“Forcing a woman to divulge to a stranger at a pregnancy help center the fact that she has chosen to undergo an abortion humiliates and degrades her as a human being,” — Federal Court Judge Karen Schreier For the past several months we’ve been watching some ridiculous, unnecessary and potentially unconstitutional laws make their way [...]
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Finally– Some good news!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged abortion, courts & the law, politics on July 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Criminal acts are NOT the norm.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged abortion, politics, TV/Media on January 24, 2011 | 1 Comment »
You may have seen news reports last week about a physician in Philadelphia who was arrested and charged with several counts of murder (along with a laundry list of other charges) after a search of his abortion clinic found the remains of babies and fetuses and evidence that he had been responsible for the death of [...]
Singing Our Truth #1: Amendment
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged abortion, politics, Singing Our Truth, TV/Media on November 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Music is a really amazing way to communicate—feelings, ideas, stories and of course, politics. This weekend I went to see Ani DiFranco play at the Keswick theatre. I’ve been an Ani fan since high school and I’ll never forget the first time I saw her live; I was overwhelmed by being in a space with [...]
Where I wax poetic about the Washington Post
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged abortion, myths & misconceptions, politics on November 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
When I lived in Washington, D.C., I developed an unconditional love of the Washington Post. I was completely convinced that there was no finer news source than the Post for …. well, anything. Since moving away from D.C. I have come to find that there are, indeed, many great news sources, but when I see [...]
Vote Early, Vote Often. I mean… just vote early. Often isn’t allowed.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged politics on November 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Tomorrow is Election Day! Mid-term elections don’t usually bring folks out the way a Presidential election year will, but these elections are just as important. This election cycle will determine which party will control the House and the Senate– a pretty big deal indeed. Not sure who to vote for? Well, there are certainly a [...]
We heart Dr. Carhart
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged abortion, politics, provider experience on September 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The following transcript of Dr. Carhart’s speech was taken from the super-cool (if you like reproductive justice-y type news) RHRealityCheck website. ************ Reproductive Rights in the 21st Century: The Effects of the Hyde Amendment By Dr. LeRoy Carhart September 2, 2010 – 10:10am Dr. LeRoy Carhart, Medical Director of the Abortion and Contraception Clinic of [...]
Are Religious Hospitals Denying Care to Women in Need?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged abortion, courts & the law, politics on August 16, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Remember that story a while back about a nun being ex-communicated for allowing a woman to have a life-saving, emergency abortion at a Catholic hospital? Well, the Vatican may have had their last word, but so far as the ACLU is concerned, this story is still being written. Following is an interesting analysis of federal Medicaid/Medicare [...]
Hooray for another way to prevent an unintended pregnancy!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged abortion, myths & misconceptions, politics on August 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
From the New York Times F.D.A. Approves 5-Day Emergency Contraceptive By GARDINER HARRIS WASHINGTON — Federal drug regulators on Friday approved a new form of emergency contraceptive pill that prevents pregnancies if taken as many as five days after unprotected intercourse. The pill, called ella, will be available by prescription only. Developed in government laboratories, [...]
Who needs abortion coverage anyway?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged abortion, politics on August 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
When the health care bill passed back in December of last year, it was a bittersweet victory for many progressives as the bill did not increase access to insurance coverage for abortion care. In fact the bill will make it more difficult for some women to get coverage for abortion care by requiring that they pay [...]
Christie Vetos Family Planning… Again
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged New Jersey, politics on July 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
From The National Partnership for Women & Families Women’s Health Policy Report July 26, 2010 — On Friday, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) vetoed a bill (S 2139) that would have restored $7.5 million in state funding for family planning centers, which he cut from the state budget, the Bergen Record reports. Democratic lawmakers [...]
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