Tag Archives: Reproductive Rights

Quick Hit: Toxic workplaces in the reproductive health, rights, and justice fields

Steph Herold has a brave and necessary piece at The Abortion Gang today about the reproductive health, rights, and justice movement’s dirty secret: we’re full of organizations that are toxic places to work. A co-worker once told me that in her 10+ years of working in the reproductive health field, her peers in other movements [...]
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Funny or Die video gives Rick Santorum a taste of his own anti-choice medicine

Check out this hilarious video, Rick Santorum Aborts Presidential Campaign, in which Ashley Judd, Michelle Trachtenberg, Katy Mixon, and Eliza Coupe counsel Santorum, “If you weren’t mature enough to carry your campaign to term, you shouldn’t have engaged in the risky behavior that began it.” Rick Santorum Aborts Presidential Campaign from Ashley Judd
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Arizona passes uterus-bogglingly bad abortion ban

Yesterday, the Arizona House passed a bill that would ban abortion after 20 weeks. It now heads to the desk of Governor Jan Brewer. Brewer has five days to veto it, or else it will become law. According to the Arizona Republic: The bill would make numerous changes to abortion laws, including banning abortions after [...]
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The real impact of a 20 week abortion ban

“I have always wanted a little girl…and I knew it was going to make our family complete.” “I felt that it was OK to be happy about this pregnancy….and we were, we were just over the moon and thrilled.” “We’ve always tried to come up with unique ways of telling my parents and family and [...]
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Snatchels and sarcasm: Using humor to fight back against anti-choice politicians

If you, like me, have been inspired by the recent spate of satirical bills proposed by pro-choice state legislators, but are looking for something equally clever you, as a regular citizen, can do to mock the recent attacks on reproductive rights, here are a couple ideas. Send your anti-choice representative a knit vagina so he [...]
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