Two Years

Take at the St. Louis Vigil for Dr. George Tiller on June 1, 2009. It was two years ago today that Dr. Tiller was gunned down in church and ...

A Day of Remembrance

Beginning as a day to pay tribute to deceased military service men and women, Memorial Day has transitioned to a more general day of remembr...

Don't Sweat It: Abortion and the Gym

Today, while in my gym's locker room, I saw the same group of women I always do. You know the type: working moms who are trying to get ...

Abortion and Animals Part 1: How PETA gets it wrong

Today, I am pleased to announce that we are beginning a new series called: Abortion and Animals . I got together with ProChoiceGal from Abor...

Because I'm Blessed

Often times we talk about the challenges we face in our jobs. We shed light on the difficulties we face in the world due to our jobs. Someti...

Ever been grudgingly told your work is "better than the alternative"? (You might be an abortioneer if...)

So here's another twist on "coming out" to someone as an abortioneer. I have an old school friend, you know the type: we real...

Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose

"What's in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet." - William Shakespeare As summer rolls fo...

"Stop the hate"

PETA activists throw paint. Anti-choice protesters throw weird little plastic fetuses. Gay-rights advocates throw...glitter bombs. I real...

**Today Only!**

I interrupt my regularly-scheduled blog post to bring you this news: Today, March 18, 2011, you can view free of charge "Silent Choices...

Awesome Guttmacher Video

Recently, Guttmacher put out a pretty great video that is a general overview of abortion in the United States. It addresses a lot of key poi...

To Leave or Not to Leave Direct Service Work

Last month Vegan Vagina wrote a post about leaving the day-to-day abortion field, and it made me think about myself. Recently I've been...

Bomb Threat: Do You Tell Your Kids?

Dear Parents/Parents-to-Be/People Involved in Little People’s Lives, etc: Remember when you could go wherever you wanted on a whim? Go out w...

Medical Tourism

I have hosted women from small towns within my own state, women from nearby states, and even a woman from Canada. They come to my large met...

Smith Bill

The U.S. House of Representatives passed another bill to ensure tax payer's dollars will not cover the cost of abortion under health c...

Happy Mother's Day.

Mother's Day is the day we celebrate women who brought us into their families, cared for us, and have supported us through our ups and d...

Jezebel

One chilly Spring morning, our clinic was visited by a new anti. Amidst the old men in ill-fitting trousers and dowdy women in scrunchies an...

The Repeat Abortion Patient

In talking about abortion with my friends, colleagues, and others, I frequently get asked, "Is it true women have like ten abortions?...

Election Season is Nigh

We're entering the start of the presidential election season. With that comes talk of a whole host of issues, including everyone's f...