Elisabeth Garber-Paul

RH Reality Check

Elisabeth Garber-Paul is a recent graduate from The New School’s Eugene Lang College, where she was the Editor in Chief of the New School Free Press. She now interns at The Nation magazine in New York, and has been published in OMMA, Media, and The Nation.

From Chastity to Chaz

Elisabeth Garber-Paul

Having someone who is already in the public’s eye openly transition from female to male will help new generations be able to grow up knowing about this choice, thinking about this choice, and hopefully accepting this choice.

Is Pulling Out Losing Its Bad Rep?

Elisabeth Garber-Paul

Any time a friend has described their method of birth control as “pulling out,” I instinctively give them a judgmental look. We won Griswold v. Connecticut. We can buy condoms at any corner store. Sure, Plan B is over the counter, but why risk it?

Our Forgotton Foremother: Matilda Joslyn Gage

Elisabeth Garber-Paul

Nearly 150 years after their radical ideas helped to begin the first wave of feminism, Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton are still household names. However Matilda Joslyn Gage, the outspoken journalist and early advocate for civil rights who worked closely with them on the day to day operations of the National Woman Suffrage Association, has largely been left out of the story.

La Derecha de Elegir

Elisabeth Garber-Paul

According to a report on Tuesday from Life Site News, the pro-life movement in Mexico is gaining ground. While abortions are still available in cases of rape and when the mother’s life is at risk, the option of terminating a pregnancy for any other reason is looking grim to those south of the border.

Framing the Sotomayor Debate

Elisabeth Garber-Paul

President Obama has made a Supreme Court pick that couldn't be more different from Harriet Miers -- a candidate with such a strong judicial record and empathetic stance that it's been hard for many in the Right to establish a coherent argument in her opposition.

Teaching Withdrawal

Elisabeth Garber-Paul

Despite the taboo against unprotected sex, it turns out that the withdrawal method, a.k.a. pulling out, is nearly as effective as condom use when used properly. As more evidence surfaces about the reality of withdrawal, should we include it in comprehensive sexual education?