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Divine Politik: Population control isn’t progressive

Caroline McCord February 24, 2022
We know the main culprits of environmental ruin — think Exxon and Chevron, which also saw unprecedented capital gains during the last fiscal year — and it is not a traditional Catholic family with seven kids in Guatemala. 
Musician Haley Martin tunes her guitar before a brief set. Activists gathered outside South Station Monday afternoon for a rally honoring International Women’s Day. DANIEL KOOL/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Activists rally for progressive policy on International Women’s Day

Daniel Kool March 9, 2021
A series of speakers — ranging from musicians to nurses to union organizers — called for equal pay between men and women, noted the disproportionate effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on mothers and emphasized the need for intersectionality.
Meredith Varner

American Protest: America, please do not jeopardize our reproductive rights

Meredith Varner September 27, 2020
Now that President Donald Trump has nominated conservative federal judge Amy Coney Barrett, the Court has the potential to be as conservative as it last was in the 1930s.  
American Protest: Birth control is not a sin

American Protest: Birth control is not a sin

Meredith Varner October 11, 2017

Birth control has been a highly debated topic and an extremely stigmatized product for many decades now. Women who use it are sometimes seen as sexually promiscuous or unnatural. To me, birth control is...

EDITORIAL: Trojan’s XOXO campaign has long way to go

EDITORIAL: Trojan’s XOXO campaign has long way to go

Editors April 25, 2017

Trojan is releasing an advertising campaign to appeal to an entirely new demographic — women. As of now, more than half of Trojan’s consumers are men and the company is hoping to expand their market....

BURSTEIN: Sexual assault must be addressed in high school

BURSTEIN: Sexual assault must be addressed in high school

Sarah Burstein March 20, 2016

Sexual assault is a buzzworthy topic for college students in 2016. As soon as I was accepted to Boston University, I was made to think that my university was doing everything it could to prevent cases...

GAMADES: Helms Amendment repeal central to global abortion rights fight

GAMADES: Helms Amendment repeal central to global abortion rights fight

Lucy Gamades February 18, 2016

While Democratic presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton have not been asked about abortion much in the primary debates, their campaigns have both pledged to take action against the...

EDITORIAL: New app simplifies birth control, eliminates doctors

EDITORIAL: New app simplifies birth control, eliminates doctors

Editors January 26, 2016

Vagina owners, rejoice — birth control is now easier than ever to get ahold of. Nurx is a new app that allows women to order birth control and have it delivered to their doors, according to the app’s...

EDITORIAL: Birth control for female inmates an issue of education, not economics

EDITORIAL: Birth control for female inmates an issue of education, not economics

Editors November 4, 2015

The Nashville, Tennessee, news program WSMV 4 ran an investigative segment Monday that looked at “corruption, misuse of taxpayer dollars, criminal activities, scams and dangers to the Middle Tennessee...

EDIT: Controlling birth control?

Daily Free Press Admin March 25, 2014

A divided Supreme Court argued Tuesday whether the religious beliefs of business owners could exempt them from providing their employees insurance coverage for all types of contraceptives under a requirement...

EDIT: Contraception mandates for the rest of you

Daily Free Press Admin April 3, 2013

The federal government does not have the ability to censor a newspaper or the speech of any American citizen. The First amendment also protects religious freedoms and guarantees religious organizations...

EDIT: Schools distribute birth control

Daily Free Press Admin September 25, 2012

Fourteen New York City schools have been offering students Plan B and other birth control pills, according to an article in CNN Monday. The pills were first distributed to students in January 2011 as...

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