Tag Archives: reproductive freedom
Why your religion has nothing to do with abortion: One outraged Virginian’s perspective
TweetIf you’ve been following the conservative assault on reproductive rights, then you might know that Virginia recently suffered a right-wing takeover that threatens to shut down almost every single abortion clinic in the state. It’s been summarized well by news outlets, so if you’d like to read up on it, I refer you to here [...]
Get the Woman-Haters Outta There, Once and For All
Tweet A SYTYCB Entry Anyone who supports a woman’s right to make her own reproductive choices acknowledges that there is no right way for everyone. As Jos pointed out this week, there are many, many reasons for having an abortion and for being pro-choice. It will only help the cause of reproductive freedom if we [...]
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Open Letter to Representative Trent Franks: What Caring About Women and Babies Really Looks Like
TweetDear Representative Trent Franks, Today, I watched you debate during the markup for HR 3803, or, as you may know it, the District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, which would ban abortion after 20 weeks in Washington, DC. I watched you valiantly fight to save “the children” from their pain even in the [...]
Voice of Choice: Turning the tables on anti-choice bullies
TweetIt seemed one of the most unlikely places for an anti-abortion protest – a quiet, suburban middle school during back-to-school night. And yet, there they were, pictures of bloody fetuses in hand, and the picture, name and phone number of Todd Stave, entrepreneur and owner of a Germantown, Maryland building that houses one the most [...]
Dear Romney, Ryan and the Republican Party