There is a far better way - and it is something we should be pursuing anyway. It is called feminism. Where women have control over their own bodies - through contraception, abortion and general independence - they choose not to be perpetually pregnant. The UN Fund For Population Activities has calculated that 350 million women in the poorest ( Read more... )

A new law passed in Oklahoma requires doctors to perform a vaginal ultrasound and to describe the fetus in detail to women seeking abortions.

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I saw this on feministing.com this morning and I really like these. The flower imagery is especially powerful, I think. Possibly bordering on stereotypical (isn't the vulva as flower a classic literary trope?), but in this case, I believe it's more than appropriate.

What do you all think?

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This was on the front page of the Sunday newspaper; I had rung up about twenty of them for people before I happened to look down and saw the big headline in bold, and nearly broke down in tears:

Rape victim: 'Morning after' pill deniedBy Carla McClain ( Read more... )

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Perhaps some of you might be interested in checking this out and participating:

http://www.thinkbeforeyoupink.org/

I don't think I've seen this here before. It's an uber-disturbing article about the vaccination which has been proven to prevent HPV infection and the religious right that's trying to keep us from staying healthy while enjoying sex ( Read more... )

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