Bethanie Ryan

In 1963, Gloria Steinem shocked America with her undercover exposé of the denigration women experienced working in Hugh Hefner’s Playboy Club. Almost half a century later, Hefner parades his “bunnies” around on their own reality show while young girls across the country slap bunny stickers on the bumpers of their first cars. In fall 2011, […]

Now that the “rape and incest” exceptions to laws against abortion are once again making headlines, my own experience sheds what I believe to be desperately needed light on the subject. I am a victim of child sexual abuse — both incest and the family friend variety. I write this story in the hope that

You may remember Feminists for Life speaker Joyce McCauley-Benner’s powerful speech, “Victory Over Violence.” Today, this survivor of sexual assault assists victims of sex trafficking. Please be aware that information contained within the following op-ed may be disturbing to some adults. And although children are sadly experiencing the abuse she writes about, parents are the

Originally published February 3, 2011 In both the current Congress and the last, the term “forcible rape” was included in a bi-partisan bill opposing tax payer funding of abortions. Feminists for Life opposes all forms of violence against women and children — including abortion and rape. By definition, every rape is nonconsensual. Every rape is forced. There are no exceptions.