Pamela Merritt

Pamela Merritt

Reproaction

Pamela Merritt is co-founder and co-director of Reproaction, a new direct action group forming to increase access to abortion and advance reproductive justice. Merritt studied Anthropology at Bard College at Simon’s Rock and Brandeis University. Merritt blogs at AngryBlackBitch.com, and was a founding member of the Trust Black Women Partnership. She has been a featured contributor on National Public Radio (NPR), and her writing has been published in the Chicago Sun-Times, Guardian UK, and Salon. In 2008 AngryBlackBitch.com was named one of the world’s 50 most powerful blogs by the Guardian UK.

Comprehensive Sex Ed Responsive to Age, Community Standards

Pamela Merritt

A new McCain ad suggests that Obama supports teaching about sex in kindergarten. In age-appropriate comprehensive sex education, what do students really learn, and when?

Sex Ed: Not Just for Teens

Pamela Merritt

STD rates are up among older adults. And our reaction -- surprise, confusion -- suggests that we need to examine our attitudes towards sexuality at any age.

Provider Ignorance, Bias Turn Lesbian Patients Off Health Care

Pamela Merritt

The lesbian community faces unique challenges when accessing health care, from widespread provider misconception about STI risks for women who partner with women to doctors who tailor their medical advice to stereotypes they have of lesbians' lives and needs.

Veepstakes 2008: Checking Out the Field

Pamela Merritt

The battle lines on choice extend to the potential vice-presidential candidates as both major parties are unwilling to risk their base supporters for the possibility of new voters.

“Pro-Choice” Candidate for Missouri Governor Has Mixed Record on Abortion

Pamela Merritt

Do pro-choice voters in Missouri have an opportunity to elect a protective veto into the Governor's mansion in November? Only if the Democratic nominee really does support abortion rights.

We Must, We Must, We Must Learn to Love Our Bodies

Pamela Merritt

Society tells women that if breasts are sexual, large breasts are even sexier and "good girls" should be prepared to minimize or suffer the consequences.

Out of Reach: Sex Reassignment Surgery Not ‘Medically Necessary’?

Pamela Merritt

Sex reassignment surgery and other related medical interventions cost thousands of dollars and are not optional for many transgender people. But many insurance companies don't consider these procedures medically necessary.

Teen Sex Realities Not Speculation Should Drive Sex Ed

Pamela Merritt

New research suggests that teens aren't using oral sex as a substitute for sexual intercourse. Now our challenge is to develop programs addressing the reality of teen sexual behavior rather than speculating over the myth of "technical virginity."

Lesbian Refused IVF Treatment in California

Pamela Merritt

A case before the California Supreme Court, brought by a woman refused in vitro fertilization by her doctors because she is a lesbian, serves as a reminder that medical discrimination is still a real threat for many Americans.

Teen Moms Mainstreamed as P Schools Vanish

Pamela Merritt

One third of young women who drop out of high school cite pregnancy and/or motherhood as the reason. But in recent years, special schools for pregnant students have been phased out in favor of mainstreaming. What's next?

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