Category Archives: Abortion & reproductive rights

Blue Steele

Posted on March 11, 2009 by Jeff Fecke

You know, I’m really glad that the Republican party picked a pro-choice Republican to serve as RNC chair: Michael Steele: The choice issue cuts two ways. You can choose life, or you can choose abortion. You know, my mother chose … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights, Elections and politics | 3 Comments

Pro-lifers tried to force 9-year-old rape victim to give birth to twins

Posted on March 8, 2009 by Ampersand

(Richard mentioned this as an intro to a post earlier this week, but I thought the event needed a post of its own). From Time, and via Scott, who describes this as “the moral low ground.” Archibishop Jose Cardoso Sobrinho … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights, In the news | 27 Comments

Know Thine Enemy: Fetal Personhood as Metaphorical Thinking (Repost)

Posted on March 6, 2009 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

Author’s Note: This post at Feministe–about the Catholic Church’s excommunication of the mother of a nine-year-old girl who became pregnant with twins, apparently after having been raped by her step-father, and the doctors who performed the abortion that ended the … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights | 102 Comments

Thinking About Condoms For The First Time In A Very Long Time 2

Posted on March 6, 2009 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

Edited to add: Author’s Preface: I see each post in this series as one section of a single piece of writing, not as a discrete essay unto itself. As a result, while each section may contain its own argument, it … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights, Feminism, sexism, etc, Gender and the Body, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 8 Comments

Thinking About Condoms For The First Time In A Very Long Time – 1

Posted on March 4, 2009 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

Author’s Preface: I see each post in this series as one section of a single piece of writing, not as a discrete essay unto itself. As a result, while each section may contain its own argument, it is not really … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights, Feminism, sexism, etc, Gender and the Body | 30 Comments

Nadya Suleman Receives Death Threats

Posted on February 12, 2009 by Julie

From the AP wire: LOS ANGELES – Police said Thursday they will investigate death threats against octuplet mom Nadya Suleman and advise her publicist on how to handle a torrent of other nasty messages that have flooded his office. Word … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights, Feminism, sexism, etc | 43 Comments

Letter to the Editor: The question is not Cylon or Human, but the many or the few

Posted on February 12, 2009 by Maia

I note with interest recent discussions to this paper about the recent failed coup and a Cylon-Human alliance. I believe that these authors are asking the wrong questions, as if our only choice is an unelected president and military dictatorship, … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights, Class, poverty, labor, & related issues, Feminism, sexism, etc, Popular (and unpopular) culture, Race, racism and related issues | 15 Comments

Kids are Free! Who Knew?

Posted on January 26, 2009 by Jeff Fecke

Matt Drudge, in his job as ruler of the em-ess-em’s world, is pushing this statement by Nancy Pelosi as if it’s supposed to be embarrassing: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi boldly defended a move to add birth control funding … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights | 18 Comments

Obama Revokes Global Gag Rule, Is Expected To Restore UNFPA Funding

Posted on January 23, 2009 by Ampersand

Back in March, I wrote that I’d vote for either Clinton or Obama, because I was confident that either one of them would restore US funding to the UN Population Fund (UNFPA for short, odd as that may seem). It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights, UNFPA | 2 Comments

Blogging for Choice

Posted on January 22, 2009 by Jeff Fecke

Today is Blog for Choice Day, and the topic de l’année is pretty straightforward: What is your top pro-choice hope for President Obama and/or the new Congress? My hope has already come true, in the form of Barack Obama’s proclamation … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights | 8 Comments