Jill Filipovic
Writer. Lawyer. Author of the The H-Spot: The Feminist Pursuit of Happiness. @newamerica fellow.
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Why the Fight Over Abortion Is Unrelenting
The abortion-rights debate raises questions about women’s rights that remain unresolved 46 years after Roe v. Wade.
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Jill Filipovic
What drives abortion restrictions and opposition to abortion rights? A deep desire to control women, to enforce traditional gender roles, and to impose a cost for recreational sex.
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My Rapist Apologized
I still needed an abortion.
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Jill Filipovic
This by Michelle Alexander is one of the best and most important pieces on abortion and sexual violence I have ever read. Stop what you're doing and read it all. Share it. Talk about it. These stories are so crucial.
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How Joe Biden Struggled with Abortion Rights for Decades
Mr. Biden voted to allow states to overturn Roe v. Wade in 1982, then later voted against it. His back-and-forth over abortion has been a hallmark of his career.
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‘I Did My Best to Stop American Foreign Policy’: Bernie Sanders on the 1980s
In an interview, one of the leading candidates for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination discusses his long-held opposition to war and his support for socialist leaders.
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Jill Filipovic
I get being frustrated by reporters, but Bernie here is shockingly rude to @melbournecoal, who is just trying to do her job. We already have a president who attacks the press, condescends and refuses to answer questions he deems stupid.
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Alabama’s Abortion Bill Is Immoral, Inhumane, and Wildly Inconsistent
The measure passed by Alabama’s Senate on Tuesday is just one more link on a world-spanning chain of misogyny that punishes all women and girls.
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Jill Filipovic
A law that forces women to carry pregnancies they don’t want does the same thing as the rapist: It strips a woman of control over her most intimate parts, invading her body against her will.
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They Were Jailed for Miscarriages. Now, Campaign Aims to End Abortion Ban.
Women’s rights groups in El Salvador are urging lawmakers to allow abortions when a woman’s life is at risk and for minors who are raped.
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Jill Filipovic
A great many women around the world have gone to the hospital while having miscarriages and have been arrested. This is not a "what if?" scenario. This is real life in "pro-life" countries.
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'Heartbeat bills' reveal extremist anti-abortion view that values unborn over women
The anti-abortion movement pays lip service to caring for women, but there is only one thing they care about: the unborn. I care about all lives.
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Jill Filipovic
I wish more folks were as thoughtful and humble as @KirstenPowers is here. Choosing openness, humility and empathy over self-righteousness, and following that to where it leads, is one of the most human things you can do. It's also one of the hardest.
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The Disciplines Where No Black People Earn Ph.D.s
In more than a dozen academic fields—largely STEM related—not a single black student earned a doctoral degree in 2017.
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Jill Filipovic
"In 2017, there were more than a dozen fields—largely subfields within science, technology, engineering, and math—in which not a single doctoral degree was awarded to a black person anywhere in the United States."
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Poway Synagogue Vigil Erupts Into Debate About Trump
A sharp left-right divide was torn open as people came to mourn a Jewish woman allegedly murdered by a white terrorist.
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Jill Filipovic
Well this vigil sounds... interesting. First a rabbi proposes prayer in school as the best way to end gun violence (and anti-Semitism?); then Janice (literally) jumps on stage to say that "If this boy had Jesus in his heart, he wouldn't have had a gun.”
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How a viral image of breasts exposes science's obsession with the male body | Jill Filipovic
An image of female anatomy has highlighted the far-reaching effects of treating the male of the species as the default
Trump's anti-abortion agenda has begun an all-out war on women's rights
Pro-lifers think they now have the Supreme Court votes to overturn Roe v. Wade. And they're setting up the legal fights to get there.
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Jill Filipovic
Does it feel like attacks on abortion rights are scaling up? They are. Thanks to Trump and Kavanaugh, abortion foes are more emboldened than ever. Instead of chipping away at abortion rights, they're trying to overturn Roe entirely.
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University of the Arts rejects calls to fire Camille Paglia
Students and others demand her dismissal because of statements on Me Too and on transgender people.
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Jill Filipovic
I cannot stand Camille Paglia. I disagree with her on nearly everything and think she's a terrible person with bad ideas. I also think it's a dangerous assault on academic freedom to demand she be fired.
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There Is No Good Reason Prisoners Can’t Vote
Maine and Vermont allow inmates to cast ballots. The 48 other states should too.
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Jill Filipovic
Really good from @jbouie, and I was pleased to see Sanders take a stand on this. You don't give up your citizenship when you go to prison, and prisoners should be able to vote.
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The misogynist trolls attacking Katie Bouman are the tip of the trashpile | Jill Filipovic
Trolls latched on to Bouman’s achievement of the first black hole image with a vitriol that, in a saner world, would be shocking – but is par for the course for women
Bernie Sanders Was Helped By The #NeverHillary Vote. What Does That Mean For His Chances Now?
Bernie Sanders picked up support in some unusual places during his 2016 campaign to be the Democratic presidential nominee. The self-described democratic social…
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Jill Filipovic
@Bodyisturd There is evidence that a number of Bernie supporters voted for Trump or other candidates, contributing to Clinton's loss.
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How Old Is 37? Depends on Your Gender
Kirsten Gillibrand, Pete Buttigieg and the fresh-face fallacy.
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Jill Filipovic
Young women in politics are unprepared, under-qualified and “in a hurry.” Young men are brilliant, promising executive material. Why all the bright young things in this presidential cycle are bright young men
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Anti-Abortion Movie's Twitter Account Briefly Suspended
After several users screenshotted notices of the suspension on the service and tagged Twitter and its co-founder and CEO Jack Dorsey, the account was restored.
Brunei’s New Anti LGBTQ Law Introduces Stoning and Whipping
The law is set to take effect next week.
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Jill Filipovic
Brunei is set to become the first country in Asia to make homosexuality punishable by stoning and death. The continued rise of right-wing fundamentalism across the world should concern all of us.
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Why some Democrats say: Don't sleep on 'Mayor Pete' Buttigieg
The South Bend mayor is having a moment with Democrats, from the blue-checkmark salons of Twitter to the house parties of the early-voting states.
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Jill Filipovic
Talked to @jonallendc about Mayor Pete. He’s smart and exciting! But also, a 37-year-old female mayor of a small town would not be getting this kind of press. The problem with seeking out a Great Man to save us is that all the Great Men are men.
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When Honest Women Replace ‘Self-Made’ Men
Female politicians show that rising to power is a group effort.
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Jill Filipovic
Women credit those who inspired their success, supported their ascent and cleared the trail so they could walk further still. By contrast, male presidential candidates cast themselves as Great Men, products of individual hard work, destined for this moment
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