Category Archives: Abortion & reproductive rights

Anti-Choice lapdog up for a vote to be the FDA commissioner

Posted on June 15, 2005 by Pseudo-Adrienne

Dubya’s anti-choice/anti-contraceptive nominee for FDA commissioner, Lester Crawford, is up for a committee vote on Capitol Hill today. Let’s take a look at his crappy track record on the FDA when it comes to women’s reproductive rights, the Plan B … Continue reading →

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Breastfeeding Activists Target Barbara Walters and "˜The View'

Posted on June 14, 2005 by Ampersand

A new group of activists have joined the fray of fighting for women’s rights; their goal to nurse without shame or scorn where and when they choose or need. Cleverly touting themselves as ‘lactivists’, they’ve put Barbara Walters under fire … Continue reading →

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A Reframing I'd Like to See: Government-Enforced Childbirth

Posted on June 14, 2005 by Ampersand

For all the talk about “reframing” the abortion debate, the reframing I’d like to see never seems to come up. The issue is government-enforced childbirth. Right-wingers want government-enforced childbirth; lefties don’t. The issue is not whether we favor or oppose … Continue reading →

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Typical hypocrisy from anti-choice politicians on the Hill

Posted on June 10, 2005 by Pseudo-Adrienne

Apparently, not only are anti-choice politicians on Capitol Hill against a woman’s right to choose and have control over her reproductive destiny, but they’re also against giving pregnant mothers and newborns proper healthcare and economic support. Hypocrisy on the Hill: … Continue reading →

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Boyfriend Gets Life Sentence Under "Fetal Protection" Law

Posted on June 7, 2005 by Ampersand

UPDATE: Several folks in the comments, especially Portia and Radfem, read more closely than I did and noticed that there’s a disturbing pattern here; regardless of whether or not she really did want him to hit her to cause a … Continue reading →

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Forty years later and women are still putting up with b.s. about their birth control

Posted on June 7, 2005 by Pseudo-Adrienne

With the slow rolling back of women’s reproductive rights taking place within our country let’s take a moment and observe the forty-year anniversary of a landmark Supreme Court decision that guaranteed a woman’s privacy and right to control her reproductive … Continue reading →

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The Salerno standard: A menace to abortion rights

Posted on June 6, 2005 by Ampersand

Never heard of the Salerno standard? It just might be at the center of the most important abortion-related court struggle this decade. The Supreme Court will definitely be hearing a parental notification law abortion case from New Hampshire, and there’s … Continue reading →

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A Common Cause

Posted on June 3, 2005 by Pseudo-Adrienne

When one takes a look at the real liberal and progressive agenda (not the current Democratic Party’s agenda, as they are trying to pitifully mimic the Republicans and sell out their voting base they claim to represent) the focal point … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights, Elections and politics, Feminism, sexism, etc, Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer issues | 2 Comments

Speaking of NARAL Pro-Choice America…

Posted on June 2, 2005 by Pseudo-Adrienne

…I received my usual ‘take action alert’ email from them today, however this one was a bit entertaining given the political climate in this country and the state of women’s reproductive rights. It parodies the growing threat of Dubya appointing … Continue reading →

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Pro-life leaders defend system of forced abortion

Posted on May 30, 2005 by Ampersand

“Alas” reader Glaivester emailed me a link to this item on Clarkstooksbury. Officials on Tuesday also confirmed what an ABCNEWS 20/20 investigation had found–that pregnant garment workers on Saipan are forced to have abortions to keep their jobs. “When I … Continue reading →

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