Bush Administration

Bush Officially Proposes Anti-Abortion DHHS Rule

by Cara August 22, 2008

Oh shit. You know that potential DHHS rule that pro-choice organizations and feminists have been going on about for a month now? The one that says organizations which receive government funding cannot discriminate against those who choose to exercise their “conscience” on matters of abortion — and redefines “abortion” to cover hormonal contraception? Well, yesterday [...]

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Jamie Leigh Jones May Get Her Day in Court; More KBR Victims Come Forward

by Cara May 13, 2008

Very exciting news: it has been ruled that Jamie Leigh Jones can take her rape case to trial. Jones is the woman who was raped and held hostage by coworkers while working as a KBR contractor in Iraq, only to have KBR cover up the case, “lose” the evidence and try to force her into [...]

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More Contractor Rape, More Cover Up

by Cara April 5, 2008

I mentioned before that the theme of this year’s Sexual Assault Awareness Month is sexual violence in the workplace. So, let’s talk about it. Another woman has come forward to tell her story about working for KBR in Iraq. She was drugged and brutally gang raped by at least one American soldier and one KBR [...]

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Bush Official: Doctor’s Right to Withold Information Greater Than Patient’s Right to Receive It

by Cara March 26, 2008

Surprise, surprise: the Bush Administration thinks that Ob/Gyns should not only have the right to deny women basic medical care like abortion, emergency contraception or regular old birth control, but they should also be able to refuse to provide a referral to another doctor for these services. Last Friday, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary [...]

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