Weekly Feminist Reader

I have an article in the latest issue of Mother Jones about DIY abortions.
A study shows female teens are very accustomed to seeing hyper-sexualized images of women in the media. (Aren’t we all?)
The First Baptist Church of Leesburg just got a $2.5 million federal grant to preach abstinence in public schools.
Des Moines Register columnist Rekha Basu reports from Ethiopia on back-alley abortions, the story of one 16-year-old prostitute, and the effects of Bush’s funding restrictions on HIV clinics.
Human Rights Watch condemns Nicaragua’s decision to criminalize abortion.
A new study by the World Health Organization shows that worldwide sexual and reproductive health is declining.
A great post on how pro-choicers do not use the same extreme tactics that anti-choicers do.
The first comprehensive global study of sexual behavior was released this week.
Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline has received the redacted abortion records of all women in the state who have had late-term abortions since 2004.
The It Happened to Alexa Foundation helps victims of sexual assault and their family members afford to go through with a trial.
One analysis shows most teens who seek judicial waivers for parental-notification laws aren’t abuse victims, but say they fear their parents’ reaction to their unwanted pregnancy.
Congressman John Sweeney’s wife called 911 to say he was abusing her.
NBC won’t run a Dixie Chicks ad that criticizes Bush. And a review of the new Dixie Chicks documentary says that they wouldn’t have been hit with as hard a backlash if they weren’t women.