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What’s Next In The Fight For Women’s Equality in Virginia?

There’s no doubt about it–women in Virginia are kicking butt and taking names. We started last year by electing a whole slate of progressive women to the House of Delegates. This year, we elected three progressive women to Congress. None of that would have been possible without the base of progressive women from the grassroots […]

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Trump’s attacking women again, this time with an assault on Title X

Birth Control. STD Testing. Wellness Exams. Cervical Cancer Screenings. That’s what the Trump Administration and some Virginia congressman are attacking this time. Let’s start here. Title X is great. Title X helps provide essential preventative healthcare Title X is the only federal program that provides funding for reproductive healthcare and family planning—services such as birth […]

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Progress Virginia Celebrates 1st Anniversary of Birth Control Mandate in Virginia

Some in Congress – Including Rep. Dave Brat and Rep. Scott Taylor – Could Undo Hard-Won Victory, Cost Virginia Women April 26th marks the first anniversary of Governor Terry McAuliffe signing HB2267, a Virginia law that mandated health insurers to provide a year’s worth of birth control at once — saving time and hassle, especially for working women […]

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Hands Off My Birth Control

Thanks to (former) Governor Terry McAuliffe, you can now get 12 months of birth control at once in Virginia. That’s great! It’s cheaper and saves you time. What’s less great? Congressional Republicans are threatening the access and affordability of birth control in the Commonwealth. How? By sabotaging the Affordable Care Act. Women & The ACA: […]

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Surviving in a Contraception Desert

If you were stranded on a desert island, birth control might not be the first thing on your mind. But what if you’re in a regular small town, with no doctors in sight? Welcome to the contraception desert. In Rockingham County, for example, there are zero family planning clinics—nearly 5,000 women are without access to […]

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Hey, DNC: Stop Supporting Anti-Abortion Lawmakers!

From the Women’s March to the #MeToo movement, women everywhere are demanding  equality and respect. Across the country, women have been standing up to say that we won’t allow ourselves to be treated as second-class citizens any longer. Enough is enough. But the DNC apparently hasn’t gotten the message. The Democratic National Committee (DNC) Is […]

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Heather Cordasco: How Anti-Woman Can You Possibly Be?

This month, I received a biopsy courtesy of Planned Parenthood. I live in Virginia and, for me, Planned Parenthood has consistently been a source of affordable and sometimes critical healthcare. Receiving a biopsy was stressful enough, but it also made me think about how my options would have been even more stressful if Heather Cordasco […]

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Rich Anderson: Another Old White Dude With Opinions About Your Body

This is part of a series of posts on Delegate Rich Anderson, who is up for re-election in District 51. Read the other posts in this series: Rich Anderson’s Dog Whistle Racism Rich Anderson Represents the NRA. Not Me. And Not You. 7 Years of Votes Against Raising the Wage Rich Anderson has been our […]

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John Adams Paved the Way for Employers to Drop Birth Control Coverage

Are you surprised that Trump decided to drop the requirement that employers cover birth control in their health insurance plans? Angry? Frustrated? I can bet that John Adams, GOP candidate for Virginia Attorney General, isn’t any of those things. That’s because he paved the way for today’s decision. Access to Affordable Birth Control is Essential to […]

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Three Reasons The GOP Ticket in Virginia Bad for Women

Virginia Republicans have proven over and over again that they don’t care about women. They consistently vote against common sense bills that would help Virginia women access the health care they need, mandate equal pay for equal work, and require employers to provide paid sick days. Republicans are out to protect rich white men, to […]