Guilt

There's a lot of stigma, and thus guilt, associated with multiple abortions. When you talk to a woman who is having her second, third, f...

The Voice of Choice

Anti-choicers get a lot of attention and often credit for being strong mobilizers for their agenda. They are able to get effectively get the...

Beware of the Superbowl Commercials

How does one ruin the Superbowl for everyone? Run anti-abortion commercials! Randall Terry, everyone's favorite anti to hate, is running...

Happy Roe Day!

Roe Day is a celebration of a woman's right to choose. It's a day when we should reflect on the sacrifices made by those who came be...

Looking Back

When I first started working in abortion, I wasn't as passionate about it as I am now. I knew I wanted to do work in women's issues ...

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...

Reproductive Health As a Human Right

Access to safe reproductive healthcare is a right of everyone - men, women, adolescents. But most importantly, and something those of us in ...

It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year?

Thanksgiving is this Thursday. You know what that means - turkey, mashed potatoes, family, friends, giving thanks...oh and mass hysteria evo...

When Ads Get a Little Too Personal

All of us internet users are well aware of the amount ads we get as well as the personalization of them. When you make an any kind of accou...

Afraid to Speak Up

Keeping with the recent theme of talking about abortion and being in those all-too-common uncomfortable situations. Recently I've been i...

The Newest Anti Craze: Fetal Heartbeat Laws

We all know the antis are constantly trying to push through new laws to restrict abortion, from parental involvement to laws regarding the s...

35 Years of Suppression Should Not Go Unnoticed

Last Friday marked the 35th anniversary of the Hyde Amendment. You all probably know what it is, but for any that do not, the Hyde Amendment...

'Tis the Season for Misinformation

How exactly can people with no true knowledge on a subject get away with telling the public lies about it? This happens all the times with a...

Defining Choice

I came across an editorial published online for the Chicago Sun Times about being pro-choice and whether that means defending one's ri...

Pro-Choice Hypocrisy

I was doing some internet reading when I stumbled on this Slate article  that asks the question of why some pro-choicers are bothered by sel...

Economic Woes

With the doom and gloom of the economy, we all naturally take a step back to think about our own personal finances and what we really need ...

Leaving Work at Work

Who else has problems leaving work at work? I have found myself not able to stop checking in with work, thinking about work, and talking abo...

Difficult Conversations

I think we've touched on this subject before, but it's been on my mind lately. What do you do when someone asks what you do, and you...

Limiting Abortion Care One Uninformed Law at a Time

I was looking through the news today for inspiration on my post, and I saw articles about states that are currently passing new limits on ab...

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...