I revisited Choice this week and found myself having trouble deciding which story to choose until I came across Kate Maloy’s A Normal Woman. With all the goings on with the Tiller murder, this story got me thinking on how if the right would just listen to women and maybe investigate a little bit as [...]
When Abstinence Only Doesn’t Work – Greta Christina’s Blog Will Britain Elect an Openly-Gay Prime Minister? – Gaypolitics.com Late Term Abortion Saved These Women’s Lives – Women’s e-News The Last Abortion Doctor – Esquire Are Lesbians More Satisfied With Their Body Image Than Straight Women? – BlogHer
But the single most important thing we can do to ensure that women and girls have access to safe, legal and affordable abortion and family planning services is to refuse to allow the other side to control the way that we debate abortion and choice. We can, indeed, we MUST refuse to talk about “partial-birth abortion” as there is NO SUCH THING. Late term abortions are a reality. The reasons for them are many and varied. But doctors do not cut healthy babies out of healthy women at 8 months gestation because the chick decides she needs to fit into her prom dress.
Great links today in the click list. A really big thank you to all the tweeps who posted them. Thanks for the help! Lawyer Who Helps Teens Obtain Abortions Explains Why Parental Consent Laws Hurt Youth – Salon Who Will Provide Abortion Services For Latinas? – Latina Institute Why I am a Patient Escort at [...]
The Republican-dominated Arizona Senate advanced two pieces of anti-choice legislation on Wednesday. The first bill would mandate a 24-hour waiting period before a woman could obtain an abortion. The second bill would increase the penalties for doctors who perform late abortions. (For a great analysis about the terminology surrounding the terms “late-term” and “partial-birth” abortions, [...]
The LA Times is reporting that Dr. George Tiller’s family has decided to close his Wichita clinic. The closure will be effective immediately. According to NPR: “We are proud of the service and courage shown by our husband and father and know that women’s health care needs have been met because of his dedication and [...]
My first official post is coming tomorrow, but I just saw this on the news… George Tiller, the Wichita doctor who became a national lightning rod in the debate over abortion, was shot to death this morning as he walked into church services. Tiller was providing services that help women maintain control of their bodies [...]
