By K Salis January 18, 2012 War can be an intimate experience, often in a deeply personal way, even though …
By Merle Hoffman January 17, 2012 It’s been over 40 years since I founded Choices Women’s Medical Center, one of the …
By Abigail Collazo January 17, 2012 What does war look like Taste like Smell like Images and soundtracks come to …
By Sarah Flint Erdreich January 17, 2012 It had been a lovely wedding, and now the reception was packed. We …
by Tanya Melich Republican women have become a not-so-subtle weapon for breaking apart the Democratic coalition, grounded in the women’s …
by Kathryn Joyce These days anti-abortion ingénue Lila Rose needs no introduction. In advertisements for this year’s Values Voter Summit, …
By Gabrielle Korn January 12, 2012 Maayan Melamed, a first-year medical student at The Medical School for International Health at …
by Merle Hoffman When I first opened a clinic for women’s abortion care in Flushing, New York in 1971, women …
by Carole Joffe What about abortion gives it staying power as the central issue in domestic politics, even in the …
by Alexis Greene Words of Choice first emerged as a theatrical performance in the late 1990s when Cindy Cooper, its creator, …
by Tobe Levin January 5, 2012 That African kid with a sand belly, as the author and activist Khady calls …
by Gloria Feldt The day before the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was expected to rule, rumors circulated that the …
by Dulcey Lewis December 23, 2011 “We want revenge and we want it now! Lesbians! Dykes! Gay Women!” The six …
by Ida Hammer December 14, 2011 Trans women are disproportionately impacted by murder and violence, and yet there is a …
by Sarah Elspeth Patterson December 8, 2011 Sexuality education is, in many ways, an esteem-building practice. Knowledge of any kind, …
by Alison Yager December 1, 2011 In August 2011, New York City announced that all public middle and high schools …
by Anne Galisky My first feature-length documentary film, “Papers: Stories of Undocumented Youth,” was produced by a scrappy crew, undocumented …
By Carolyn Gage November 23, 2011 The emergence of the Occupy Wall Street movement would not have been a surprise …
by Gabrielle Korn “What does activism mean to you?” Jennifer Baumgardner: For me, activism is putting into action my feminist …
by Leslie Cagan My mind is racing as I begin to address this quite large topic: the state of progressive …
Student Think Tank is a new feature of On The Issues Magazine to host and include the writings of students on feminist and …
by Sunsara Taylor People generally think of activism as something you do. But activism aimed at changing how people think is equally important. …
by Lindsey Hennawi “This Little Light of Mine” is the song that my mother chose for all of us to …
by Kathleen Barry November 16, 2011 Here we go again! Last week Mother Jones published an article, “Herman Cain’s Sexual Harassment Scandal …
by Amanda Marcotte My fondest wish for 2012 is that it becomes the year where we, as a society, stop …
by Crystal DeBoise November 10, 2011 Last winter, “Sheila,”a sex worker in her early 20s, had just finished her counseling …
By Cindy Cooper November 3, 2011 “I think there may be a new page that we’ve come to the United …
by Ileana Jiménez During a recent Twitter chat on #sheparty hosted by the Women’s Media Center, I tweeted: “How many feminists …
October 29, 2011 In Mississippi, we are witnessing the intersection of race and gender politics in two ballot initiatives on …
By Gabrielle Korn October 28, 2011 Uncovering the roots of global sex trafficking and protecting its victims are driving forces …
by Carol Downer In the 1970s, I got involved in the women’s self-help movement in California, traveling the countryside to …
By Mary Lou Greenberg October 7, 2011 Karen Duda signed petitions, went to rallies and participated in traditional pro-choice activism. …
by Sarah Browning Like many white, middle-class poets coming of age in the early-to-mid-1980s, I was told by my poetry …
By Erika M. Staub RN, PHN and Jacqui R. Quetal RN, FNP February 28, 2012 Nurses are trusted professionals, and …
by Margie Kelly Abortion opponents long ago slapped their brand on the fetus, parading giant graphic images of fetuses in …
by Ria Sen and The Feminist Press The passionate writers who record stories of abortion — personal memories, histories, theory …
by Jasmine Burnett The Black feminist group, the Combahee River Collective, described its beginnings by saying: “It was our experience and disillusionment …
by Priscilla Smith While watching the totally hip video of the Orthodox Reggae beat rapper Matisyahu’s song Miracle, I began to …
By Judith Arcana February 16, 2012 Im a Jane. Another Jane said when she heard me use the past tense …
by The Editors Only a few more days to register for a course on “Writing on the Body.” Registration closes …
by Jeannie Ludlow “You know, illegal abortions aren’t all bad.” A few years ago, I found myself saying this to …
by Justine Goodman I am the daughter of a woman who wrote in 1970 that “involuntary motherhood is slavery.” That …
by The Editors Merle Hoffman, President and CEO of Choices Women’s Medical Center and the Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of On the …
by Faith Pennick The debate over reproductive choice continues to burn, even with a pro-choice president currently in the White …
by Andrea Plaid I’m not an aberration because I’m a childless, employed, divorced, college-educated Black cisgender woman — regardless of what the …
by Sarah Flint Erdreich I was 13 years old during the anti-choice “Summer of Mercy” in 1991 when anti-choice activists …
by Susie Day Dear Western Civilization – My name is Mary. Not Mary of Had-a-Little-Lamb fame. Holy Mary. Or, if …
By Sara Benincasa February 9, 2012 I’m a comedian, not a scientist or another type of professional smart person, so …
by Eleanor J. Bader When retired clinic owner Patricia Baird-Windle contacted me in 1998 and invited me to collaborate with …
by The Editors “Abortion is a matter of the heart,” the late Dr. George Tiller once said. “For until we …
by Barbara Santee I am 74 years old. When I was 18, I had an illegal abortion that nearly killed …
By Rev. Debra W. Haffner February 2, 2012 I have been an advocate for safe and legal abortion for more …
by Elayne Clift City of Soldiers: A Year of Life, Death, and Survival in Afghanistan Author: Kate Fearon Interlink Books, …
by The Editors A new study puts another face on women’s reproductive decision-making during an economic downturn. It indicates that …
by Jennifer Baumgardner In 2004, frustrated by the gridlock around abortion, I embarked on an awareness campaign to put a …
by Mary Lou Greenberg I remember the first time I heard about Medical Students for Choice. I don’t remember the …
by Lori Adelman In 1970, something electrifying filled the air in New York. Feminist organizing was in high gear. Betty …
By Linda Weber January 26, 2012 Imagine the whole universe — the vast expanse of reality in which all things …
The Art Perspective provides a visual and audio forum for artists to exhibit their art and present exciting responses to …
by Aram A. Schvey What’s chutzpah? Until December 2011, I would have deferred to the classic definition in Leo Rosten’s The …
by Ayesha Chatterjee and Judy Norsigian As current staff members at Our Bodies Ourselves (OBOS), an organization that has advanced …
By Gabrielle Korn January 20, 2012 It’s no secret that the United States is in the midst of a War …
by Carol Mason A new anti-abortion DVD is being distributed on America’s campuses. It is called 180 to suggest that society has …
by Corinne A. Carey Our nation’s health care system is in a period of rapid and dramatic change, and the …
by Carol Downer If working in the abortion movement for over 40 years qualifies me to gaze into my crystal …
By Sunsara Taylor January 18, 2012 The first time I stood up for abortion rights was back in 1994 in …
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