The Busy Season

I was making Christmas cookies with friends today, talking about our Christmas shopping, our holiday travels. It made me think of what the h...

Guest post: Abortion Awakening

About a month ago, I was catching up with an old pal when my phone rang. I silenced it, and it rang again. And rang again. Three more times...

Sweet land of liberty

Happy Independence Day. Between the 4th of July and the Republican primary campaign and anti-tax posturing in general, "freedom" ...

More thoughts on the NPIC (and on "When the 'movement' disappoints")

Recently we hosted Steph's cross-post with Feministe ( go read it there ) about her weird experiences as a freelancer trying to find fu...

Stripped

I went to a strip club this weekend. I don't go to strip clubs often but on occasion, typically at another friend's request I end up...

Another FAQ: "Why did she wait so long?"

Yes, it's a frequently-asked question, and I kinda hate it. Like she "waited" around until her schedule cleared up or somethi...

Manipulate household finances and personal security to get the desired result from your female appliances.

The last few weeks have brought up a lot of issues around affording one's abortion care. First Mr. Banana Grabber described some of the ...

Kitchen Sink

Abortions are expensive. For my part, I have insurance that covers the procedure at a facility that I know and trust. Failing that, I could ...

"Why don't you..."

Ensure women are confident in the decisions they make about their problem pregnancies Help women leave their abusive partners so they can h...

Tis the Season (To Support Your Local Abortion Fund) :)

Around the holidays, most of us start thinking of presents we want for Christmas, gifts we are giving to others. Anticipating holiday partie...

Trust

I'm not an optimist by nature, but by God, I force myself to be one. There's enough negativity in and around abortion care; no one ...

Burn-out

Thank you to deliverance for joining us again as guest blogger today! ******************************* I was talking with a co-worker yester...

Keeping my feet on the ground

("...and I don't go to sleep to dream") Thinking about money again. In my non-abortioneer job, we've been working hard to...

Reading and ranting: when theory doesn't meet practice

So I'm reading this paper. It's about desired and actual fertility levels in developing countries. And it's written by...an econ...

Money, money, money

It's been a while since we've had a fund spotlight, and many funds are really hurting right now. As I'm sure many if not all of...

Legislators think they are our daddies (and good daddies make things harder on their children)

Happy Fathers' Day! I was going to write you a post about dads, but it'll have to be tomorrow, because I got distracted by an entire...

Voting with my wallet?

I hate getting my hair cut. I loathe going to the dentist. I dread calling my apartment's maintenance people. I have such disdain for...

Evolution of my choice

For a while, I was "pro-choice." It's the pretty, socially acceptable to say it. When I started working at the clinic, I bec...

Education Sunday.

I decided to post an excerpt from a paper I wrote. In case you didn't know the specifics, now you do. On March 24, 2010, President Obama...