Women’s Rights

Healthcare State Rep. Chris Rabb (Courtesy of Pennsylvania House of Representatives)
Healthcare PA Lawmaker Gets Snippy With Proposed Vasectomy Legislation

State Rep. Chris Rabb announced a bill requiring men to undergo a vasectomy after the birth of their third child, or their 40th birthday, whichever comes first.

Haley O'Brien Haley O'Brien October 7, 2021 4:16 pm EDT
Arizona split screen of Brittney Griner and Diana Taurasi holding basketballs
Arizona 9 Arizona Athletes Join Hundreds of Others in Opposing Abortion Law

Nine Arizonans are among the more than 500 female athletes who signed on to a brief to the Supreme Court challenging a new abortion law.

Simon Williams Simon Williams September 27, 2021 9:25 am EDT
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey smiling as he stands at podium with crowd behind him
Arizona Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey Among 12 GOP Governors Asking Supreme Court to Overturn Roe v. Wade

Twelve Republican governors, including Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, called on the US Supreme Court Thursday to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Lorraine Longhi Lorraine Longhi July 30, 2021 4:00 pm EDT
News Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., left, and Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., right, walk from a policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 8, 2015. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
News Paycheck Fairness Act Could Have Helped Close the Wage Gap for Women. Instead, Republicans Shot It Down.

Paycheck Fairness Act Could Have Helped Close the Wage Gap for Women. Instead, Republicans Shot It Down.

Emiene Wright Emiene Wright June 16, 2021 3:14 pm EDT
Economy A bill in the state legislature would eliminate a sales tax on menstrual products that many say discriminates against women.
Economy North Carolina Women Are Taxed $8 Million a Year for Tampons. New Legislation Could End That.

North Carolina is one of 30 states that tax menstrual products but there's a push to repeal this "pink tax" that women largely pay for these essential items.

Sarah Ovaska Sarah Ovaska June 10, 2021 12:49 pm EDT

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Jobs Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pa., is one of the eight republicans who voted against the Paycheck Fairness Act. (House Television via AP)
Jobs These Are the Eight PA Representatives Who Voted Against the Paycheck Fairness Act

Federal legislation that would prohibit employers from paying men more than women narrowly passed the US House of Representatives on Thursday.

Ume Sarfaraz Ume Sarfaraz April 21, 2021 1:02 pm EDT
Women's Rights chief justice roberts in the majority restricting abortion pill access
Women's Rights Without Explanation, the Supreme Court Revives Restrictions on Abortion Pill

The Court issued its first abortion decision since Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed, and it stands to unfairly burden people of color and those living in rural areas by requiring them to pick up abortion medications in person.

Emiene Wright Emiene Wright January 14, 2021 3:49 pm EST