http://birthingjoy.net/blog In oranges and women courage is often mistaken for insanity - Iron Jawed Angels Mon, 22 Mar 2010 21:09:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The passage of health care reform is an historic victory. But at what price? The most pro-choice president we've had in a long time sacrificed low-income women's reproductive rights for this 'victory.' But we can't just blame Obama: There has not been a major pro-choice political win at the federal ... http://birthingjoy.net/blog/2010/03/we-need-a-grassroots-movement/ It's been 37 years since the Supreme Court ruled that a woman had a constitutional right to obtain an abortion, and not a day has gone by that someone, somewhere attempted to whittle away women's access to that right. While the legality of abortion seems safe enough for the moment, ... http://birthingjoy.net/blog/2010/01/roe-was-meant-to-be-the-floor/ Today is officially a day of action: to get women out from under the health care bus and get them driving it. So, women, let's get out from under the bus. Health care reform has proven to be the single greatest threat to a woman's human rights in over 30 years. Who ... http://birthingjoy.net/blog/2010/01/take-action-today/ The Hyde Amendment, which restricts federal funding for abortions, is an indefensible obstruction to women's reproductive freedom. All the debate on Stupack-Pitts and Nelson-Hatch has revealed the true purpose of Hyde: to prevent women from having abortions. No, that's not even right, it is to force women to carry unwanted ... http://birthingjoy.net/blog/2009/12/hyde-by-any-other-name/ With a nice return to sanity, the Nelson-Hatch amendment was tabled by the Senate late yesterday. Nelson-Hatch was the Senate version of Stupack, which will not allow women access to abortion services if it becomes part of the new health care reform. It is a minor victory, but heartening nonetheless. I ... http://birthingjoy.net/blog/2009/12/way-to-go-senate/ In an astounding act of misogyny, the US House of Representatives added the Stupack Amendment to HR 3200, passing the most sweeping health care reform bill while simultaneously stripping women of their human rights and dignity. Once again demonstrating our government's willingness to play politics with women's bodies and women's ... http://birthingjoy.net/blog/2009/11/the-stup-amendment/ Anti-abortion democrats are threatening to kill health care reform if there is any chance that federal funding might go towards funding abortion procedures. (see this) Millions of people in the US go without adequate health care because they can't afford it and these uptight white boys are going withhold health ... http://birthingjoy.net/blog/2009/10/playing-politics/ Of all things. The Christian Defense Coalition started a campaign this month, "Abortion is not health care" in order to keep public money from paying for abortion in any health care reform that actually gets passed. These people really are a bunch of crackpots. If abortion is not health care, ... http://birthingjoy.net/blog/2009/09/abortion-is-health-care/ I am truly sick of all the pandering to the right-wingnuts that is going on in the government these days. The debate on health care reform has gotten ridiculous with wingnuts claiming that the reforms will 'kill your grandma' by forcing older folks to submit to euthanasia or that senior ... http://birthingjoy.net/blog/2009/08/who-pays-for-abortion/ I started writing this post last month and got interrupted, so I'm picking it up today.  Apologies for tardiness! I read this posting from the National Advocates for Pregnant Women today. And while I don't know all the details of the case, I found the concept of it highly disturbing. The ... http://birthingjoy.net/blog/2009/08/huh/