“Pro-life” Laws: Totally Fucked.
This seems relevant. In Brazil, poor women are routinely maimed and even killed by illegal abortion. But that’s cool with the “pro-life” Catholic church, so long as women have to be held “responsible” for their misbehavior by dying. And that goes for contracting HIV, too. No, really: “We cannot agree with condoms because they turn [...]
...read moreEarly-Term Abortion Legalized in Mexico City
Good news for women in Mexico City: the Mexico City legislature has legalized abortion in the first three months of pregnancy, a big step forward for women’s health: Feminists hailed the vote as a clear victory. For decades, poor women here have resorted to clandestine clinics, traditional midwives and herbal potions to end unwanted pregnancies. [...]
...read moreArcoiris
Arcoiris is an incredible human rights group working out of Honduras that, among other things, helps out LGBT youth. Recently, though, one of the leaders of the group was arrested, raped and brutally beaten. He managed to escape from jail, and is now in hiding. The OutLaw group at the University of Michigan is taking [...]
...read moreGood International Repro Rights News
The president of Portugal has ratified a law legalizing abortion in the first ten weeks of pregnancy. And the Minister of Health in Brazil has called for greater dialogue about reproductive rights. Abortion is illegal in Brazil (with health and rape exceptions), but the country has a very high abortion rate — higher than the [...]
...read moreTime Magazine Calls Plan B “Abortion-Inducing”
Repent, sinners. Please write a letter to the editor about the misinformation spread by this article. Plan B, a form of emergency contraception (the “morning-after” pill), is a high dose of birth control pills. It prevents pregnancy from occurring, and cannot actually cause abortion. Let Time know. Here’s the whole list of people you should [...]
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