Audra McDonald, the star of Shuffle Along on Broadway, found herself pregnant last May, and, a month later, the show’s producers cancelled the remainder of the run, instead of bringing in another performer to take over her role. The producers had purchased an insurance policy from Lloyds, which reportedly covered them in case Ms. McDonald was unable to perform because of “accident or illness”. Putting aside whether the pregnancy was an “accident” (this will be litigated), is it an “illness”?
Reproductive Rights
We must not lose heart
Today, we come together. Many of us with our loved ones and colleagues close wondering what the future holds. Many of us far away from home wondering if there is a place for us in the nation we love.
2000: Medication Abortion Becomes Available in the U.S
1985: Violent Attacks Against Family Planning and Abortion Clinics Escalate
Talking With Margaret Sanger’s Grandson on the 100th Anniversary of Planned Parenthood
Talking With Margaret Sanger’s Grandson on the 100th Anniversary of Planned Parenthood
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On Sunday, Planned Parenthood celebrated 100 years since its first clinic opened its doors. That very first clinic, opened by birth-control activist and educator Margaret Sanger in the Brownsville neighborhood of Brooklyn, was shut down after being open only ten days. Sanger was sentenced to 30 days in a workhouse for being a public nuisance. (She’d avoided jail only two years prior for distributing an illicit newspaper on the subject of birth control, called Family Limitation.) One hundred years later, there are 650 Planned Parenthood clinics serving communities across America — but the fight for women’s reproductive rights and access to care is not over.
Planned Parenthood celebrates 100 years of activism from its NYC roots
Chirlane McCray, front, as Planned Parenthood marks it’s 100th anniversary at City Hall. Sunday.
One hundred years after a Brooklyn nurse was jailed for selling her patients an illegal pamphlet on birth control methods, Planned Parenthood is still redefining activism.
Alex Sanger Discusses His Grandmother, Margaret Sanger
Margaret Sanger’s grandson hopes for a future where we don’t need Planned Parenthood
On Planned Parenthood 100th anniversary, the birth control pioneer’s grandson discusses her legacy.
100 years of Planned Parenthood celebrated at NYC City Hall
Maria Alvarez, Special to Newsday
Alexander Sanger holds up a copy of a flyer printed by his grandmother Margaret Sanger at a ceremony at City Hall in Manhattan celebrating the 100th anniversary of the founding of Planned Parenthood, on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2016. Photo Credit: Anthony Lanzilote
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Dozens of supporters, including numerous Democratic candidates at national and local levels, celebrated 100 years of Planned Parenthood on Sunday, telling tales of its impact on them and promising continued support.
