Lets Chat: Margaret Sanger and Eugenics

On October 25th Feminists for Choice will host its first live “Choice Chat”, featuring Gloria Feldt. Feldt will discuss Margaret Sanger’s legacy and implications for the current reproductive rights movement.
I can predict that many of us will want to discuss what is possibly the definitive feminist history conundrum: the Birth Control Pioneer’s involvement with [...]

New Oklahoma abortion law being challenged

Tuesday, 6 October 2009, 20:50 | Category : Legislative Watch
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As if women didn’t have enough threats to their right to choose in this country, Oklahoma is doing its part to make sure women slowly but surely are demonized and criminalized for their right to choose to have an abortion.
If you live in Oklahoma, i officially extend my condolences.
H.B 1595 is a new provision on [...]

Saturday Click List

Saturday, 19 September 2009, 6:08 | Category : Click List
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We had some technical difficulties yesterday, and the click list didn’t run. So, here it is . . . the first Saturday click list (and hopefully the last). Have a great weekend!
First They Were Broke, Now Operation Rescue Says Everything’s A-OK – The Pitch
Health Insurance Companies Consider C-Sections a “Pre-Existing Condition” – Think [...]

ALL About Lobbying–and Tax Evasion

Friday, 18 September 2009, 20:39 | Category : Abortion
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U.S. tax code limits the political activities of 501(3)c organizations–basically, non-profits can’t participate directly in political campaigns, nor are they allowed to use a large percentage of their funds for lobbying activities.
The American Life League (ALL) has been caught doing just that. Clearly visible in the corner of the anti-healthcare reform sign (above) is [...]

Scott Roeder Has Friends in Low Places

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Scott Roeder, the man accused of killing Dr. George Tiller, has friends in low places. Despite the public claims from Operation Rescue that Scott Roeder wasn’t associated with the group, Roeder has been receiving letters in jail from all kinds of right wing [...]

Scott Roeder’s Place in the Anti-Choice Movement

A judge declared at a Tuesday hearing that there is enough evidence against Scott Roeder to move forward to trial. Roeder is accused of killing Dr. George Tiller, an abortion provider from Kansas. As I noted yesterday, Roeder is unfortunately not the first person to murder an abortion provider. Paul Hill assassinated [...]

Meet the New Face of the Anti-Choice Movement

Tuesday, 30 June 2009, 8:35 | Category : Abortion
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Lila Rose is an anti-choice activist who has been dubbed “the new darling of the anti-choice movement.” She’s a UCLA student who goes to Planned Parenthood clinics around the country posing as a 17-year-old girl. She claims she has been impregnated by a much older man and then tries to get Planned Parenthood [...]

The Anti-Choice Movement Is Not “Pro-Life”

This week’s murder of Dr. George Tiller is a tragic reminder that the extreme right wing vigilantes who call themselves “pro-life” are anything but that. Scott Roeder was arrested on Monday in Kansas for shooting and killing Dr. Tiller while Tiller was at church. Roeder was also charged with aggravated assault for injuring [...]