In 2013, the Virginia Board of Health finalized onerous and medically-unnecessary restrictions designed close women’s health centers that provide comprehensive reproductive health care, like cancer screenings and birth control, as well as safe, legal first-trimester abortion. The Board ignored the advice of medical experts and the input of thousands of Virginians, instead bowing to political influences intent on shutting down women's health centers. The Department of Health is now reviewing these restrictions and will decide whether they should be rewritten. Join us in submitting a public comment and tell the Health Commissioner and Board of Health to repeal and rewrite these politically-motivated restrictions to protect women's health and safety by relying on medicine, not politics.

A CALL TO END ABUSE, EXPLOITATION AND TRAFFICKING OF WOMEN AND GIRLS IN NIGERIA WHEREAS, Since the abduction of the more than 300 Nigerian girls from there school dormitories in the middle of the night, with 217 still being held hostage has triggered a massive crisis in the country and WHEREAS, This continues to contest its influence across the region and has sparked International outrage and Demand for their IMMEDIATE RELEASE and WHEREAS, The Bo Ko Haram continues to undermine the authority of the Nigerian Government and the United Nations in an effort to restore order, guarantee the Safety, Freedom and Human Rights for the 217 Girls and their return under the Rule of Law, we want the President of Nigeria to intensify the Nigerian Governments efforts to rescue these girls by any means necessary.

Washington Post editorial page editor Fred Hiatt sees nothing wrong with a column that claims rape victims are privileged, that most assaults are made up, and that the stigma of victimhood is actually a status symbol.

My Name is Jacqueline Rowe and I am a SURVIVOR, and now a strong THRIVER. Far too many families are being affected mentally and physically by the hands of domestic violence and as a large result we are losing more children by the seconds from this crime called Domestic Violence.

I'm a single female homeowner who resides by herself. For first time I called 1st time (lived 15 yrs prior in same district, never have once called for help)..This is my home I purchased after paying taxes, taking financial resp for my elderly parents,,saved every penny to purchase my very own home without a pennys help from anyone. I had a 250Lb, criminal, dangerous felon..I was assaulted, incurred physical damage (they came out twice to take follow up puctures of the injuries). And the the proprietary stolen all in my residence, on my property...I WAS DENIED, REFUSED, OF MY GIVEN RIGHT AS A VICTIM UNDER DARCY'S LAW,,.REFUSSAL TO TAJE A STMT FROM ME (STACKS OF DOCUMENTED PROOF AS TO LEGIMIZE MY FEARS, THE CRIMINAL VIOLENT ACTUVITY ON CITY, STATE, FEDERAL LEVEL THAT THEY'RE NOT AWARE OF, EVERY EFFORT TO SUBMIT, OR TO FINISH ONE SENTENCE WAS ABSULTELY CUT IFF WITH THE MIST THREANTENING VOICE AND REFUSAL TAJE A SINGLE NOTE FROM I, CUT ME IFF AT EVERY SENTENCE. THIS WAS CIMPLETE RETALIATION FOR SUNPLY MAKING A COMPLAINT AS I WAS TOLD TO DO SO BY THE POLICE, AND DIR SUMPLY ASKING FOR INTERNSK AFFAIRS PHONE NUMBER. IM BEUNG TOLD I SHOULD MOVE. IM NOT THE CRIMINAL, WHY SHOULD I RUN?.IM IN DISBELIEF AS TO THE CORRUPTION, I'VE HEARD ABOUT IT, BUT NEVER DID I FATHOM IT. I ALSO HAVE 23FUL, DETAILED REPORT AS TO MY MEDICAL CONDITION ..BUT MY BUGGEST CONCERN FOR OTHER FEMALE VICTIMS (WE DONT CALL FOR A REASON, BC WERE SCARED..SO THEE ONE TIME I DO, IM DENIED OF HUMWN DECENCY OF MY VICTIMS RIGHTS!!!.I'm 97lb female, he is 250lb Hispanic make who is a drug dealer with rpfelony records since he was 19!!.i was only trying to get away , not to exacerbate the situation, which I feel muh more fear..I'm living in fear in my home. PLEASE HELP!!! NO FEMALE SHOULD LIVE IN FEAR. there's been too many incidents amongst us females who've BEEn repeatedly dismissed by all white men..most of us are ethnic single females. They don't treat the male taxpayers, homeowners with same apathetic. Degrading, sexist conduct. Please help!!.my only divion now has placed more of a threat with retalitory action from the perpetator, and they have placed more of a fear from LAPD Devonshire division. I ONLY WANTED MY VICTIMS RIGHT..RIGHT TO A STMT AND RIGHT TO MY PROPERTY STOLEN,,HELP.

The Washington Post actually just published an opinion piece mocking sexual assault survivors and saying that women want to be raped. The author, conservative columnist George Will, goes so far as to write that colleges are making "victimhood a coveted status" by taking public steps to curb sexual assaults on campus. He even implies that non-consensual sex is not rape, when in fact it's the very definition of rape! George Will makes his living writing columns that many people disagree with. But his latest column has gone too far. Rape is a serious crime--accusing women of making it up and arguing schools shouldn't be addressing sexual assault puts both women and men at risk. By publishing George Will's piece, The Washington Post is amplifying some of the most insidious lies that perpetuate rape culture. It's not just wrong--it's dangerous.

