If we insist that abortion must be expensive and, in some states, next to impossible to get, perhaps we should sell hormonal birth control over-the-counter. Or would that give women too much control over their own fertility?

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Ever been condescended to? Because you do not know the meaning of the word until you meet the woman I will call Dr. Duck ( Read more... )

...in Shonda Rhimes, that is.

( Spoilers for Grey's! )

( Ableism, abortion, and problem-solving )

And it might not look all that controversial from the get-go, but let me pose the question anyway ( Read more... )

Dear Tracy McMillan: With respect, madam, you're a little verkakte when it comes to what women wantIn the first place, you're awfully quick to assume we're all alike. I mean, you're a writer for two successful shows that feature women with vastly different lives and motivations. Obviously you get the concept, so why is the execution so unbelievable ( Read more... )

Go read this. It is titled "this is not a political post. it is a post about what we are, and what we choose to stand for." Which is pretty much what I'm saying with this rec ( Read more... )

here -- on words having meaning, so let's all go with the least offensive ones ( Read more... )

For my academically-inclined friends -- and, hell, anyone who wants to jump in ( Read more... )

The future is NOW.

[edit: Because I think I've upset a very dear friend of mine, a clarification of my views on the contents of the link follows this post.]