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Maternity Care in the Czech Republic
Nonviolent Choice | October 9th 2008 by Nonviolent Choice Directory & Blog
The organization Normalni Porod, Normal Birth, is sponosoring a petition to improve the largely substandard maternity care in the Czech Republic, including the dishonoring of the midwife profession. Anyone from any country can sign. All you need to read more
Assisted Reproductive Treatment Bill
The RAB Experience | October 9th 2008 by Rob Baiton
The Victorian Parliament in Australia seem to be debating some interesting legislation at the moment. After the post the other day on abortion and some subsequent surfing of the web, I have discovered that the Victorians are also looking to pass a bi read more
Abortion Is A Constitutionally Guaranteed Right That Should Be De…
Comments From Left Field | October 2nd 2008 by Michael Tedesco
That’s essentially what Sarah Palin told Katie Couric on the last segment (please God!) of Couric’s series of interviews with MooseWoman (after which she responded to Couric’s follow-up question about other Supreme Court cases with read more
Insanity in Colorado
The United States of Jamerica | October 1st 2008 by Jamelle Bouie
You know, I have to admire Colorado anti-choicers; it takes a lot of guts (or a heavy dose of wingnuttery) to assert - with a straight face - that a fertilized egg is entitled to the rights and privileges of a person: A proposal to define a fertilize read more
Link round-up
Fourth Wave Feminism | October 1st 2008
While we're all gearing up for the Thursday debate (I will be live-blogging again, so stay-tuned) and we're distracted by our plummeting life savings, I thought I'd post a link round-up with a few recent stories of interest that you may or may not ha read more
LA Representative wants the poor sterilized, rich to procreate mo…
The Reaction | September 26th 2008
By LindaBethI just heard on CNN that Louisiana's Rep. John LaBruzzo (R) is looking into a plan to pay poor women to have their tubes tied. This is based on his concern that poor people reproduce at a higher rate than more economically privileged peop read more
Speaking of Sleazy Douchebags, Meet Louisiana Republican John Lab…
The Hooters Girl | September 25th 2008 by KH
Embedded video from CNN VideoDoes this asshole honestly believe that paying lower class women a measly thousand bucks to have their tubes tied is a viable answer to issues with poverty and welfare? There are so many things wrong with this man's (lack read more
BIRTHCONTROL IS NOT ABORTION!!!!
Pinklatex Blog | September 25th 2008 by pinklatexblog
Birth control is NOT abortion. Can you imagine living in a place where birth control is considered an “abortion” and health insurers won’t cover it? Where even rape victims are denied emergency contraception? It seems unbelievable, read more
Protect your reproductive rights, before Midnight! Sign now
Pinklatex Blog | September 24th 2008 by pinklatexblog
Pass it forward
The Reaction | September 21st 2008
By Capt. FoggDoes Sarah Palin's nomination and her smug arrogance have you feeling like you've been slapped in the face by the GOP? Mad as hell at this campaign to take away reproductive rights, to reduce access to birth control and counselling? Here read more
More About Sarah Palin’s Hateful Rape Victim Philosophy and Pol…
Comments From Left Field | September 20th 2008 by Michael Tedesco
Cernig points to an enlightening post by Shannyn Moore, an Alaskan radio host and blogger. The post provides more details on Sarah Palin’s now-infamous policy of billing rape survivors for the cost of gathering evidence with which to arrest and read more
Let Us Honor Sarah Palin!
All Spin Zone | September 20th 2008 by Richard Blair
It is time we on the left honor Sarah Palin for her accomplishments in becoming the Republican nominee for President. After all, she converted million of Republican voters into feminists just like that, or at least that's what they claim to be when read more
Women’s Advocacy Groups Support Obama, Palin Feeling Snubbed
Michigan Youth Political Alliance | September 19th 2008 by Dexter Zhuang
[Written by T.R. Sherrill--MYPA Contributer/Western Michigan University] It seemed like such a novel idea for the McCain campaign… put a woman on the ticket, and BOOM! Every woman in America will vote for McCain! Brilliant! There’s 50% of the p read more
Choice matters
Fourth Wave Feminism | September 17th 2008
I grew up in a very liberal household and for that I am extremely grateful. I was also lucky to grow up in a fairly liberal city, where my parents’ interracial marriage and my biracialism were barely worth remarking upon, where my parents really d read more
Vote For McCain Or Go To Hell
The Hooters Girl | September 17th 2008 by KH
That's what the Pope says.As McCain is staunchly opposes a woman's right to choose, while Obama supports that right, the Pope has decreed that a vote for Obama is a vote for Satan. read more
She Wants Sex, and an Orgasm Too!
