TW / CN: Abortion, Forced Birth, Pregnancy

What Patronizing False Concern Looks Like
By Amanda Marcotte
Source: The Raw Story > Pandagon

At XX Factor today, I have a post up explaining how the anti-choice movement is trying to shift gears, because their habit of ignoring women or portraying women who have abortions as dumb sluts isn’t ( Read more... )

I'm not sure about trigger warnings, but the article discusses abortion (with a dash of anti-choice rhetoric), reproductive coercion, disability & aborting due to birth defects, custody laws / adoption, and surrogacy / pregnancy. Please let me know if there is anything else I should include here (and Mods - let me know if you'd like this edited ( Read more... )

Mods, can we have tags for birth, reproductive justice, and/or midwifery? Also, I thought this was incredibly on-point, and does a fantastic job addressing the racism and classism behind "choosing" a "natural" birth. I actually think this can be extended to breastfeeding and living eco-friendly.This was a quote from my eighth grade history class, ( Read more... )