Friday Femme Fatale: Bishops, Ann Kuster & Global Gag Rule

categories: Government And Policy, Womens Health

Published November 13, 2009 @ 09:52PM PT

It is with regret that I must say this is the last Friday Femme Fatale I'll be doing here at Change.org for awhile. We're adding some new voices to the blog in the next few weeks, so hopefully we will be able to cover as much as we do in these weekly wrap up posts all the same. Be on the look out for additional writing from new authors here on the site. I'll still be here as the editor, so don't worry too much.

After this week, there has been a lot of news about the Stupak amendment and what it means, which we have already written about here on Change.org, but below you will find links explaining more about it and other stories you may have missed in the fem-o-sphere:

Catholic Church Emerges as Key Player in Legislative Battle (Wall St. Journal)

Stupak On The Stupak Amendment (The Atlantic)

The Bishops' Huge Financial Stake in Stupak-Pitts (RH Reality Check)

Hooking up for sex: Sluts or New Feminists? (ABC.com)

Military Sexual Trauma - Seeking Justice (Huffington Post)

Trading Women's Rights for Political Power (New York Times)

Republicans Far Behind on Women Legislators (FiveThirtyEight)

The Democrats' Dilemma: Their Own Trojan Horse Kicks Free (WomensMediaCenter)

Is Ann Kuster a Uniquely Unifying Candidate? (Blue Hampshire)

Why the Stupak Amendment to the Healthcare Reform Bill Is Unconstitutional (Find Law)

Pathfinder Calls for Permanent Repeal of the Global Gag Rule (Pathfinder International)

Have a great weekend!

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Jen, I love reading your posts and look forward to the periodical contributions you'll make!

Posted by Stephanie Rudat on 11/14/2009 @ 09:54AM PT
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Jen Nedeau is a social media consultant, progressive activist, feminist speaker and writer. She currently lives in New York City, where she works full-time as the Director of Digital Strategy at Air America Media. Additionally, Nedeau volunteers as the Chief Technology Officer for New Leaders Council, a non-profit that offers exclusive training for young leaders. You can follow her on Twitter @HumanFolly or learn more here: www.jennedeau.com.