by Mahin Hassibi The feminist movement began to raise questions about the cultural root of male supremacy. The simplified male-female concept of “gender” has never
By Mahin Hassibi For the past century and a half, every new discovery of biology has left intact, and even crystallized, the myth of women’s
by Mahin Hassibi A clear consensus exists among women writers of varied ages, educational backgrounds and life circumstances in the anthology Feminist Philosophy and Science Fiction:
by Mahin Hassibi Long before the French revolutionaries legitimized terror and terrorizing as an instrument of subjugation, men had discovered its effectiveness in their relations
By Mahin Hassibi I have come to the conclusion — albeit reluctantly — that selling sex for money or a dollar-substitute, cannot be posed as
by Mahin Hassibi Medical specialists in different fields complain about insurance companies or the Medicare rates; otherwise “talking shop” only occurs when a new disease
The underlying assumption of this new book by literary critic Vivian Gornick is that love — despite all we’ve been led to believe — is
by Mahin Hassibi No need for a revolution from within — or without. Let them eat Prozac. LIKE MANY PSYCHIATRISTS, I GREET the introduction of new
by Mahin Hassibi The repression of women is the only visible “accomplishment” of the fundamentalist regime. Sixteen years ago, the Iranian revolution unleashed a puritanical
by Mahin Hassibi, M.D. My name is Michael Ross. I’m a condemned man on Connecticut’s death row,” began the unsolicited manuscript entitled “Reflections from Death
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“Merle Hoffman has always known that in a democracy, we each have decision-making power over the fate of our own bodies. She is a national hero for us all.” —Gloria Steinem
In the wake of the Supreme Court overturning Roe V. Wade and a country divided, a pioneer in the pro-choice movement and women’s healthcare offers an unapologetic and authoritative take on abortion—“the front line and the bottom line of women’s freedom and liberty.”
Merle Hoffman has been at the forefront of the reproductive freedom movement since the 1970s. Three years before the Supreme Court legalized abortion through Roe v. Wade, she helped to establish one of the United States’ first abortion centers in Flushing, Queens, and later went on to found Choices, one of the nation’s largest and most comprehensive women’s medical facilities. For the last five decades, Hoffman has been a steadfast warrior and fierce advocate for every woman’s right to choose when and whether or not to be a mother.