In this excerpt from Choice Words, Annie Finch's anthology of abortion poems, stories, and essays, she reflects on how literature on abortion is necessary on both a personal level and a larger societal one.
I Know You Rider, which comes out May 5 through Drawn & Quarterly, chronicles a year in which the author has an abortion and explores themes of friendships, art, nature, and love.
Pennsylvania Republicans felt it was appropriate to use this crisis as an opportunity to deprive people of their constitutional right to abortion care, pandemic be damned.
It’s not enough for our leaders to propose policies that protect reproductive health and LGBTQ rights. They also need a plan to protect those policies from Supreme Court conservatives.
Although the rapidly decreasing access to abortion will have a profound impact on many people, some communities will bear the brunt of these inequities. These same communities have been heavily affected by COVID-19 infection and death.
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