Weekly Feminist Reader

Here we go again… South Dakota legislators will soon introduce another abortion ban, this time with rape and incest exceptions. Plus, the North Dakota house just passed a trigger law banning abortion in the event Roe is overturned.
“Madame Speaker” is good not only for women, but also for men.
Scary news: Birth-control pills are now less effective at preventing pregnancy. Update: Reader Therese points out that the FDA says that’s actually not true. Phew.
Warrior sperm!
How Sassy magazine convinced its teen readers to stop worshipping New Kids on the Block and start loving bands that wrote their own songs and actually played instruments.
Wal-Mart’s insurance plan will now cover birth control.
Are you listening, Hitchens? Women are funny.
Republicans vow to recruit more women candidates.
James Webb’s response to Bush’s State of the Union address reinforced the ridiculous “macho Dems” theory.
What life is like for transgendered clergy.
One mother talks to her daughter about the HPV vaccine. Plus, why is the HPV vaccine not recommended for men and boys?
Pro-choicers campaign to dismantle the Hyde Amendment.
Best headline/subhead ever: “Democrats Plans for Dividing and Demonizing Pro-Lifers // Plan to promote more contraception and thereby make pro-lifers look like hypocritical extremists.” You betcha!
Top 10 Reasons Why You Should Be Terrified that “Dr.” Eric Keroack is in Charge of the U.S. Federal Family Planning Program.
One woman’s rape story.