“Grandma” is a trifle of a movie with the socially redeeming characteristic of portraying an accepting attitude toward abortions. Unlike most Hollywood films, broadcast-TV
Category: Reproductive rights
Planned Parenthood: What really happens at a clinic
The Republicans and anti-choicers who are using heavily-doctored, appallingly-edited videos which raise serious questions about the legality and morality of those who took them
Abortion: Focusing on the real issues, not the distractions
Abortion opponents often like to dwell on minutia, such as whether or not Planned Parenthood profits from making embryonic organs available for life-saving research.
As much as ever, in 2014 women deserve the right to choose
Questions related to reproductive health, and most specifically abortion, are not easy to answer. Choice is the kind of issue that should humble us
Rape insurance abortion rider goes into effect in Michigan
Starting in late March, Michigan women really started feeling the affects of the “War on Women.” The state’s new law known as “rape insurance”—an
Lesson learned: My Catholic hospital can limit my medical choices
What’s in a choice? Options. In order to make a choice, you must have options. As descendants of those who fled religious persecution, many
Why women do not love Huckabee
Well, clearly, someone did not learn from Todd Akin. As if the Republican Party really had any leeway for chauvinistic comments after Akin’s “legitimate
What to expect when you’re expecting
By Sarah Casteel, Clayton High School senior, St. Louis MO While our society still faces sex-based workplace discrimination — clearly most often targeted at
The “admitting privileges” fraud
To be an abortion provider in Texas, you have to have “admitting privileges” at a hospital within 30 miles of the facility. That restriction,
Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) myths: “It’s bad for women”
In the delirium that has preceded the launch of the Affordable Care Act, Republicans and other Obama-haters have tried to undermine the new law