When I remember my home state of Michigan, I remember that brilliant mix of straightforwardness and amiability that exists so naturally in the Midwest. People didn’t do things like “put […]
Author: Colleen Crinion
Colleen Crinion is a seasoned feminist and progressive activist. As a former Planned Parenthood employee, she writes primarily about women’s issues and reproductive justice. Colleen earned her M.A. in Sociology from American University, focusing on gender, family and sexuality, and presented her thesis on the regulation of sexual content in television and film. She is currently Communications Director for the Women’s Information Network (WIN), a pro-choice, Democratic women’s organization, and serves on the board of the D.C. Abortion Fund. In addition to Ms., she has been published in the Virginian Pilot, Fem 2pt0, Spike the Water Cooler, and was a finalist in the Roe v. Wade blog contest for the National Council of Jewish Women. Ms. Crinion also won a Democracy for America Scholarship to attend the Netroots Nation Conference in June 2012. She currently lives in Washington, D.C.
1,000 Reasons To Trust Women
As a clinic assistant at two Planned Parenthood clinics, I’ve listened to approximately 1,000 women tell me about their abortion decisions. These women came from all over the world. Some […]
Doctor’s Advice vs. State Rape
Across the United States, anti-choice bills are rising like a tide of vitriolic chauvinism, threatening to sweep away a woman’s right to choose–and take legitimate reproductive medicine down with them. […]