Crimes Against Women

New law making it illegal for doctors to perform abortions already being called “the most draconian statewide anti-abortion measure ever.” While America continues to distract itself with the ever-expanding circus that is the GOP Primary Cycle, state legislatures nationwide are not-so-quietly continuing their all-out assault on reproductive rights and women’s …

The National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence Against Women released a statement Thursday opposing anti-transgender initiatives–such as North Carolina’s notorious HB2–because they will inevitably increase violence against transgender people rather than protect women from violence. 250+ Anti-Sexual Assault & Domestic Violence Orgs: Support Trans Community https://t.co/xI41ybQWw3 #ProtectEveryone …

“The claims you will make against your rapist will be ignored, much like your right to feel safe at school” A new ad campaign is taking a bold stand against the epidemic of sexual assault on college campuses by targeting college-bound high school seniors urging them to research and thoroughly consider their …

USWNT players still paid as little as 40% of what USMNT players earn Five of the biggest stars on the reigning World Cup Champion US Women’s National Team (USWNT) filed a federal complaint two weeks ago on behalf of the entire team to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, accusing the U.S. …

Fox Host Stuart Varney says “The real story here now is, the law is now controlling intimate relationships between men and women” Fox Business host Stuart Varney on Thursday demonstrated an alarming lack of understanding surrounding the painfully simple principle of consent in a sexual relationship, calling the “Yes Means Yes …

In Maryland, Anne Arundel County Sheriff Ronald Bateman, 54, was arrested for second-degree misdemeanor assault after an alleged domestic violence incident yesterday. Around 7:30 PM on Sunday, officers received a domestic violence call and reported to Bateman’s home on Pasadena Yacht Yard Road. Sheriff Bateman’s wife Elsie told police that …

A report published by the independent Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on the treatment of women in Pakistan has revealed horrific widespread abuse.  The group’s annual report details gang rapes, acid attacks, kidnapping, amputations, burnings and over a thousand “honor” crimes where women were killed for “domestic disputes, alleged illicit …

80-year old Douglas Whinery of Tustin, California was arrested last week and on charged on Tuesday.  The Orange County District Attorney’s Office said Whinery was charged with sexually assaulting a 10-year-old and an 80-year-old girl. If convicted of the charges, Whinery could face a 100 year to life sentence. He faces …

On his Facebook page, anti-abortion activist David Daleiden posted Tuesday that his home had been raided by the California Department of Justice, which seized a laptop and multiple hard drives. Daleiden was indicted in January on a felony charge of tampering with a governmental record and on a misdemeanor charge for …

Officer Alexander Ego was fired by police chief Fred Fletcher on Tuesday.  The officer was accused of sexual assault and inappropriate sexual behavior while on duty last week after a complaint was filed March 30 for an incident on March 25. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, which began reviewing the …

Chewed out by Florida woman Cara Jennings for cutting medicaid and de-funding Planned Parenthood  Calls Florida Governor an “a–hole” and an “embarrassment”  Rick Scott, the Trump-loving, women-hating governor of Florida, can’t even visit a local Starbucks for a caffeine fix without hearing from disgruntled Floridians enraged over his political theater. …

Speaking to John Dickerson on CBS’ ‘Face The Nation,’ Trump reiterates that he won’t be firing Corey Lewandowski for assaulting Michelle Fields  When asked about violence towards women, offers half-hearted condemnation eerily reminiscent to his “disavowing” of endorsements from white supremacists/neo-nazis  Donald Trump’s problems with women seem to only be getting …

Says “We’re going to leave this up to the states to work this out the way they want to”  Less than one week after GOP Front-runner Donald Trump supported punishing women who have an abortion  Last week, Donald Trump shocked voters at a Town Hall in Wisconsin when he responded …

Women’s Team earned significantly less than the male players last year Five of the biggest names on the team listed on the lawsuit  Carli Lloyd, Alex Morgan, Megan Rapinoe, Becky Sauerbrunn and Hope Solo, five of the biggest names on the U.S. women’s national soccer team (USWNT) and reigning 2015 …

Proposed Amendment House Joint Resolution 98, which would ban abortion permanently in the Missouri Constitution Insists fetuses be afforded ‘constitutional protections’ That awkward moment when a male lawmaker lectures women that it his duty “as a former embryo” to strip abortion rights from women who don’t know any better. Well, …