Rotten Little Girls | September 16th 2008 by Dollface
Forget suffrage, equal pay, even the right to maternity leave. The new hot topic in women’s rights is a movement for sexual fulfillment. This legal idea was sparked by an Ecuadorian politician, Maria Soledad Vela, during the process of rewriting read more
So Amazing, I Can’t Think of a Pithy Title.
Fight The Hypo | September 16th 2008 by Casebook Sherpa
Sometimes, legislation comes along that blows your mind. You know the type: devoid of any practical considerations and fodder for hundreds of lawsuits. There always seems to be an uptick in this silliness in election years, presumably to motivate si read more
GOP Platform Opposes Abortion, No Exceptions
Sustainable Middle Class | September 14th 2008 by John Freeland
According to the GOP Platform plank on abortion, would a woman have to bare the child of her rapist? How about girls, who are reaching puberty at ever-earlier ages: 9, 10, 11 years old? According to Medical News Today, and their understanding of the read more
In politics, "pro-life" equals pro-governmental control of women'…
media girl | September 13th 2008
The political "debate" is really a bunch of moralistic posturing. As much as the so-called "pro-life" camp tries to deny it, the crux of the conflict is not about abortion itself, but about governmental control of women's bodies. A governmental ban o read more
A woman's perogative
microbrother | September 12th 2008 by microbrother
Governor Sarah Palin, last night, seemed to have overcome the oncoming headlights from the night before. Not ideal, somewhat scripted, but she did come across more relaxed on her home turf of Wasilla.However, I feel that her position on women’s rep read more
Questions about Palin Power, Sexism, and How Upset the Gender App…
Gloria Feldt Heartfeldt Politics Blog | September 12th 2008 by regina
You know the saying--after all is said and done, a lot more is said than done. Nowhere has that been more true than all that has been said about Sarah Palin and what her candidacy means.Maria Hinojosa , Senior Correspondent for PBS's newsmagazine NOW read more
Abortion & Life
Feminist Review | September 12th 2008 by Ama Lee
By Jennifer BaumgardnerAkashic BooksJennifer Baumgardner - author, filmmaker, and creator of the much-ballyhooed “I Had An Abortion” t-shirt - attempts to shift current feminist discourse about abortion with her latest book, Abortion & Life, read more
The F-Word Zine: A Feminist Handbook for the Revolution (The Outl…
Feminist Review | September 9th 2008 by Ama Lee
PM PressThe F-Word is much more impressive than you might believe it to be. Perhaps the word “zine” mislead me, particularly now that the publication has taken on a less self-produced feel. Don’t get me wrong – I love zines and believe self-p read more
Abstinence Only Education Not Working
Everyday Citizen | September 8th 2008 by Everyday Citizen
Even though Trojan Condoms launched its Evolve America tour last April, the safer sex campaign still made quite an appearance at both the Democratic and Republican conventions. Calling it the "condomvention" Trojan's bus rolled into Denver, Colorado read more
Monday Big Blue Smurf Blogging: What They Said
Brilliant at Breakfast | September 8th 2008 by Jill
Today's honorees: Christy Hardin Smith, who is in a better position than most of us to know why a woman's right to determine her own destiny is between her, her family, and her doctor AND NO ONE ELSE, least of all Sarah Palin and her false Army of G read more
NARAL’s such a bully!
Bligbi | September 8th 2008 by KC
One day I’m going to figure out how I get on some of the email lists I’m on, but today is not that day. Today is snort at the faux feminists who go by the name of Feminists for Life. They appear to be upset that NARAL has referred to th read more
Sarah Palin and the Fourth Estate
Comments From Left Field | September 7th 2008 by Michael Tedesco
As most people know, the Fourth Estate is the press — the first, second, and third estates being the religious establishment (the clergy), the secular establishment (nobles), and the common people. The term goes back at least to Thomas Carlyle, read more
This Is Why Joe Biden, Women's Sovereignty Over Their Own Bodies…
Brilliant at Breakfast | September 7th 2008 by Jill
THIS is why I wanted Joe Biden for the #2 spot. Because no one in politics has ever explained the issue of abortion, religion, and the role of government, better than this: read more
McCain's Platform Doesn't Reflect McCain's Policies
Buck Naked Politics | September 7th 2008 by Deb Cupples
Should John McCain just let Sarah go ahead and run for president? Perhaps the answer, using the McCain campaign's own reasoning is that she ought to. In fact, Stephen Colbert argued last week that based on McCain's "executive experience" argument, Pa read more
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