Call on Apple Inc. to cancel the purchase of Beats Music and Beats Electronics. If they do not, all moral people should consider boycotting Apple. A major owner and co-founder of Beats Music and Beats Electronics, Andre Romelle Young (a.k.a. "Dr Dre") has allegedly practiced and promoted violence, particularly against woman. Two or more women have accused Andre Young of severely beating them. "Dr Dre's" former girlfriend, Michel'le Toussant (a.k.a. Michel'le) said that "Dr Dre" broke her nose, and repeatedly blackened her eyes. Speaking of "Dr Dre", Michel'le said "I did five videos and we had to cover three black eyes. It seemed like the day before a video, I would get a black eye and we had to cover it." "Dr Dre" is the father of Michel'le's son, Marcel. Denise "Dee" Barnes, is a performer whose stage name was "D Zire". According to Rolling Stone reporter Alan Light, on January 27, 1991, "Dr Dre" encountered Barnes at a record release party in Hollywood, and "He ["Dr Dre"] picked her up by her hair and began slamming her head and the right side of her body repeatedly against a brick wall near the stairway as his bodyguard held off the crowd with a gun. After Dre tried to throw her down the stairs and failed, he began kicking her in the ribs and hands. She escaped and ran into the women's rest room. Dre followed her and grabbed her from behind by the hair again and proceeded to punch her in the back of the head." Another major owner and co-founder of Beats is Jimmy Iovine. Jimmy Iovine and “Dr Dre” have each produced many rap artists whose lyrics are violent. Here are parts of just one song from “Dr Dre”: “Who is the man with the masterplan? A Nigga Witta motherf*cking Gun! See I never take a step on a Compton block or LA without the AK ready to pop. And for a youth to survive a nigga gotta be a gangster. And I'm a nigga you can't remove. Took out a lot of motherf*uckers for tryin' to prove to their homies they can hang by dealin' with me. But once again in the end they D-E-A-D. I never did time on a murder yet. If you see me on the solo moves believe that I'm strapped .44, .38 or AK 47. You want a stairway to heaven? Just put my finger on the trigger and pull back and lay a punk motherfucker flat.” Is this what Apple wants to support? Is this what Apple wants to promote? By paying these men approximately $3 billion? If this is what Apple wants, please do not support Apple in any way. Call on Apple to cancel the purchase of Beats Music and Beats Electronics.

As a Georgia state representative, Michael Boggs made a name for himself with his anti-choice, anti-women, anti-health crusades. And now he's up for a lifetime appointment as a federal judge.

To prove we need my case looked at further. I'm not guilty, and I trusted State Police and I'm being put through something no one should go through. I have medical problems that have continuously occured since the rape. Please help me.

Are you over-emotional? Fickle? Constantly taxed by your own moronic brain? Then you're Missouri's vision of women seeking abortions — and has it got a law for you.

Yahoo is profiting from ads that mislead and lie to women, and it has to stop. As you read this, women are searching for "abortion clinics" on Yahoo. But the majority of the ads they'll get are for anti-choice crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs) and groups that oppose abortion. In reality, CPCs are predatory organizations that lure women in to tell them dangerous lies--that they will get cancer or become suicidal if they get an abortion--or even to dissuade them from using birth control. Google just took down a slew of deceptive CPC ads. Yahoo has advertising policies to prevent this kind of deception, and they need to enforce them. Billions of people use Yahoo each month, and if Yahoo does nothing, the tens of thousands of women who search for abortion counseling will be subjected to lies and deception.

Tomorrow, the California Assembly Health Committee will consider an abortion ban that stigmatizes our community and could lead to racial profiling of Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) women in the doctors office. We’re outraged that this is happening in the state with the highest number of AAPIs, and during the first week of Asian American Heritage Month no less. Tell California lawmakers to reject AB2336. AB 2336 is a wolf in sheep’s clothing. As with similar bans spreading across the country, the people behind AB 2336 consistently vote against women’s rights- including reproductive rights, equal pay, and freedom from gender-based violence. They say this “sex selective abortion ban” is about gender equality, but it’s really about banning abortion. They’re doing it under the pretense of equality to pass it through without a fight. Worse, AB 2336 stereotypes the AAPI community. Without conclusive evidence, anti-choice politicians are saying Asian immigrants are bringing backward values to the U.S. and practicing sex-selection because they prefer boy children. They’re relying on what is happening in India and China, and on anti-immigrant sentiment, to try and pass this bill on the backs of AAPI women. If this bill passes, doctors in California may scrutinize AAPI women’s health decisions in ways other women wouldn’t be subject to. They may even decide not to provide us abortion care, out of fear of going to jail and paying heavy fines. This is unacceptable. Tell California lawmakers to vote NO on AB 2336.