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Connecticut State Panel Declares Abortion An Essential Health Care Procedure

June 12, 2012

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Addicting Info, June 12, 2012 by Stephen D. Foster Jr. At least one state in America is willing to defend a woman’s right to make her own reproductive decisions. On Friday, a state panel in Connecticut unanimously declared that abortion is an essential health benefit ,that must be covered by all insurance plans. The state […]

Christian Conservatives vs. Sex: The Long War Over Reproductive Freedom

May 1, 2012

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AlterNet, May 1, 2012 by Rob Boston Americans today enjoy access to effective birth control. But it wasn’t always this way and religious conservatives are trying to turn back the clock. On Nov. 1, 1961, Estelle Griswold and Dr. Charles Lee Buxton did something radical: They opened a clinic in New Haven, Conn., to dispense […]

CT: Rally For Women’s Rights Held At Bushnell Park

April 28, 2012

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Courant.com, April 28, 2012 by SAMAIA HERNANDEZ HARTFORD— Wearing a long colonial dress and bonnet, Kathryn Carbone stood out in a crowd. That was the point. “When you enforce morality, you get Salem,” the New Britain resident said, referring to the notorious witch trials in Massachusetts, at the Unite Women CT rally Saturday at Bushnell […]

Conn. first lady to speak at Unite Women rally

April 28, 2012

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HTR News, April 28, 2012 HARTFORD, Conn. (WTW) — Connecticut first lady Cathy Malloy will be speaking at a Hartford rally promoting women’s rights. The wife of Gov. Dannel Malloy is scheduled to address the crowd at Saturday’s Unite Women Connecticut rally in Bushnell Park. Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman and others are also expected to […]