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War on Women

Drug Policy

This Alabama Woman Was Jailed for 3 Months Because She Smoked Pot While Pregnant

Pregnant and postpartum women arrested on minor drug charges can find themselves locked up for months in Etowah County.

Emma Camp | 9.9.2022 4:06 PM

Reason Roundup

Anyone Who 'Aids or Abets' Abortion Could Be Sued Under New Texas 'Heartbeat Bill'

Plus: Death penalty proposed for Atlanta massage parlor shooter, judge tosses Google antitrust suit, and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 5.14.2021 9:30 AM

Reason Roundup

The Obamacare Birth Control Coverage Fight That Never Ends

Plus: Biden echoes Trump on trade, tech ties to cops revealed, and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 7.9.2020 10:02 AM

Brickbats

Brickbat: Leaving a Bad Taste in Your Mouth

Charles Oliver | 9.17.2018 4:00 AM

Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton Spreads Fake News, Suggests Brett Kavanaugh Will Ban Birth Control

Clinton runs with a Kamala Harris whopper that's already been debunked.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 9.12.2018 1:40 PM

FOSTA

House Passes 'Anti Sex-Trafficking' Bill Opposed by Both DOJ and Trafficking Survivors

The bill makes "promoting prostitution" a federal crime, holds websites legally liable for user-posted content, and lets states retroactively prosecute offenders.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 2.28.2018 1:30 PM

Abortion

Doctors Call for Decriminalization of Self-Induced Abortion

With abortion pills easily accessible online, the issue could be a big one in coming years.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 1.4.2018 7:45 AM

Sex Trafficking

Feds Crack Down on New National Security Threat: Unlicensed Massages

Massage-parlor panic is crushing small businesses, civil liberties, and people's lives. Here are eight examples from October.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 10.26.2017 1:14 PM

Operation Cross Country

Feds 'Rescue' Women from Freedom and Money in 11th 'Operation Cross Country'

Hear from the real victims of this cruel FBI charade.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 10.18.2017 11:25 AM

War on Women

There Aren't Enough Beds in This Virginia Jail for All the Women Caught in Heroin and 'Human Trafficking' Dragnets

"We don't have enough space for them," said sheriff.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 10.12.2017 1:35 PM

Affordable Care Act

No, the AHCA Doesn't Make Rape a Preexisting Condition

Geezus, people.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 5.5.2017 11:45 AM

Sex Trafficking

Topeka Teen With Violent Pimp Faces More Than 10 Years in Prison for Sex Trafficking

Kansas CPS said Anthony Long was to stay far away from then 16-year-old Hope Zeferjohn. He didn't listen. Now she's being treated as his accomplice.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 4.10.2017 3:53 PM

Police Abuse

Victims Were Kids for One-Third of U.S. Police Officers Who Lost Badges for Sexual Misconduct

Officers frequently "use the power of their badge to prey on the vulnerable," finds AP analysis.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 11.2.2016 2:20 PM

Abortion

ACLU Sues Over Indiana Law Creating a Protected Class of Fetuses

The new law may also require pregnant women who have miscarriages to bury or cremate their fetal remains.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 5.2.2016 6:00 PM

Policy

The War on Sex Trafficking Is the New War on Drugs

And the results will be just as disastrous, for "perpetrators" and "victims" alike.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 9.30.2015 6:00 AM

Politics

Fiorina's Feminism Strategy

Fiorina's been playing now-you-see-it, now-you-don't with the so-called gender card. Will it work?

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 9.18.2015 2:45 PM

Politics

Obamacare to Blame for U.S. Abortion Clinic Shutdowns?

Vox writer suggests Obamacare is "one root cause" of U.S. abortion clinics "shuttering at an unprecedented rate."

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 9.9.2015 8:00 AM

Politics

GOP Candidates Respond to Kellygate, Trump Calls Us All Deviants

The circus surrounding GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump and Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly continues.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 8.8.2015 2:25 PM

Policy

No, Sex Trafficking Isn't a Misdemeanor in Maryland

Unless you think all prostitution is sex trafficking...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 8.6.2015 3:15 PM

Politics

Libertarians Should Look Twice at Planned Parenthood Defunding Efforts

GOP move to "defund Planned Parenthood" isn't all it's cracked up to be.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 7.30.2015 8:30 AM

Culture

Anti-Porn Summit on Capitol Hill Mixes Moralist, Feminist, and Public Health Rhetoric With Insane Results

Everything old is new again!

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 7.14.2015 3:30 PM

Policy

"21st Century Women's Health Act" Would Expand Federal Funding for Everything From Birth Control to Campus Rape Prevention

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 3.6.2015 4:20 PM

Trans

Why Would A Store Think Cisgender Women Don't Want to Share a Restroom with Transgender* Women?

Transgendered woman required to use men's room. Why?

Ronald Bailey | 1.27.2015 2:49 PM

Politics

House Leadership Should Thank GOP Women for Thwarting Anti-Abortion Bill

From a political standpoint, the legislation was baffling.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 1.23.2015 12:15 PM

Politics

Democrats Couldn't Count on Women for Victories in Midterm 2014 Elections. Will They Learn?

Did Democrats woo women at the expense of young and independent voters?

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 11.5.2014 3:25 PM

Politics

'War on Women' Rhetoric Not Translating to Election 2014 Support for Democrats

Evoking "The Handmaid's Tale" as a supposed GOP policy goal isn't guaranteeing success at the polls.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 10.29.2014 4:31 PM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: The War on War

Matt Welch | 8.29.2014 7:49 PM

Policy

Senate Republicans' Birth Control Bill Could Pave the Way for Over-the-Counter Contraception

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 7.16.2014 12:11 PM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: Immigrant Kids, Israel vs. Hamas, War on Women, Berkeley 'Free' Pot, Political Dynasties, Welfare vs. Jobs, Transparency Advocates vs. Obama, Plus Aftershow!

Matt Welch | 7.8.2014 8:24 PM

Policy

Friday Funnies: Equal Pay

Chip Bok | 4.25.2014 7:00 AM

Culture

The Overwrought 'Blurred Lines' Backlash

Just say no to Big Sister.

Cathy Young | 4.23.2014 8:30 AM

Culture

Cathy Young on the Overwrought 'Blurred Lines' Backlash

Reason Staff | 4.23.2014 8:30 AM

Politics

Can Rand Paul Get Votes From Women? (Hint: He Already Has)

Nick Gillespie | 2.3.2014 8:42 AM

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