Requiring Women to See “The Truth”
“Informed consent” laws are all the rage in anti-choice circles these days. They started off with The Script — legally requiring abortion providers to read an often factually incorrect statement to women seeking abortions. The Script varies from state to state, but it generally includes the idea that the fetus is a “unique life,” that [...]
...read moreWill Saletan informs us that the sky is blue, water is wet, and those are fetuses that get aborted
I really wonder sometimes if Will Saletan is my father’s long-lost bastard child. Because he’s got the exact same talent Dad had for telling you what you already knew in a manner that made it clear that he thought he was a genius and you were benighted and in dire need of his instruction. Even [...]
...read moreIf you thought getting rapes prosecuted by the state was a difficult process…
You might want to thank your lucky stars you don’t live on a reservation. Native American and Alaska Native women in the United States suffer disproportionately high levels of rape and sexual violence, yet the federal government has created substantial barriers to accessing justice, Amnesty International (AI) asserted in a 113-page report released today. Justice [...]
...read moreShameless Self-Promotion Sunday
Give us what you got.
...read moreSouth Carolina: A True Leader in Reminding Bitches That They Ain’t Shit
Well here’s something to be proud of. South Carolina is one of the most difficult places in the United States to get an abortion, abortion rights advocates say. Over the past two decades, a host of legislative restrictions — mandatory waiting periods, requiring “informed consent” information and regulations on abortion clinics — have jelled to [...]
...read moreEndowed
You know my gynecologist felt compelled to console me over the fact that my clit is always gonna be as, ahem, easy to find as it is now? Somehow, being a little better-hung than the other ladies isn’t quite as uncomplicated a physical asset as, say, having large breasts. In fact, having a hazelnut instead [...]
...read moreWalking Papers
So some stuff came up in the thread about identification and gender-delineation in Illinois. I found myself making comments like this: Also, while hormones are less of a change than hormones and surgery, they’re not a trivial regimen to embark on by any means. If medical intervention is a necessary standard for seriousness–again, a different [...]
...read moreThis is what Anti-Choice Looks Like
The anti-choice mentality is about more than just restricting abortion — it’s about a broader mentality that does not believe women should have a right to make their own reproductive decisions. It’s about thinking that the state should be permitted to exercise control over whether or not women give birth. And as that mentality continues [...]
...read moreWalk a Mile in Her Shoes
An anti-violence walk in California gets men to walk in high heels to raise money for the Valley Trauma Center. I love it. Thanks to Tricia for the link.
...read moreTake Back the Blog TODAY!
The Take Back the Blog! Blogswarm supports the rights of women to participate fully in all aspects of our society, including specifically online in the world of blogging but indeed everywhere and at all times, day and night, without fear of harassment, intimidation, sexual harassment, online stalking and slander, predation or violence of any sort. [...]
...read moreFeministing Party TONIGHT!
Tonight (Friday April 27th), 9pm, in the back room of The Black Door in Manhattan. 127 W 26th (btwn 6th and 7th) I will be there, and so should you!
...read moreAce of Spades fears the vagina*
But because he’s totally heterosexual and stuff, he loves pussy, he swears. Except for the whole, you know, “pussy” part of it: Best friend gay — okay, I can see that one going either way; one of my best buds is a homo. Turned off by cunninglingus? Eh, a lot of guys don’t dig that. [...]
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