Thank you abortion providers!...

On March 10, 1993, an anti-choice extremist murdered Dr. David Gunn outside of his workplace. In honor of him, Dr. George Tiller, and the others who lost their lives because they performed abortions, we pay tribute to abortion providers today, on the National Day of Appreciation for Abortion Providers....

What’s the Weather Going to Be Like on...

Perspectives from the Abortion-Rights Front, from Mischiefmanager and Baraqiel. Mischiefmanager: I started volunteering as a clinic escort almost 20 years ago. I was a stay-at-home mom with two young kids and I wanted to get out of the house and do something useful. There had been a series of violent...

An Endangered What Now?...

Anti-abortion groups Georgia Right to Life and the Radiance Foundation have partnered to erect 65 billboards like this one across Georgia, and plan to put up 15 more. The billboard features a black baby’s face and copy that reads “Black children are an endangered species.” Their website...

Guilty!...

It took a Kansas jury only thirty-seven minutes to convict Scott Roeder of first degree murder in the cold-blooded murder of Dr. George Tiller. Thanks to those twelve jurors for recognizing the truth of these words: “He claims justification,” Kim Parker, a prosecutor said, calling on jurors...

Abortion Politics in Australia...

Via Proggie @ Flickr. This guest-post comes from Australian harpy Mackey. It was written in the spirit of the cross-border conversations that happen at the Pursuit of Harpyness, and the sharing of experiences. In Australia, there is no federal case like Roe v Wade that establishes legalised abortion....

Where Do We Go From Here?...

Want. Via productionapparel on www.Etsy.com. I am feeling more disheartened than usual after reading this New Yorker piece about American attitudes about abortion in light of the Stupak amendment. Jennifer Senior’s thorough, thoughtful essay explores how public opinion and public policy have...

Easy Activism that Matters...

Spread the word, sign the petition. Via Planned Parenthood. If you haven’t done it already, let me invite–nay, harangue–you to click over to Planned Parenthood and sign the petition against the Stupak Amendment and its clones. (How much do I love that the guy’s name sounds...

You Can Put Down Your Champagne Now...

As usual, if you want to get anything done in America, step one is to sacrifice the mental and physical health of women by making it an Abortion Issue.  So although HR 218 passed about forty minutes ago, it passed with an amendment which prohibits any insurance company receiving federal funds from covering...

Unsafe Abortions Kill 70 Thousand Women ...

Duh. Via Steve Rhodes @ Flickr.The Guttmacher Institute reports that as countries reduce restrictions in their abortion laws, the abortion rate has decreased. More good news: the drop in the unintended pregnancy rate and, in turn, the abortion rate can also be attributed to increased use of contraception....

Meet the New Boss; Same as the Old Boss...

Via stormbear @ Flickr.The new boss still won’t let you take your lunch break and he doesn’t give you credit for your ideas. Who is the new boss? The “new pro-lifers.” They include people like the nineteen Democrats who oppose abortion funding in the new health care bill. ...

“Common Ground” is a Farce....

President Obama, bless his heart, is under the impression that it’s possible for pro-choicers to reach “common ground” with anti-choicers on abortion. Alas, he is wrong. He’s wrong because the pro-choice position IS common ground: The pro-choice movement supports family planning,...

The Health Care Debate Meets the Culture...

Today, the Senate health committee approved legislation expanding insurance coverage to nearly all Americans, becoming the first congressional panel to make a move on President Obama’s health care plan. House Democrats released their proposal for health care overhaul yesterday. Truth be told,...