Finland and Domestic Violence: The Strong Nordic Woman is in Trouble
by Catia Bruno Finland is an amazing country, especially if you happen to be a woman. This was the first ...
by Catia Bruno Finland is an amazing country, especially if you happen to be a woman. This was the first ...
by Sahar Muradi In eastern Afghanistan under the glow of an April sun and the sweet scent of orange blossoms, ...
by Jennifer Baumgardner Just over eight years ago, I decided to make a T-shirt that said “I had an abortion.” ...
by Amanda Marcotte As a journalist who specializes in reproductive health, I have the unique opportunity to meet a variety ...
by Susan Elizabeth Davis On a bleak December day in 1979, I had an epiphany: I would write a pro-choice ...
By Erika M. Staub RN, PHN and Jacqui R. Quetal RN, FNP February 28, 2012 Nurses are trusted professionals, and ...
by Frances Karlen Santamaria I’m not sure how or when I first heard that my mother had an abortion before ...
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 Ariel Chesler Andy Hinds recently wrote about being a feminist and the father of two daughters, and his continued objectification ...
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 Pamela Leigh Although I was relatively engaged with feminist issues in the late 1960s and early 1970s, these matters ...
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 ...