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Means Of Menstruation, Hannah Eddleston May 2022

Means Of Menstruation, Hannah Eddleston

Senior Honors Projects

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Lg Ms 013 Equalitymaine Archives Finding Aid, Karin A. France Apr 2018

Lg Ms 013 Equalitymaine Archives Finding Aid, Karin A. France

Search the Manuscript Collection (Finding Aids)

Description:

The Maine Lesbian/Gay Political Alliance (MLGPA) was formed in 1984 to advocate for LGBT issues and to educate the public, media, and politicians about them. Now known as EqualityMaine, over the last twenty-five years, the organization has worked to secure civil rights legislation, pass hate crimes protection laws, promote workplace equality and ensure responsible HIV/AIDS policies. The Archives contains organizational records of MLGPA and EqualityMaine, and other materials.

Date Range:

1984-2009

Size of Collection:

14.5 ft.


Maine Women's Giving Tree Quarterly Review Vol. 2, No. 1 (June 2017), Maine Women's Lobby Staff Jun 2017

Maine Women's Giving Tree Quarterly Review Vol. 2, No. 1 (June 2017), Maine Women's Lobby Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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Maine Women's Giving Tree Quarterly Review Vol. 1 No. 1 (2016), Maine Women's Lobby Staff Dec 2016

Maine Women's Giving Tree Quarterly Review Vol. 1 No. 1 (2016), Maine Women's Lobby Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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My Body, Not My Say: Justice Blackmun's Influential Decision In Roe V. Wade, Kisha K. Patel Jul 2016

My Body, Not My Say: Justice Blackmun's Influential Decision In Roe V. Wade, Kisha K. Patel

Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies Summer Fellows

Abortion laws have regulated women’s bodies since the beginning of the country. Many people associate regulation with the case of Roe V. Wade in 1973, in which the Supreme Court ruled that states could not outlaw abortion during the first trimester. Roe v. Wade remains controversial to this day as it failed to establish consensus that women’s decision whether or not to terminate a pregnancy falls within their constitutional right to privacy. Understanding the implications of this decision is fundamental to analyze the debate over the constitutionality of abortion today. This paper examines the opinion written by Justice Blackmun in …


Does The Constitution Protect Abortions Based On Fetal Anomaly?: Examining The Potential For Disability-Selective Abortion Bans In The Age Of Prenatal Whole Genome Sequencing, Greer Donley Jan 2013

Does The Constitution Protect Abortions Based On Fetal Anomaly?: Examining The Potential For Disability-Selective Abortion Bans In The Age Of Prenatal Whole Genome Sequencing, Greer Donley

Articles

This Note examines whether the state or federal government has the power to enact a law that prevents women from obtaining abortions based on their fetus’s genetic abnormality. Such a ban has already been enacted in North Dakota and introduced in Indiana and Missouri. I argue below that this law presents a novel state intrusion on a woman’s right to obtain a pre-viability abortion. Moreover, these pieces of legislation contain an outdated understanding of prenatal genetic testing—the landscape of which is quickly evolving as a result of a new technology: prenatal whole genome sequencing. This Note argues that the incorporation …


The Maine Women's Advocate (2010 - Winter), Maine Women's Lobby Staff Jan 2010

The Maine Women's Advocate (2010 - Winter), Maine Women's Lobby Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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The Maine Women's Advocate (2009 - Winter), Maine Women's Lobby Staff Jan 2009

The Maine Women's Advocate (2009 - Winter), Maine Women's Lobby Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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The Maine Women's Advocate (2009 - Summer), Maine Women's Lobby Staff Jan 2009

The Maine Women's Advocate (2009 - Summer), Maine Women's Lobby Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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The Maine Women's Advocate (2008 - Summer), Maine Women's Lobby Staff Jan 2008

The Maine Women's Advocate (2008 - Summer), Maine Women's Lobby Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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The Maine Women's Advocate (2007 - Fall), Maine Women's Lobby Staff Jan 2007

