“Pro-life” policies: Arresting new mothers
Woman arrested for ‘abortion bid’ AN Indian woman who gave birth two months prematurely has been arrested after doctors found bruises on the baby’s head and body. She was reported to police by hospital staff who thought she might have tried to get an abortion, a Public Prosecution spokesman said yesterday. The woman is now [...]
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Lots of good stuff happening this week. Unfortunately all of it is on Thursday.
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Radical doulas. Reproductive choice also encompasses the right to give birth in the setting that is best for you. As radical doula Miriam Perez writes: Beyond all of this, what the birthing rights movement addresses is the narrowing scope of women’s choices about how they give birth. Hospitals and doctors have increasingly specific requirements and [...]
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This op/ed by a Virginia Tech faculty member is a must-read. It will make you cry. As I write this I am being flooded with e-mail from friends asking if I’m O.K. How do you answer them? What can you say when so many — so many of our young — were slaughtered? I hit [...]
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Victim-blaming already: “The girl who led to massacre.” This is the face of the teenage student who may have sparked the biggest gun massacre in US history. No, that is the face of a girl was murdered. She did not “lead to” or “spark” a killing rampage. Assholes.
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I’m sure that in the coming days there will be many stories of people who took heroic actions during the Virginia Tech shooting. So far, this story stands out: A 75-year-old Israeli professor and Holocaust survivor was killed in the massacre at Virginia Tech on Holocaust Memorial Day, Monday when he leaped between the gunner [...]
...read moreThoughts and Prayers and Information
Kevin Andre Elliot of Slant Truth’s brother is missing. His name is Michael Patrick Vaughn. His family thinks he might be on the West Coast–maybe in my home state, California–but any information from anyone is welcome. Here’s Kevin’s contact info. I’m so sorry, Kevin.
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