Three women traveled to England for abortions in 2005. They did so because they couldn’t get legal abortions in their home country of Ireland. Each woman experienced complications and had […]
Author: Carol King
Boehner’s Bathroom Equity Is a Pisser
Flush with success after his party handed Democrats a “shellacking” at the polls in November on a platform of “no” to everything, the incoming Republican Speaker of the House of […]
“Condomgate” for WikiLeaks’ Founder
Julian Assange, WikiLeaks founder, has been under global siege for leaking sensitive government cables. What may take him down, though, is his alleged reluctance to prevent his own personal leaks by using […]
Abortion Poll: For or Against?
I’m taking a poll. If you were pregnant and weren’t sure if you wanted to continue the pregnancy, would you discuss it with your partner, a doctor, a clergyperson? Would […]
Election Got You Down? Time to Up Your Pro-Choice Activism!
I am not a politician, a pundit or a prognosticator, but you don’t have to be any of those to see that pro-choice advocates may be in for some very […]
Election Aftermath: Women Are Persons, Too
On the day after the midterm election of 2010, the outlook for new legislation to bolster a feminist agenda looks a little grim. There will be new anti-choice officeholders in […]
NEWSFLASH: Talking Up Reproductive Rights in Geneva
U.S. activists are in Geneva, Switzerland, talking to members of the U.N. Human Rights Council trying to convince them to include sexual and reproductive rights in the definition of human […]
Rally to Restore Sanity…to Reproductive Policies
While some of my friends were on their way to Washington, D.C. to “Rally to Restore Sanity,” one friend is preparing to go to Geneva, Switzerland, to make a plea for […]
Conservatives Pledge MORE Abortion Restrictions
Remember the Stupak-Pitts anti-choice amendment during last fall’s health-care reform debate? Now, it turns out that the “Nelson compromise” in the final Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act–which allows patients […]
10 Myth-Busting Facts About Medical Abortions
You’ve been watching the calendar and mentally marking the days. You should have had a period by now. You’re scared. You cry. You can’t sleep. And you hope it’s not […]