reproductive rights
No broken ribs in Breaking Dawn
Even though we’re three feature films away from the conclusion of the Twilight film series (Eclipse premiers at the end of this month), there’s already talk of what the adaptation of Breaking Dawn, the final book in the series... Read more »
Political InQueery: Where in the World is Bob Packwood?
Lots of people keep diaries. Lots of diary-keepers even write things down in multiple diaries, spanning years—thoughts that are meant for them alone. And yet, some of these diaries see the light of paparazzi cameras and heck, congressional hearings. Like this one:
Grabbed Tracy Gorman behind the... Read more »
Midwife crisis: No home births, please, we're New Yorkers
Since we're already piling up the posts about both mothers and
pregnancy, now seems like a good time to issue a call to action on an
issue that doesn't usually come up when we talk about reproductive
rights: home birth.
The 2007 documentary... Read more »
The Young and The Feckless: Class Conundrum
Watching Bristol Palin's teen pregnancy PSA the other day and reading reactions to it (including Bitch's own Kelsey Wallace), I was reminded of a question that I've been turning over in my mind lately, namely who has the authority/credibility/legitimacy to speak to issues of class and privilege?... Read more »
Advocate or Hypocrite? Bristol Palin's New PSA
The new PSA from the Candie’s Foundation:
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Reproductive Writes: Keep Talking Part 2: An Interview with Laura Eldridge
Laura Eldridge is a women's health writer and activist. She began working with the founder of the women's health movement and author of The Doctor's Case Against The Pill, Barbara Seaman, when studying at Barnard College.... Read more »
Reproductive Writes: Keep Talking: An Interview with Laura Eldridge
Laura Eldridge is a women's health writer and activist. She began working with the founder of the women's health movement and author of The Doctor's Case Against The Pill, Barbara Seaman, when studying at Barnard College.... Read more »
Reproductive Writes: Not Just Another Choice, Part 2: An Interview with Laura Wershler
Laura Wershler is Executive Director of Sexual Health Access Alberta. Recently she wrote a critical... Read more »
Reproductive Writes: Not Just Another Choice: An Interview with Laura Wershler
Laura Wershler is Executive Director of Sexual Health Access Alberta. Recently she wrote a critical... Read more »
Douchebag Decree: Special Healthcare Reform Edition
While I never thought I’d be declaring someone who doesn’t like Bart Stupak anything but a friend, Randy Neugebauer’s “baby killer” accusation this Monday on the House floor to Stupak earns him a raging douchebag award, which he gets to share with Senators Stupak and Nelson, and... Read more »
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