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Surviving “going viral,” or, how I launched a national conversation about abortion

April 7, 2013

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Is this what it feels like when you decide to “Say Yes” in life? I am exhausted. I am touched. I am amazed. I am horrified. I am in awe. Last week I did the same thing I do every week (several times a week): I wrote a blog post. Same as I ever do. […]

A look at Roe at 40

January 18, 2013

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In anticipation of the 40th anniversary of Roe v Wade on Jan. 22, I have written a series of posts over on The Sin City Siren. What is the state of Roe today? What is our legacy? These questions and more are examined in the links below. 40 Years of Roe: Choice in a Post-choice […]

The Feminist Bill of Rights

July 16, 2012

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Over on The Sin City Siren, I wrote out a Feminist Bill of Rights (loosely based on the actual Bill of Rights) in honor of Independence Day. Please, to enjoy… If the First Amendment guarantees us the freedoms of speech, assembly, religion, and to petition our government, then surely the Feminist First Amendment guarantees the […]

Let’s go bowling!

April 14, 2012

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The Sin City Sirens bowling team for the National Network of Abortion Funds bowl-a-thon will be playing Sunday (April 15) at 1pm at the South Point Bowling alley! Sign up for the team here! Don’t have time to sign up online? Just show up with a donation and join in the fun! The important thing […]

Feminist Files: It’s a jungle out there

October 18, 2011

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Is it something in the air? If you think there is no War on Women, you haven’t been paying attention to the full-scale attack on Planned Parenthood — which is nothing short of an indictment on women’s reproductive health care. And it’s not just about PP, people. The GOP is willing to let pregnant women […]

EC: A back-to-school essential

September 7, 2011

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What will/would you do if your birth control fails? You might want to be more prepared than these two: This fall, Planned Parenthood is running a public information campaign to raise awareness about back-up birth control, specifically emergency contraception (aka, “EC”). “Accidents happen which is why it is essential for any sexually-active woman, or man […]

This week’s feminist news round-up

August 18, 2011

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News you can use: I am so deeply sickened by this story, which you  may have heard by now, about the middle school girl who was forced to write a letter of apology to her (fellow student) rapist. And we can call him a rapist, because he was convicted of the act in a juvenile […]

Share our stories: My Planned Parenthood

July 7, 2011

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This post is part of the My Planned Parenthood blogger carnival today organized by Shakesville and What Tami Said. Here’s the story I shared in February: Picture a 16-year-old girl, huddled amongst strangers at a bus stop. The snow is stacked so high behind the bus bench, it creates a small wall against the biting […]

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