Left Side of the Aisle #240

Left Side of the Aisle
for the week of March 10-16, 2015

This week:

Abortion rights under attack
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/supremecourt/rights/landmark_casey.html
http://www.guttmacher.org/statecenter/spibs/spib_TRAP.pdf
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-02-24/abortion-clinics-are-closing-at-a-record-pace
http://www.salon.com/2016/02/25/abortion_access_is_vanishing_clinics_are_closing_at_a_rapid_pace_and_shameless_conservative_legislators_are_gunning_for_whats_left/
http://thinkprogress.org/health/2014/08/08/3469232/abortion-safety-trap-laws/
http://khn.org/news/abortion-admitting-privileges-fight/
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/02/us-supreme-court-whole-womens-health-v-hellerstedt/471546/?google_editors_picks=true
http://thinkprogress.org/health/2016/03/03/3756242/70-percent-bills-false/
http://www.utexas.edu/cola/txpep/_files/pdf/Grossman,White,Hopkins,Potter-PublicHealthThreatofAnti-abortionLegislation-Contraception-2014.pdf
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/06/opinion/sunday/the-return-of-the-diy-abortion.html?_r=0
http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/02/politics/supreme-court-abortion-texas/index.html
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/03/supreme-court-texas-abortion-liberal-justices-ginsburg-breyer
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2016/03/02/3755868/the-incredible-shrinking-supreme-court-showdown-over-abortion/
http://theadvocate.com/news/14687281-84/louisiana-legal-requirement-that-abortion-providers-have-hospital-admitting-privileges-is-unconstitu
http://theadvocate.com/news/14981272-172/5th-circuit-ruling-allows-louisiana-to-begin-enforcing-its-abortion-law
http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/04/politics/supreme-court-louisiana-abortion-case/index.html?eref=rss_politics

Most equal countries for women
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2015/11/19/us-falls-28th-global-gender-equality-list/76018174/

Footnote: Most literate nations
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2015/11/19/us-falls-28th-global-gender-equality-list/76018174/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2016/03/08/most-literate-nation-in-the-world-not-the-u-s-new-ranking-says/
http://www.ccsu.edu/wmln/

Somalia is proof our "war on terrorism" is not working
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/despite-us-airstrikes-a-somali-militia-is-rising-again/2016/03/08/2fdeeeb8-e537-11e5-a9ce-681055c7a05f_story.html

Elections in Iran
http://www.chron.com/news/world/article/In-blow-to-Iran-hard-liners-moderates-win-6859930.php
http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/02/opinions/iran-election-key-takeaways/
http://www.care2.com/causes/irans-reformist-elections-may-spell-change-for-the-islamic-republic.html

Clown Award: Immigration Judge Jack Weil
http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2016/03/02/3756017/stupid-kentucky-matrimony-bill/
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2016/0306/Can-toddlers-defend-themselves-in-immigration-court-One-judge-says-so
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/can-a-3-year-old-represent-herself-in-immigration-court-this-judge-thinks-so/2016/03/03/5be59a32-db25-11e5-925f-1d10062cc82d_story.html