Sensationalizing Drug Use in Pregnant Women: How the Media Perpetuates Racist and Ineffective Policies Marianne Møllmann The prosecution of drug use in pregnant women does nothing to fulfill a legitimate policy goal and in fact seems to be racially motivated—at least in the implementation—rather than spurred by a concern for children.
Virginia Proposal Mandating Ultrasound Before Abortion Debated Insurance Coverage of Birth Control: It’s Not About Religious Freedom Jim Winkler We hold as a denomination the belief that health care is a basic right and part of that includes ensuring access for women to contraception. This is about the common good. My Surprise Conversation with a Congresswoman Avital Norman Nathman A lot of the discussion surrounding women’s health and reproductive rights can certainly be boiled down to trust…both the lack of trust and mistrust in women. Hearings like the one last week and bills like the one in Virginia are symptomatic of a larger issue that Congresswoman DeLauro is noticing. The Panel Congress Really Needs to Hear From Sarah Audelo There are many more perspectives Congress needs to hear from on the important topic of contraceptive access…especially when it comes to contraceptive access for women who use birth control to prevent unintended pregnancy. Here is a quick list of folks I’d love to see testifying, as well as a little background to show why their voices are so important. Lady-Parts, the Church, and Planned Parenthood: When I Became Pro-Choice On The Issues Magazine I've been on both sides of the reproductive rights debate – the side that thinks reproduction is not a right or a decision but a God-given duty; and the side that thinks birth control and abortions ought to be available to whoever the hell wants 'em, regardless of age (within reason) or reason (within reason). I've spent my entire adult life on the latter side of the issue. Back To the Drawing Board for Virgina Governor on State-Sanctioned Rape Bill Indiana Rep: Girl Scouts Are “Bent On Communism, Lesbianism And Destroying America” Michael Hayne Indiana GOP Rep. Bob Morris has claimed that the girls Scouts are “bent on promoting communism, lesbianism and subverting “traditional American family values,”" according to MSNBC.com. I will say that I am not a huge fan of their aborted-fetus flavored cookies, but I am quite partial to Lesbian Lemon Wafer. What Do Artificial Wombs Mean for Women? Soraya Chemaly Would you chose external gestation if you could? What do artificial wombs mean for reproductive rights - including abortion, equality and the role of women in society? The moral, ethical, legal and societal consequences are profound and we are unprepared for them. Santorum’s One Track Mind: Denying Insurance Coverage of Prenatal Tests Would Hurt Poor Women Most Martha Kempner Presidential hopeful Rick Santorum took his single-track, anti-abortion thinking to a very dangerous level this weekend when he suggested the government should not pay for prenatal tests because they encourage abortion.
My Surprise Conversation with a Congresswoman Avital Norman Nathman A lot of the discussion surrounding women’s health and reproductive rights can certainly be boiled down to trust…both the lack of trust and mistrust in women. Hearings like the one last week and bills like the one in Virginia are symptomatic of a larger issue that Congresswoman DeLauro is noticing.
The Panel Congress Really Needs to Hear From Sarah Audelo There are many more perspectives Congress needs to hear from on the important topic of contraceptive access…especially when it comes to contraceptive access for women who use birth control to prevent unintended pregnancy. Here is a quick list of folks I’d love to see testifying, as well as a little background to show why their voices are so important.
Lady-Parts, the Church, and Planned Parenthood: When I Became Pro-Choice On The Issues Magazine I've been on both sides of the reproductive rights debate – the side that thinks reproduction is not a right or a decision but a God-given duty; and the side that thinks birth control and abortions ought to be available to whoever the hell wants 'em, regardless of age (within reason) or reason (within reason). I've spent my entire adult life on the latter side of the issue.
Indiana Rep: Girl Scouts Are “Bent On Communism, Lesbianism And Destroying America” Michael Hayne Indiana GOP Rep. Bob Morris has claimed that the girls Scouts are “bent on promoting communism, lesbianism and subverting “traditional American family values,”" according to MSNBC.com. I will say that I am not a huge fan of their aborted-fetus flavored cookies, but I am quite partial to Lesbian Lemon Wafer.
What Do Artificial Wombs Mean for Women? Soraya Chemaly Would you chose external gestation if you could? What do artificial wombs mean for reproductive rights - including abortion, equality and the role of women in society? The moral, ethical, legal and societal consequences are profound and we are unprepared for them.
Santorum’s One Track Mind: Denying Insurance Coverage of Prenatal Tests Would Hurt Poor Women Most Martha Kempner Presidential hopeful Rick Santorum took his single-track, anti-abortion thinking to a very dangerous level this weekend when he suggested the government should not pay for prenatal tests because they encourage abortion.
