Sarah McCammon

Sarah McCammon appears in the following:

Gov. Northam Resists Calls To Resign, Despite Demands Across The Political Spectrum

Sunday, February 03, 2019

Virginia Governor Ralph Northam vows to keep working for Virginians while demands across the political spectrum for his resignation continue.

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Virginia Gov. Northam Reverses Statement On Racist Photo

Saturday, February 02, 2019

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam insists that he is not in a racist photo in his yearbook and says he will not resign.

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Va. Gov. Ralph Northam Defies Calls To Resign, Doesn't Recall Being In Racist Photo

Saturday, February 02, 2019

"I do not believe that I am either of the people in the photo," Gov. Northam said of the image, which shows two individuals, one dressed in blackface, and another as a member of the Ku Klux Klan.

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Bipartisan Call For Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam To Resign Over Racist Photos

Saturday, February 02, 2019

Virginia Governor Ralph Northam is facing pressure to resign from both Republicans and Democrats, after racist medical school yearbook pictures from 1984 emerged on Friday.

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Calls For Resignation As Va. Governor Apologizes for Racist Image In 1984 Yearbook

Friday, February 01, 2019

Ralph Northam, a pediatric neurologist and Democrat, was elected in 2017. The photo shows a person wearing blackface standing next to another person wearing a Ku Klux Klan robe.

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Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam's Yearbook Page Shows Men In Blackface And KKK Robes

Friday, February 01, 2019

The medical school yearbook page shows a photo of two men — one in blackface, and one in a Ku Klux Klan robe and hood. It isn't clear, if Northam is one of the men in the photo.

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Failed Virginia Bill Sparks National Debate About Abortion

Thursday, January 31, 2019

President Trump and Republican abortion opponents are criticizing Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam and Democrats in the state over defense of a bill that sought to reduce restrictions on later abortion.

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Lincoln Memorial Standoff Exposes Divisions Among Kentucky Catholics

Sunday, January 27, 2019

The controversy involving a Catholic high school group from Kentucky has underlined racial and political divisions in the country. It's exposing those tensions within the Catholic church as well.

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In Kentucky, Covington Catholic High School Reopens After Threats

Wednesday, January 23, 2019

Students at Covington Catholic High School are back after threats closed school Tuesday. Covington students are at the center of debate over a standoff at the Lincoln Memorial last week.

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Thousands Gather Across U.S. For 3rd Annual Women's Marches

Saturday, January 19, 2019

For the third time since President Trump's inauguration, women have gathered in Washington, D.C., for the Women's March, bringing attention to social justice issues.

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Abortion Rights Opponents Descend Upon Washington For March For Life Rally

Friday, January 18, 2019

Tens of thousands of people were in Washington, D.C., Friday for the 'Right to Life' march, feeling reinvigorated with a new Supreme Court that could put in place sweeping new abortion regulations.

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With Higher Stakes In The Abortion Debate, Activists March On Washington

Friday, January 18, 2019

Anti-abortion rights activists gather once again for the March for Life in Washington, D.C., Friday. This year, they are fresh off the swearing in of conservative Justice Brett Kavanaugh.

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Pastor Nadia Bolz-Weber Gets 'Shameless' About Sex

Sunday, January 13, 2019

Bolz-Weber's new book pulls from her own experiences, stories told by her parishioners and the Bible itself for an examination of the way conservative Christian ideas about sex affect our lives.

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Deerhunter's Bradford Cox On Making Music In Trying Times: 'I'm Just Screaming Out Loud'

Sunday, January 13, 2019

The Georgia-based rock band releases its eighth studio album, Why Hasn't Everything Already Disappeared?, on Jan. 18.

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'Beginnings Always Hide Themselves In The End': Mike Posner On Grieving And Growth

Saturday, January 12, 2019

After major life changes, the singer-songwriter returns with his third studio album, A Real Good Kid. As part of his growth, Posner says he's done making music that he now views as misogynistic.

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A Drug That Eases Miscarriages Is Difficult For Women To Get

Thursday, January 10, 2019

Despite evidence that mifepristone can help recovery from miscarriages, access to the medicine, which is commonly used to provide abortions, remains limited.

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New Treatment For Miscarriages Is Complicated By Abortion Debate

Thursday, January 10, 2019

A medication commonly used to provide abortions can also help ease the recovery process for women experiencing miscarriage. Doctors find it difficult to navigate heavy regulations around the pill.

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Activists Brace For 2019 Abortion-Rights Battles In The States

Wednesday, January 02, 2019

The stakes are higher with a newly configured U.S. Supreme Court. Abortion-rights opponents say they're ultimately hoping to overturn Roe v. Wade.

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Evangelical Writer Kisses An Old Idea Goodbye

Monday, December 17, 2018

Joshua Harris wrote I Kissed Dating Goodbye when he was 21 years old. It became the bible of the evangelical purity movement, which promotes putting off sex until marriage. His ideas have changed.

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Looking Back On President George H.W. Bush's Legacy On Abortion

Tuesday, December 04, 2018

Former President George H.W. Bush is praised by anti-abortion rights groups but he once supported Planned Parenthood and began as a moderate, reflecting a larger GOP shift amid pressure from religious conservatives.

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