"Justice Harry A. Blackmun, writing the majority decision in Roe v. Wade in 1973, cited the June 1971 edition of Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, the government’s public health journal, to support one contention in his argument for legalizing abortion. 'Mortality rates for women undergoing early abortions, where the procedure is legal, appear to be as low as, or lower than, the rates for normal childbirth,' he wrote. 'Consequently, any interest of the state has largely disappeared.' The report he cited was by Dr. Pakter and her colleagues."

"An employer who discriminates against an employee or applicant on the basis of the person's gender identity is violating the prohibition on sex discrimination contained in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, according to an opinion issued on April 20 by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The opinion, experts say, could dramatically alter the legal landscape for transgender workers across the nation."

http://www.metroweekly.com/news/?ak=7288

http://rt.com/usa/news/arizona-bill-conception-abortion-387/

Intelligence Squared is a program that arranges Oxford-style debates on a wide range of timely and provocative topics. For this debate, the proposition is MEN ARE FINISHED:

In a modern, post-industrial economy that seems better suited to women than men, many are wondering if men have been permanently left behind. Education and employment statistics point to a clear and growing dominance in women’s status at home and in the workplace. Are men primed for a comeback or have the old rules changed for good? (Media links after the jump.)