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When Can’t a Woman Choose?

So here is fodder for conversation: When is it not ok for a woman to have an abortion?
In reading Frances Kissling’s piece, my gut response is the original intention of the Roe decision: the decision to have an abortion should be left to the woman and her doctor. If a doctor feels s/he cannot ethically [...]

Is there Common Ground in Abortion Reduction?

The following is a piece I wrote for a newsletter that got bumped after Dr. George Tiller was assassinated and the space was needed for other things. This piece is probably very toned down from what I would write today. I am even less convinced than ever that Obama’s common ground efforts are really going [...]

Another Sad Day

It’s like salt in the wound. The Tiller family announced today that they are closing the clinic. Permanently. As one of my volunteers asked me, how do we spin this so it doesn’t sound like utter defeat? I’m at a loss.
I keep telling myself, we ARE winning. We ARE WINNING. The discussion of late-term abortion [...]

A Sad, Sad Day

I am still reeling from the shock that a man shot George Tiller in front of his church on Sunday morning. I can’t seem to wrap my mind around the fact that after years of harassment, death threats and shootings, George Tiller is dead. Words cannot describe the loss of this man.
My favorite quote from [...]