Welcome to Ohio Women’s Watch
Welcome to Ohio Women’s Watch.
The War on Women is real. And it’s not just being waged on the nation’s airwaves by outrageous, right-wing broadcasters. In Congress and in Statehouses all across America, battles we believed were won long ago are being re-fought. Freedom of choice, contraception, access to basic health care—all are under assault. But this time, the assault is with a breath-taking misogyny that reeks of hostility toward all women.
While Ohio women were successful this week in fending off an attempt to eliminate funding for Planned Parenthood, a stealth campaign against women’s rights has been underway since the beginning of this legislative term at the Ohio statehouse. [Read more…]