Many reproductive health resources in Cochise County focus on preventing teen pregnancies and promoting family planning, leaving abortion and sex education limited. Limitations include a slant toward abstinence-only, Christian-based education in some schools and organizations, and a bias against homosexuality in HIV education. A lack of free abortion referral services and “women’s right-to-know” counseling sessions earned Arizona a…
Marana’s Erin Parsons is very familiar with rodeos. She comes from a well-known Tucson-area rodeo family and began competing in junior events at age 6. Now 29, she is a professional barrel racer and participates in about 20 rodeos each year, including La Fiesta de los Vaqueros, better known as the Tucson Rodeo. The Tucson Rodeo takes place once…
Having greatly improved the lives of those around them and at times elevated entire communities, the women listed below are Arizona women of color who have, locally and nationally, made history. From Northern Arizona to the Southwest, many of these women are educators, others community activists, and most do both. Maria Urquides (1908 – 1994)…
La Representante del Segundo Distrito electoral de Arizona, Martha McSally continúa sin dar una explicación sobre por qué es que votó para recortar los fondos de las clínicas de Planificación Familiar. Estas clínicas representan casi 60,000 consultas de pacientes en el estado de Arizona y muchas de estas consultas son en su propio distrito. En…
Arizona’s 2nd Congressional District Rep. Martha McSally continues to rebuff attempts to explain why she voted to cut off funding to Planned Parenthood clinics that accounted for almost 60,000 patient visits in Arizona, many within her district. There are two Planned Parenthood clinics in Southern Arizona – both sit in McSally’s district. Since the September vote, she has given several interviews…
