Feminists For Choice

Colorado Pershonhood Bill Fails to Qualify for Ballot – National Partnership for Women & Children
An Interview with Gloria Steinem – LA Times
Are Smaller Condoms for Teens the Answer? – AlterNet

Here’s a bit of good news on the reproductive rights front – a Nevada judge has ruled against the language of a proposed “personhood” statute, arguing that the language was too general in nature. According to RH Reality Check:
District Judge James Russell further ruled that the initiative which seeks to extend constitutional protections to [...]

A Young Feminist’s Response to the “Menopausal Militia” – RH Reality Check
Mikulski Amendment Garners Predictable Response – Broadsheet
Choosing a Birth Control Method That’s Right For You – Association of Reproductive Health Professionals
Even the Antis Hate Personhood Amendments – Right Wing Watch
It’s Official: Lesbians Make Better Parents – The Guardian
Dr. Carhart is Still Holding it Down [...]

As you know, FFC has been up in arms over Oklahoma’s Statistical Reporting of Abortions Act–an unprecedented, unbelievably ridiculous invasion of female privacy, as well as a bureaucratic nightmare for providers.
I fear, however, that much of the hullabaloo over this bill is off base. Worse, I am fairly certain that the provisions of the [...]

We recently broke the bad news about a new abortion law in Oklahoma that requires information about women who obtain abortions to be published on a public website. One aspect of the law that has received less attention, however, is that the new bill changes the definition of pregnancy. According to HB 1595:
“Unborn [...]

Mexican Women Fight “Personhood” Law – RH Reality Check
Should High School Girls Have to Take a Gender Test? – Awearness Blog
Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin’s Testimony on ENDA – Pam’s House Blend
Dalai Lama: Feminist – Feminist Law Professors
Time Running Out to Prevent AZ Abortion Restrictions – RH Reality Check
All That is New Again: The Long Fight to [...]

Florida is the latest state to jump on the personhood bandwagon. Like Colorado and Montana, voters in Florida will potentially consider a bill in 2010 that would define a fetus as a person, replete with constitutional rights. According to the Sun-Sentinel:
The Virgina-based American Life League will announce today a petition drive for the [...]

The Montana Attorney General has approved the language of a proposed constitutional amendment that would define a fetus as a “person” from the moment of conception. Two groups, Montana Pro Life Coalition and Personhood USA, are organizing the petition drive to get enough signatures for the personhood amendment to make its way to the [...]

Tips For Taking Care of Your Sex Toys – Lesbian Lush
Obama Administration Files Papers to Repeal DOMA – NPR
Why Don’t More People Use the Female Condom? – Splice
Personhood Bills A Big Money Maker for the Anti-Choice Movement – Air America
Dr. Carhart Gearing Up For Anti-Choicers – Omaha World Herald
Aborting Health Care Reform – RH Reality [...]

I just finished reading Gloria Feldt’s The War on Choice and discussing it with my feminist study group. This is an absolute must read for pro-choice activists. For those who don’t know, Gloria Feldt is the former president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America. In The War on Choice Feldt documents the [...]