Antiabortion states are dragging women back to pre-Civil War times
U.S. women are not only being dragged back to the days before 1973, when Roe v. Wade was handed down, but to antebellum times. Literally. For example, if the Supreme Court overturns Roe, as expected imminently, Wisconsin’s law criminalizing abortion dating to 1849 will go into effect. Now, antiabortionists are even seeking to subject women […]
Science and reason must prevail over religious exemption claims
The battle against science by those faithful claiming they have the right to a “religious exemption” from Covid vaccination mandates is on full display in ongoing lawsuits out of Maine and New York. Both legal fights also shockingly expose the continuing threat of anti-abortion zealotry to a rational American health care policy. Health care workers […]
Victories, media attention — and to a secular July Fourth
Victories and media coverage — the Freedom From Religion Foundation gathered a lot of both this week.
Handmaid danger conceivably fading
Why has the novel Handmaid’s Tale had such a strong impact? Here’s my theory.
Gloria Steinem and Margaret Atwood are at our convention — and we’re at the Supreme Court
Big names and big cases — this week was incredibly big for us at the Freedom From Religion Foundation.
We enjoy being in the spotlight
We at the Freedom From Religion Foundation are pleased when the secular perspective gets spotlighted in the media.