Blog for Choice Day
I didn't realise there even was a Blog For Choice Day until I saw maevele's posting! Better late than never: for the anniversary of Roe v Wade, here's a column from The Nation arguing that:
"In the 'change' election of 2008, it is critical that all candidates who claim to be prochoice define choice more broadly. They must make a commitment to fully restoring reproductive health and dignity to all American women regardless of their economic status... These include commitments to paid family and medical leave; revocation of those aspects of welfare reform that penalize women with children and those who become pregnant while on public assistance; nationwide inclusion of abortion, family planning and emergency contraception for women in all national healthcare plans; and comprehensive, high-quality sex education and confidential reproductive healthcare for adolescents."
(This broad approach why I use the tag reproductive freedom, which takes in much more than just abortion rights, rather than simply pro-choice.)
"In the 'change' election of 2008, it is critical that all candidates who claim to be prochoice define choice more broadly. They must make a commitment to fully restoring reproductive health and dignity to all American women regardless of their economic status... These include commitments to paid family and medical leave; revocation of those aspects of welfare reform that penalize women with children and those who become pregnant while on public assistance; nationwide inclusion of abortion, family planning and emergency contraception for women in all national healthcare plans; and comprehensive, high-quality sex education and confidential reproductive healthcare for adolescents."
(This broad approach why I use the tag reproductive freedom, which takes in much more than just abortion rights, rather than simply pro-choice.)