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Now They're Coming After Our Voting Rights? What's Next - an Eye Patch?
Since, 1965, all US citizen women have had the right to vote in the United States. However, this right to vote is being threatened, swept up in a desperate grab for power by the far right (I stand behind the use of that term). First, Project 2025 is an audacious grab for many of the freedoms that we take for granted, written and supported by far-right Christian ideology - or, at least, what these people say is Christian (I don't believe that what they preach is Christian). Al
jaclynfortini
Oct 162 min read
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Women of Color and Women Immigrants Will Suffer First
One wonders why all of the horrendous cuts to meaningful programs through federal actions are being done. Whom does it serve to do away...
jaclynfortini
Oct 41 min read
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Changes to Statutes of Limitations Help Sexual Assault Survivors
In what I would personally count as a win for criminal and civil laws, statutes of limitations in sex crimes, particularly when the...
jaclynfortini
Sep 222 min read
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Does a Woman in America Put Her Life at Stake by Running for Office?
Recently, I ran across the story of Colorado State Representative Yara Zokaie. In 2025, a Republican State Representative, Ryan Armagost,...
jaclynfortini
Sep 172 min read
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What gives, Justice Roberts?
Behind closed doors, U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice privately lobbied his other conservative judges to not overturn Roe v. Wade , which...
jaclynfortini
Aug 162 min read
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Why Competitive Youth Sports are Ripe for Sexual Abuse
If you've been keeping up on the news in the last few years, you're aware of the bombshell lawsuit against U.S. Gymnastics because of the...
jaclynfortini
Aug 31 min read
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The Case that Keeps Me Up at Night
Amylyn Slaymaker was the victim of domestic violence at the hands of her husband and, one night in 2019, he threatened to kill her while...
jaclynfortini
Jul 42 min read
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Ever Felt Like a Doctor was Downplaying Your Pain Because You're a Woman?
You're not alone. It's a real phenomenon. Women, who are simultaneously: 1) thought to be overdramatic and not able to control their...
jaclynfortini
Jul 42 min read
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The Wage Gap Exists! Just Ask Apple.
There has long been talk about the wage gap between men and women. But how does it break down? How do we prove that it's due to...
jaclynfortini
Jul 42 min read
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Why Diddy's Exoneration Doesn't Matter
P Diddy's criminal trial recently wrapped up, with Diddy being exonerated of the most serious charge - sex trafficking. This seems like a...
jaclynfortini
Jul 42 min read
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Does Biden's Equal Rights Announcement Have Any Teeth?
In January 2025, just before leaving office, President Joe Biden declared the Equal Rights Amendment the 28th Amendment to the U.S....
jaclynfortini
Jun 301 min read
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DV Victims Deserve Safety from Guns
In June 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court decided the case of U.S. v. Rahimi. In that case, the perpetrator, who physically assaulted his...
jaclynfortini
Jun 23 min read
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Gambian Torture Prosecuted in the U.S.
It's easy to see why the trial of former Gambian death squad leader Michael Sang Correa is historic. But before I get into that, let's...
jaclynfortini
Apr 182 min read
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Let's Get this Party Started.
Much like the 7th Circle of Hellhole that is the general newscycle, it's hard to keep track of Women's News. One never knows if it's time...
jaclynfortini
Apr 71 min read
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