Logan Judy

In 2010, through legislation aimed at health care reform, Congress created the Pregnancy Assistance Fund to provide support and services for pregnant and parenting teens, pregnant and parenting college students, and pregnant victims of violence. The Pregnancy Assistance Fund was inspired in part by Feminists for Life’s Elizabeth Cady Stanton Pregnant and Parenting Student Services […]

The Violence Against Women Act was first passed in 1994 and reauthorized in 2000, 2005. As we await the introduction of VAWA this year, it is important to remind ourselves of the gains women have made through this historic legislation and to identify those areas that still require our full support.   Every iteration of

When you have endured violence at the hands of a man, it is easy to turn your fear and anger toward men in general—especially if you have been hurt multiple times. Suddenly, you start seeing every man as a perpetrator, an abuser, or at the very least someone not to be trusted. You see your

In 2006, when the Office on Violence Against Women surveyed women about domestic violence, respondents did not commonly list it among the most pressing challenges facing women, though most agreed that it is a serious problem in the United States. The apparent cause of this discrepancy, upon further conversation with surveyed women, was an “‘out-of-sight,