WARONWOMEN

War on Women

War on Women is an expression in United States politics used to describe Republican Party initiatives that are seen as part of a wide-scale effort to restrict women's rights, especially reproductive rights. Prominent Democrats and feminists have used the phrase to criticize proponents of the laws as trying to force their social views and religious beliefs on a general public through legislation. The legislative initiatives covered by the expression can include access to reproductive health services, particularly birth control and abortion services; how violence against women is prosecuted; how rape is defined for purposes of public funding of abortion for rape ...

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