Tag Archives: Motherhood
Pregnant Women Need Health Care, Not Jail Time
Originally posted in Community Blog
TweetBy Alexa Kolbi-Molinas, Staff Attorney, ACLU Reproductive Freedom Project June 2011 marks the 40th anniversary of President Richard Nixon’s declaration of a "war on drugs" — a war that has cost roughly a trillion dollars, has produced little to no effect on the supply of or demand for drugs in the United States, and has [...]
Also tagged pregnancy, Reproductive Rights, war on drugs Comments closed
Thanks, Mom
Tweet For keeping your last name and acting like it was no big deal, even though it was. For marrying a feminist man who supported your career ambitions and helped you raise two feminist daughters. For raising me with feminism in the water so that when I encountered the word and the idea, feminism seemed [...]
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“How dare you disrespect the queendom?”: Single mothers of color in the spotlight
Tweet Last week a study from the University of Michigan was released that shows an increase in the numbers of American women having children by multiple partners. The study shows that 28 percent of American women with two or more children have done so by more than one man, and when it comes to African-American [...]
Also tagged erykah badu, Race, Women of Color Comments closed
Desperately Seeking Sterilization: the politics of privilege
Originally posted in Community Blog
TweetMy post-collegiate boyfriend was an affable Dane who later became a public school teacher. Children loved him, and (I think) he loved children, but he didn’t want to have any of his own. That was his story, anyway. He spoke loudly and often about not wanting to breed, or parent, or do anything involving the [...]
Also tagged bodily autonomy, Class, Feminism, Gender, heteronormativity, Jewishness, obstetrician, privilege, Race, reproductive choice, reproductive health, Reproductive Rights, sterilization, tubal ligation Comments closed
Little girls and big systemic cultural problems