Category Archives: Abortion & reproductive rights

"What if your mother was pro-choice?"

Posted on February 22, 2006 by Nick Kiddle

[The use of “pro-choice” in the title is borrowing, purely for rhetorical effect, the pro-lifers’ definition of “favouring mandatory, recreational abortion”. This is in no way an endorsement by me of this clearly nonsensical definition.] I learned an interesting piece … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights | 132 Comments

Link Farm and Open Thread #9

Posted on February 1, 2006 by Ampersand

Links for y’all to check out – and I’ve gotta say, damn, there are a lot of really good links here. As always, the thread is open to anything folks want to post – feel free to self-promote, too. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights, Feminism, sexism, etc, Gender and the Economy, Link farms, Race, racism and related issues | 69 Comments

(Very) Basic Economics and Abortion

Posted on January 22, 2006 by Ampersand

I’ve been debating abortion a little on the comments of Post Tenebras Lux (from which I swiped the title of this post). I’m reposting some of my comments here. somewhat edited. Xon wrote (in part): If people know that they … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights | 183 Comments

Tomorrow is Blog For Choice Day!

Posted on January 21, 2006 by Ampersand

I’ve got to pay more attention…. well, better late than never. Click on the image for details.

Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights | 4 Comments

Even with Alito, reproductive rights are not doomed

Posted on January 13, 2006 by Ampersand

Yesterday, I posted a rather doom-and-gloom post, arguing that if they get the chance, Republicans will not be content merely to allow the abortion decision to return to the states. Instead, as the nationwide “partial birth” abortion ban suggests, they … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights, Supreme Court Issues | 33 Comments

The Coming Decimation of Abortion Rights

Posted on January 12, 2006 by Ampersand

Over on Pandagon, Amanda writes: Via PZ, the likely outcome after Roe vs. Wade is overturned. I’ve written before about this, but it is really astonishing sometimes to really take a step back and look at how much of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights | 25 Comments

Link Farm and Open Thread

Posted on December 17, 2005 by Ampersand

As usual, a list of some of the things I’ve been reading lately. Please feel free to post comments about that stuff, or about anything else you’d like to discuss. Also, if you have a blog post (by yourself or … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights, Link farms, Race, racism and related issues, Sex work, porn, etc | 15 Comments

Jack Balkin on defending Roe v Wade

Posted on December 15, 2005 by Ampersand

Two pro-choice law professors, Jack Balkin and Sanford Levinson, debate the question “Should Liberals Stop Defending Roe?” Balkin’s opening case, in favor of defending Roe, is a must-read: …We both agree that Roe helps keep the Republican coalition together. With … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights, Supreme Court Issues | 9 Comments

Donor-Conceived Children and Well-Being of Children

Posted on December 8, 2005 by Ampersand

Over on the Family Scholars Blog, quoting from his own article in the Weekly Standard, Brad Wilcox writes: Until recently, virtually no attention was paid to how the children of donor fathers make sense of their experience. Nor has the … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights, Families structures, divorce, etc | 80 Comments

Ayotte, Pharmacists, and Alito Friday Round-Up

Posted on December 2, 2005 by Pseudo-Adrienne

A lot has been going on in the world of reproductive-rights politics this week– such as the SCOTUS hearings on the Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood case and some of Alito’s old documents coming to the surface. I’ve been swamped with … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights, Anti-Contraceptives/EC zaniness, Supreme Court Issues | 12 Comments