted?
People who need childcare
Our Perspective: Is online sex ed. the method of the future?
Submitted by merenberg on November 8th, 2017What will become of Title X?
Submitted by merenberg on November 3rd, 2017At this point, we know that the conservatives in Congress and the administration’s agenda is to attack and undermine sexual and reproductive health and rights. Now they are reaching beyond abortion and going after family planning and contraception. Some have suggested drastically undermining or outright eliminating the Title X Family Planning Program by directing all current funding to Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) sites.
Our Perspective: Sex Ed that is Far Overdue - Inclusivity for the LGBTQ
Submitted by merenberg on November 1st, 2017Without comprehensive sexual education, all students are being harmed. However, some groups of students suffer more than others from a lack of education and resources in their schools. Students identifying as LGBTQ are being disadvantaged when schools refuse to provide them with any more than the bare minimum information that we often see being taught in sex ed. classrooms. Most sex ed. classes strictly discuss heterosexual sex and relationships, disadvantaging LGBTQ students.
Stop the Religious Objections to Birth Control Coverage
Submitted by merenberg on October 7th, 2017The Trump administration announced last week two rules that will restrict access to birth control, by allowing employers, health insurance providers, and universities that claim a religious or moral objection to drop insurance coverage for contraception.
The rules affect the Affordable Care Act’s requirements that contraceptive be covered in employees’ insurance plans. This requirement allowed millions of women to access birth control – now the administration wants to let your boss decide whether you should have birth control.
“Let’s Talk About Sex!”, Intersectional Feminism, and Centering Women of Color in Reproductive Justice
Submitted by merenberg on October 5th, 2017In celebration of their twentieth anniversary, the national, Southern-based, and women of color focused organization SisterSong will host their third annual Let’s Talk About Sex! Conference at the Hyatt Regency Center in New Orleans, Louisiana from October 5th to October 8th.
New Fifth Circuit Judicial Nomination Is Cause For Serious Concern.
Submitted by merenberg on October 1st, 2017By Megan Snider
Trump nominee for the 5th Circuit is Kyle Duncan, who is best known for representing Hobby Lobby in the Supreme Court case that ruled that corporations with religious owners cannot be required to pay for insurance coverage of contraception, which Hobby Lobby’s owners believe to be a form of abortion.