Posted on January 27th, 2008 by Freckles Cassie
On Blogging for Choice day, the 35th anniversary of the Roe vs. Wade decision on abortion, I wrote a post for my other blog about anti-abortion eighth graders at a Catholic school. That post was read on the air and discussed on the Head On Radio Network, and you can hear the whole discussion […]
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Filed under: Abortion, Featured Stories, FrecklesCassie, Moral Issues, Opinion, Politics, Religion, Women's Rights, schools, sex education, teen pregnancy, teens
Posted on December 19th, 2007 by Freckles Cassie
What age is old enough to have sex? When are we old enough to have babies? Is statutory rape a fair law? Is a 9th grade girl with a 19-year-old boyfriend different from two high school seniors, one at 17 and one 19? What about kids who come from countries where lots of people […]
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Filed under: Abortion, Featured Stories, FrecklesCassie, Women's Rights, Young Adult Issues, kids, sex education, teen pregnancy, teens
Posted on June 15th, 2007 by Brendon Schweers
Romney woos anti-abortion activists
This, to me, seems like an S A D, sad, effort to get into office.
Reason One.
While abortion is still on the table, it is on the other side…while all of the other issues are on the plate. Such as immigration.
Reason Two.
Since 1996, the number of abortions has been going down.
Reason Three.
Almost anyone […]
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Filed under: Abortion, Brendon Schweers, Election 2008, Featured Stories, Moral Issues, Politics, Republicans, Women's Rights
Posted on April 24th, 2007 by Daisy Bond
While women in the USA are facing a major attack on our rights, women in Mexico City have just won an important victory. Just yesterday, a bill was apporved (46 to 19, not bad) making abortion on demand legal during the first trimester.
Feminists hailed the vote as a clear victory. For decades, poor women […]
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Filed under: Abortion, Daisy Bond, Featured Stories, Women's Rights
Posted on April 19th, 2007 by Emily Oppenheimer
The 2003 ban on “partial-birth” abortion (a term made up by “pro-lifers” that isn’t used in scientific circles and has no scientific basis) has been upheld. The ban makes no exception for the health or life of pregnant women, and doctors could face up to two years in prison for violating the ban in favor […]
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Filed under: Abortion, Emily Oppenheimer, Featured Stories, Government, Medical News, Women's Rights
Posted on April 4th, 2007 by Emily Oppenheimer
I just read How the Pro-Choice Movement Saved America: Freedom, Politics, And the War on Sex by Cristina Page and found it very satisfying. I now feel vindicated. From this book, I both learned and re-learned the following:
1. The pro-life faction in this country, as far as national pro-life organizations go, often frame their position […]
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Filed under: Abortion, Emily Oppenheimer, Opinion, Religion, Secondary Featured Stories, Young Adult Issues
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