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I don’t think it’s good for feminism that ending sexism is seen as something without direct benefits for men, when…
I disagree. I do think there are ways that men are hurt by sexism that have no equivalent in your…
Speaking as a man I would never join an organisation that focuses on men's issues. To do so would be…
Why are there no dedicated left orgs like that? In the UK there's the Men and Boys Coalition. In the…
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Category Archives: Abortion & reproductive rights
More Consideration of Palins and Privacy
I tend to agree with Ampersand when he says that Bristol Palin and her pregnancy should not be part of the national discourse. In fact, I urged him to make the post yesterday in which he argued: It’s appalling that … Continue reading
Gloucester Principal Steps Down, Pities Self
Boy, I really feel bad for this guy: A Massachusetts high school principal who was quoted in a magazine as saying that some teenagers had made a pact to get pregnant has resigned. Gloucester High School principal Joseph Sullivan said … Continue reading
Shed a Tear for Phil Kline
This is the kind of news that just warms the cockles of my heart: A political newcomer knocked Phill Kline out of the race for Johnson County district attorney Tuesday, defeating the hopes of abortion opponents who had campaigned nationwide. … Continue reading
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Safe and Legal
This is an excellent article from the New York Times on why safe and legal abortion is important. And it’s from from an interesting perspective . . . that of a retired pre-Roe-v-Wade gynecologist who saw first-hand the kind of … Continue reading
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Call for stories from low-income Iowa women who have had an abortion
From the mailbag: Dear mods, I really enjoy your blog, and while I’m not sure this is something any of your bloggers would be willing to post about/link to, I wanted to let you know about our project and see … Continue reading
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No Maternity Leave For You!
From Tapped, Dana advises pregnant workers to give written notice… of pregnancy: That’s one of the lessons in Sue Shellenbarger‘s latest Wall Street Journal column, which reports that pregnancy bias complaints to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission rose 14 percent … Continue reading
Affected by the News
Has anyone else found that the story of the mutilating gynecologist terrifies them beyond all proportion to the story? I am shocked by the vividness and durability of my reaction to it, given how inured I am to other news … Continue reading
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Male Gynecologist Kills, Mutilates Patients for Years; Remains Unpunished
Oh my fucking god. There are no words. His name is Graeme Reeves. He was an OB-GYN. One of his patients wanted to have a small pre-cancerous lesion on her labia removed. As she slipped into unconsciousness from the anesthesia, … Continue reading
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Remembering African Women When You Vote
I have a couple of diehard Republican friends, but they’re exceptions; most of my friends would no more vote for a Republican than they’d dine on a slow-roasted digital alarm clock. A more active controversy, among my friends, is whether … Continue reading
My Big Announcement…I'm Pregnant With Twins
In case you haven’t noticed, my blogging has been lighter than usual since October. Well the main reason for that has been because I’m pregnant. I told my co-bloggers, so they wouldn’t think I was abandoning the site.. Now that … Continue reading
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