On a hazy December day in 2011, as the United States ceded all combat duties to Iraqi security and defense forces, then-Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta thanked Iraqis in a ceremony in Baghdad for their “loyalty to the future of Iraq” and heralded the “independent, free and sovereign Iraq.” This was expected to be the… Read more »
This piece originally appeared on RH Reality Check. On Monday, the Supreme Court issued a landmark decision in the case of Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, likely affecting access to contraception for millions of women across the country. In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court justices decided that “closely held” for-profit corporations are exempt from the Affordable Care Act’s contraception benefit under… Read more »
Today marks the 41st anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision. On January 22, 1973, the Supreme Court issued a decision upholding a person’s right to privacy and abortion. In a 7-2 decision, the Court decided that under the due process clause of the 14th Amendment, a person had the right to access an abortion… Read more »