The Maine Women's Advocate (2007 - Fall), Maine Women's Lobby Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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The Maine Women's Advocate (2007 - Winter), Maine Women's Lobby Staff Jan 2007

The Maine Women's Advocate (2007 - Winter), Maine Women's Lobby Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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The Maine Women's Advocate (2007 - Summer), Maine Women's Lobby Staff Jan 2007

The Maine Women's Advocate (2007 - Summer), Maine Women's Lobby Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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Maine Women's Insider (April 2006), Maine Women's Lobby Staff Apr 2006

Maine Women's Insider (April 2006), Maine Women's Lobby Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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The Maine Women's Advocate (2006 - Fall), Maine Women's Lobby Staff Jan 2006

The Maine Women's Advocate (2006 - Fall), Maine Women's Lobby Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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The Maine Women's Advocate (2006 - Summer), Maine Women's Lobby Staff Jan 2006

The Maine Women's Advocate (2006 - Summer), Maine Women's Lobby Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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The Maine Women's Advocate (2006 - Winter), Maine Women's Lobby Staff Jan 2006

The Maine Women's Advocate (2006 - Winter), Maine Women's Lobby Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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Maine Women's Advocate No. 39 (Summer 2005), Maine Women's Lobby Staff Jul 2005

Maine Women's Advocate No. 39 (Summer 2005), Maine Women's Lobby Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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Maine Women's Advocate_No. 38 (Winter-Spring 2005), Maine Women's Lobby Staff Mar 2005

Maine Women's Advocate_No. 38 (Winter-Spring 2005), Maine Women's Lobby Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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Maine Women's Advocate No. 36 (Winter 2004), Maine Women's Lobby Staff Jan 2004

Maine Women's Advocate No. 36 (Winter 2004), Maine Women's Lobby Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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Maine Women's Advocate No. 34 (Summer 2002), Maine Women's Lobby, Maine Women's Policy Center Staff Jul 2002

Maine Women's Advocate No. 34 (Summer 2002), Maine Women's Lobby, Maine Women's Policy Center Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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Maine Women's Advocate No. 33 (Winter 2002), Maine Women's Lobby, Maine Women's Policy Center Staff Jan 2002

Maine Women's Advocate No. 33 (Winter 2002), Maine Women's Lobby, Maine Women's Policy Center Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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Maine Women's Advocate No. 32 (Summer 2001), Maine Women's Lobby, Maine Women's Policy Center Staff Jul 2001

Maine Women's Advocate No. 32 (Summer 2001), Maine Women's Lobby, Maine Women's Policy Center Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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The Lobbyist No. 31 (Winter 2001), Maine Women's Lobby Staff Jan 2001

The Lobbyist No. 31 (Winter 2001), Maine Women's Lobby Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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The Lobbyist No. 28 (Winter 2000), Maine Women's Lobby Staff Jan 2000

The Lobbyist No. 28 (Winter 2000), Maine Women's Lobby Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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The Lobbyist No. 29 (Spring 2000), Maine Women's Lobby Staff Jan 2000

The Lobbyist No. 29 (Spring 2000), Maine Women's Lobby Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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The Lobbyist No. 25 (May 1999), Maine Women's Lobby Staff May 1999

The Lobbyist No. 25 (May 1999), Maine Women's Lobby Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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The Lobbyist No. 24 (February 1999), Maine Women's Lobby Staff Feb 1999

The Lobbyist No. 24 (February 1999), Maine Women's Lobby Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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The Lobbyist No. 27 (Fall 1999), Maine Women's Lobby Staff Jan 1999

The Lobbyist No. 27 (Fall 1999), Maine Women's Lobby Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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The Lobbyist No. 23 (October 1998), Maine Women's Lobby Staff Oct 1998

The Lobbyist No. 23 (October 1998), Maine Women's Lobby Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.