Hey friends,

On the actual day of massive online activism for Roe v. Wade, I was out being a big ol' campus rep and scurrying around with button-making supplies and assorted pro-choice paraphernalia, and thus couldn't quite get my act together to blog. Then Friday came and went, and on Saturday I was out the door by 5 a.m. to do some clinic ( Read more... )

During my senior year of high school, my English teacher, knowing my feminist tendencies, handed me a photocopied column from The Nation. "This is by Katha Pollitt," he said, “You should read her stuff ( Read more... )

So, remember how Bush wants to pass all this last-minute bullshit to shit a tad more on women’s reproductive autonomy? Like here and here ( Read more... )

I was in a blur of finals and papers when this news broke, but I can't believe I missed it: "Proposed Colorado Measure on Rights for Human Eggs."

Yes. The EGGS. The itty-bitty, teensy-tiny egg that you shed out every month in your Tampax and your pads, that get flushed out in the toilet with your dead goldfish, the eggs are now brought into the ( Read more... )

Maybe I should reconsider law school.

Why the sudden, semi change-of-heart? This case right here. Literally, right here.

In a 5-4 slap, Justices Kennedy, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas and Samuel A. Alito Jr. successfully championed anti-abortion viewpoints, a huge (and hugely scary) victory for no-choicers ( Read more... )

Dear Gov. Michael Rounds,

Hey, there. We need to chat. Now. Yes, mister, this is what you think it's about. I'm sure your Inbox has been absolutely flooded in the past few days, and that's got to be a handful. Oh, and that front page story on The New York Times this morning? Probably added to the constant hum of annoyance from protestors, Planned ( Read more... )