Let’s get something straight: a feminist is not someone who dictates what others should do with their lives. Sarah Palin and her ilk insist that they are feminists even though they would take away all women’s right to determine whether or not they will have children. The irony here is that these pseudo-feminists are also [...]
The use of emergency contraception is very low in the United States (only one out of three women even know about it) compared to other countries. So low in fact, that a bill has just been introduced in Congress to establish a public education program to inform women and their health care providers about the [...]
Modern-day Lysistrata? Kenyan women urged to withhold sex for a week to protest political infighting: CNN, BBC Abortion doctor’s killer, Scott Roeder, receives life sentence including 50 years without parole: Yahoo News Also, possible effects of Roeder’s sentence: Salon Broadsheet Portrait of Cambodian feminist Mu Sochua: New York Times Critique of Daily Beast’s “Women in [...]
Notice I didn’t write “alleged” killer in the title. That’s because Scott Roeder has confessed in court and in fact is eager to defend his actions. “Those children were in immediate danger if someone did not stop George Tiller,” Roeder told jurors. That a man can be proud that he killed another man is beyond [...]
I’ve been a feminist since 1971 when I joined a consciousness-raising group after I had my abortion. I didn’t think that I would ever tell anyone about the abortion, but as we all began to share our stories, I felt safe enough to share mine. Instead of shock or disapproval, I was met with understanding [...]
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