Category Archives: Abortion & reproductive rights

Racist Parents Kidnap Daughter and Try to Force Abortion

Posted on September 21, 2006 by Rachel S.

A few days ago I read a story from Rueters about a couple from Maine, who kidnapped their 19 year old daughter. They forced her into a car, and tried taking her to New York so they could force her … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights, Families structures, divorce, etc, Race, racism and related issues | 38 Comments

Three Comments About Michigan's "Coercive Abortion Prevention Act"

Posted on August 8, 2006 by Ampersand

Via Noli Irritare Leones, I learn of Michigan’s “Coercive Abortion Prevention Act.” What the CAPA would do is make it a crime to “commit, attempt to commit, or conspire to commit physical harm to the pregnant female” in order to … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights, Choice for Men | 16 Comments

I Still Want My Period

Posted on July 14, 2006 by Rachel S.

(Warning: This post is really long. Primarily because it took me about 3-4 weeks to write and research.) Well, It seems like menstruation has been the hot topic on feminist blogs for the past few months, and I wanted to … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights, Anti-Contraceptives/EC zaniness, Feminism, sexism, etc, Gender and the Body | 126 Comments

Shaping my baby

Posted on June 20, 2006 by Nick Kiddle

As some of the language in this post suggests, I wrote it while my daughter was still in utero. It turned up during a spate of hard-drive housekeeping, and I think it’s relevant enough to be worth posting, even so … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights | 3 Comments

Regarding the US's High Infant Mortality Rate

Posted on May 22, 2006 by Ampersand

Shortly before Mother’s Day, Save the Children released its annual report on the state of motherhood and infant mortality worldwide. As usual, the US does worse than almost every other industrialized nation when it comes to infant mortality (pdf file … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights, International issues, Race, racism and related issues | 74 Comments

I'm guessing Jacob Weisberg isn't Queer or Female

Posted on April 5, 2006 by Ampersand

From Slate editor Jacob Weisberg’s slam of the latest Kevin Phillips book: …While Karl Rove’s pander-to-the base strategy got Bush narrowly re-elected, the entente hasn’t truly served Bush or the religious right. The appearance of extremism on issues of church-state … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights, Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer issues | 8 Comments

Oglala Sioux Tribe President Suggests Establishing Planned Parenthood On Tribal Land In South Dakota

Posted on March 25, 2006 by Ampersand

From Indianz.com (curtsy: One Tenacious Baby Mama), one reaction to South Dakota’s sweeping abortion ban: The President of the Oglala Sioux Tribe on the Pine Ridge Reservation, Cecilia Fire Thunder, was incensed. A former nurse and healthcare giver she was … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights, Race, racism and related issues | 7 Comments

Spotlight on Liberal Sexism: "Not my wife and rifle dude!"

Posted on March 25, 2006 by Ampersand

So yeah, we’re all pretty much aware that conservatives don’t have the market cornered when it comes to sexism, but it still rankles when I come across the more blatantly sexist remarks that are left completely unchallenged at DailyKOS. Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights | 22 Comments

Are Vaccination Requirements the Same as Forced Pregnancy?

Posted on March 24, 2006 by Ampersand

So anyways, in another thread on Alas, vaccinations have become a hot topic, but not for the normal reasons. Instead of the debate being about whether or not trace amounts of mercury are going to cause reactions, or whether by immunizing against everything we are weakening ourselves against everything, the theme is whether forced immunizations are similar to forced pregnancies. Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights | 52 Comments

Do they really believe that abortion is murder?

Posted on March 21, 2006 by Ampersand

I really like to assume the best of everyone, even people I disagree with. And I try hard to take what opponents say, at their word. But sometimes it’s hard.. A lot of people who favor forced childbirth for pregnant … Continue reading →

Posted in \"Partial Birth\" Abortion, Abortion & reproductive rights, Anti-Contraceptives/EC zaniness | 530 Comments