In oranges and women courage is often mistaken for insanity - Iron Jawed Angels
If there was ever any doubt that the patriarchy is alive and well in the United States judicial system, the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled that it does not violate a woman’s constitutional rights to shackle her during labor and delivery. There is obviously no one in that court who has ever given [...]
An interesting article on the controversy surrounding post-abortion counseling in the ‘pro-choice’ movement. I do applaud these efforts to provide women with a non-judgmental and non-political space to talk about their abortion experiences. It is essential that we create these spaces in order to reduce the stigma around having an abortion. And let’s face it, [...]
So much for repenting away abortion: the US Dept. of Health and Human Services is now considering regulations to ensure that health care services and organizations cannot “discriminate” against care providers who refuse to dispense birth control or perform abortions for “reasons of conscience.” (see NYTimes article)
If that in itself wasn’t bad enough, the new [...]
This one blows me away. Operation Save America (which used to be Operation Rescue, Randall Terry, remember him?) is descending upon Atlanta, GA this week (Sorry Atlanta! Give ‘em Hell for me!) in their never-ending struggle to end abortion. In looking for some information about their plans for the week, I came across this treatise [...]
Goddess Bless Feminist Women’s Health Centers!! Cedar Rivers Clinic in Washington State just put out a new birth control comparison fact sheet and have eliminated abstinence as an option!! Instead, they offer “sex without risk.” A way to prevent unwanted pregnancy and still have sex! Finally, someone else is saying that abstinence is just not [...]