The New York Times had a story yesterday about the generational divide that exists in the pro-choice movement. Author Sheryl Stolberg argued that women who have come of age in a post-Roe world take their reproductive rights for granted.
“Here is a generation that has never known a time when abortion has been illegal,” said [...]
Despite a more than visible presence during the campaign against Proposition 8 last November, the Mormon Church has denied that their financial contribution to the campaign amounted to more than $189,000. Many find this hard to believe given the Church’s overwhelming role in mobilizing against the initiative to ban gay marriage. State officials are in [...]
Australia Revokes its Overseas Abortion Funding Ban – The Age
Who’s Responsible for Women’s Safety on College Campuses? – Blog Her
Speaking Positively About Abortion – National Abortion Federation
Pro-Life Really Means Anti-Contraception – Crooks and Liars
Prop 8 Trial Date Set – Feminist Daily News
Oklahoma Will Appeal Abortion Ruling – Feminist Daily News
An article in today’s Wall Street Journal is really burning my biscuits. The author, Robert George, claims that if the Supreme Court decides to hear an appeal of California’s Proposition 8 (which outlawed same sex marriage), the justices would be “repeating the mistakes of Roe.”
It would be disastrous for the justices to [...]
After a long standing fight over marriage rights, last Thursday a U.S. District Court judge denied a request to give same-sex couples the freedom to marry while the challenge to Prop 8 is heard in federal court. The anti-right’s side is calling this a huge victory in their attempt to forever keep marriage between heterosexual [...]
My posting intentions this week were seriously sidetracked late last night when I received a startling text message from a friend. The text message included an attached photo [inset] with the simple words: “I don’t know what to do. Should I call the police? I’m scared.”
I was floored. There seems to be a blatant increase [...]
