Link-A-Dink

The ACLU has a Mother's Day action to push for ratification of CEDAW -- the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women.

Caryl Rivers explains how the media perpetuate women's fear of being a bad mother.

It's still taboo to say you have no interest in ever becoming a mother.

Can GPS devices be used to stop abusers?

Yes, the marriage-industrial complex really has gotten this out of control.

Most women who seek abortions in China aren't being forced to comply with the "one child" policy, they're young and single.

Giuliani, who said overturning Roe would "be OK" in the May 3 debate, is now supposedly a pro-choice candidate. I never know with this guy. He's given money to Planned Parenthood, but supported the SCTOUS ruling. I just don't like him. Just fucking say it already.

Papa Ratzi, on his papal visit to Brazil, endorses the excommunication of Catholics who endorse pro-choice policies -- with language so strong that the Vatican toned down the transcript of his speech.

Why the former head of Catholics for a Free Choice, Frances Kissling, hearts Roe. And why she stayed silent on the issue of "partial-birth" abortion -- until now.

Dahlia Lithwick on why women shouldn't apologize -- or feel stupid -- for taking internet harassment seriously.

Feminist Souad Sbai calls for more rights for muslim women who immigrate to Europe.

Why aren't pro-choice Democrats pushing to repeal the Hyde Amendment? For real.

Reviewing the latest model kidnapping-torture flick.

The American Psychological Association evaluates "post-abortion syndrome."

Some states move to increase regulation of crisis-pregnancy centers.

Randall Tobias, who pushed abstinence programs abroad and was revealed to enjoy "massages" from DC sexworkers, is not the first public abstinence advocate to violate the strict moral code he touted.

The situation for women in Iraq grows ever worse.

The divorce rate is at its lowest since 1970. Probably because people are getting married later, or choosing just to live together instead.

The Texas legislature officially overrules the governor's HPV vaccination mandate. And New
Hampshire has avoided controversy by not making the vaccine required for school entry, but instead making it free. And the strategy seems to be working.

Plus, there have been conflicting messages in recent reporting about the effectiveness of the HPV vaccine.

Kansas nixes abstinence-only sex ed. And Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick calls for an end to abstinence-only education in his state.

A poll commissioned by a national abstinence organization shows that parents would rather see sex ed that emphasizes abstinence but also teaches about contraception. Which is... comprehensive sex ed. The no-sex-until-hetero-marriage crowd is erroneously touting this as public support for abstinence-only programs.

Meanwhile, a Florida school -- which contracts with a crisis-pregnancy center to provide its sex ed -- brings in an abstinence-only speaker, then releases a flier calling it an "abstinence rally." Parents are pissed.

The high cost of America's hyper-masculine culture.

Plan B has been over-the-counter (kinda) for nearly a year, but has access really expanded?ACOG reports access varies greatly from state to state.

Rebecca Traister writes a mash note to Jane Fonda.

A new Iranian film is about women who dress up as boys in order to be allowed in to watch a soccer match.

Parents of Down syndrome children are reaching out to other parents who find out (via a prenatal test) that they are pregnant with a Down syndrome child. Dana responds here, and Salon's Peter Birkenhead weighs in with a moving post about he and his wife's decision to abort.