Category Archives: Abortion & reproductive rights

The Ashley Treatment: A Feminist and Disability Rights Issue?

Posted on January 4, 2007 by Rachel S.

I heard about this today on BBC: In a case fraught with ethical questions, the parents of a severely mentally and physically disabled child have stunted her growth to keep their little “pillow angel” a manageable and more portable size. … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights, Disabled Rights & Issues, Families structures, divorce, etc, Feminism, sexism, etc, Gender and the Body | 479 Comments

Kansas Court Throws Out Charges Against Late-Term Abortion Provider

Posted on December 23, 2006 by Ampersand

From the LA Times: Hours after the outgoing attorney general of Kansas charged one of the nation’s few late-term abortion providers with illegally aborting viable fetuses, a judge dismissed the charges, ruling Friday that the attorney general had overstepped his … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights | 30 Comments

Major International Study on Sexual Behavior Challenges Myths

Posted on November 12, 2006 by Rachel S.

I saw this study a few week ago, and at the time I didn’t have much time to write about it. The study has important ramifications for women’s rights and the prevention of sexually transmitted infections. The general findings indicate … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights, Class, poverty, labor, & related issues | 15 Comments

I love other people's elections

Posted on November 8, 2006 by Maia

Other people’s elections have two important elements that make them better than my own, first my emotional detachment and my intellectual detachment match. In NZ elections I know Labour sucks, and I know it’s not going to matter that much, … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights, Elections and politics, Feminism, sexism, etc, Race, racism and related issues, Same-Sex Marriage | 20 Comments

We shouldn't have to choose

Posted on October 8, 2006 by Maia

Alas readers who saw Whale Rider might remember Keisha Castle Hughes, she was the young Maori actress who was nominated for a best Actress Oscar for her role as Paikea. It has just been announced that she is pregnant at … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights, Class, poverty, labor, & related issues, Families structures, divorce, etc, Feminism, sexism, etc, Race, racism and related issues | 144 Comments

What good are rights if you can't use them?

Posted on October 7, 2006 by Maia

Jill at Feministe wrote a good post about abortion called Beyond Legality. She was responding to a fascinating Alternet article, from a hotline which tries to help women get access to abortion: “Could you ask your friends for $40? If … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights, Class, poverty, labor, & related issues, Feminism, sexism, etc | 21 Comments

The US's Poor Performance In Infant Mortality Is Not A Measurement Error

Posted on October 6, 2006 by Ampersand

A recent US News & World Report column by Dr. Bernadine Healy claims: Just last week, the Commonwealth Fund issued a score card that flunked U.S. health system performance with newborns. The reason? Our current infant mortality rate of 6.4 … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights, Race, racism and related issues | 24 Comments

The Right to Continue a Pregnancy

Posted on October 2, 2006 by Maia

Pinko Feminist Hellcat has a really interesting post about reproductive justice, and how it’s much more than the right to buy an abortion. Her starting point was Beyond Pro-Choice Versus Pro-Life by Andrea Smith. Andrea Smith begins with some really … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights | 39 Comments

Saturday Slumgullion #13

Posted on September 30, 2006 by Kay Olson

I love doing these slumgullions, but with the first Disability Blog Carnival coming up at Disability Studies, Temple U. I may focus here more on non-blog slumgullionish stuff. Or maybe there will be so much disability blogging I can gather … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights, Disabled Rights & Issues, Link farms, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 6 Comments

Feminine products denied to disabled women in nursing homes and other institutions; Forced medication to minimize menstruation

Posted on September 25, 2006 by Kay Olson

From a notice on a disability listserv: I am forwarding this on behalf of Feminist Response in Disability Activism (FRIDA), a newly established feminist disability rights organization based in Chicago, founded by a collective of highly skilled and committed disability … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights, Class, poverty, labor, & related issues, Disabled Rights & Issues | 12 Comments