35th anniversary of Roe v. Wade

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I Am Roe, and I Have Questions

By Gloria Feldt, www.GloriaFeldt.com

January 22, 2008 - 4:51pm

The elections will determine the future for all of us Roes. That's why a mortally wounded Roe v Wade's 35th anniversary requires the candidates to answer my questions in full.

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Thank You, Justice Blackmun

By Suzanne Grossman

January 22, 2008 - 11:13am

On this anniversary of Roe v. Wade, I want to give thanks to the men and women who make this choice possible -- to doctors, to clinic workers, to advocates and activists, to lawmakers and politicians who are brave enough to stand up to "pro-life" rhetoric, to all of those who fought for abortion rights before 1973, and finally to Justice Harry Blackmun, the author of Roe v. Wade.

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Published under: Access to Abortion | 35th anniversary of Roe v. Wade

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Iowan Gives Thanks for Daughter -- and for Choice

By Lynda Waddington, New Journalist Fellow

January 22, 2008 - 10:40am

While millions of Americans are either celebrating or grieving the 35th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark Roe v. Wade decision today, 25-year-old Katie Wilkins credits the law for the 5-year-old girl playing outside her kitchen window.

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Published under: Contraception | Access to Abortion | 35th anniversary of Roe v. Wade

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True or False: The Roe IQ “Test” is True or False?

By Amie Newman, Managing Editor

January 20, 2008 - 10:00pm

The Roe IQ Test is anything but a test about Roe v. Wade - unless you're simply looking for pure propaganda.

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Roe Gave Birth to Politics of Personal Destruction

By Scott Swenson, RH Reality Check

January 16, 2008 - 8:52am

Thirty-five years after Roe, our political landscape is more divided than ever. The tactics born in one 1974 post-Roe Senate campaign in Kansas still shape the politics of personal destruction now engulfing our politics on race and gender.

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Supreme Court to Women of America: You Own It

By Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check

January 15, 2008 - 8:56am

When it decided Roe v. Wade in 1973, the Supreme Court did more than simply legalize a medical procedure. It sent the signal to women of the country that we have the right to control our own bodies and sexuality.

Amanda Marcotte's blog | 12 comments | Read more |

Published under: Access to Abortion | Women’s Rights | Supreme Court | 35th anniversary of Roe v. Wade

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When A Right Is Not Enough

By Melody Rose

January 15, 2008 - 8:55am

Until all women can join me in celebrating a meaningful reproductive right not tied to status, I cannot rejoice in my own. A "right" based on status is simply no right at all.

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Published under: Leading Voices | Contraception | Maternal Health | Access to Abortion | 35th anniversary of Roe v. Wade

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News & Commentary

1 Pushing for “Zero Tolerance” on Sexual Violence in DRC

By Ramona Vijeyarasa on Feb 9, 2010 - 7:00am | comments (4)

There is no shortage of reports or data documenting the abhorrent extent of sexual violence in the DRC. Women are targets working in the fields. Women are targets walking home. Women are targets virtually everywhere.

ICare "Mis-Advertisements" on Contraception and Abortion

By Robin Marty on Feb 9, 2010 - 7:00am | comments (13)

In our third installment of a multi-part series on Human Life Alliance's misinformation campaign, we examine fact versus fiction on their claims on contraceptive methods.

(VIDEO) Parental Notification in Illinois: Forcing Young Women Into Harm's Way

By Sally Burgess on Feb 9, 2010 - 7:00am | comments (1)

While Illinois has a mandatory parental involvement law on the books, it has long been enjoined. I have seen firsthand the harms that forced parental involvement impose on young women.

2 Mississippi 'Personhood' Ballot Violates Rules

By Wendy Norris on Feb 8, 2010 - 7:00am | comments (2)

RH Reality Check has found that a unique provision in Mississippi's Constitution prohibits modifying its Bill of Rights by voter referendum, despite the attempts by the "personhood" movement to do so.

STOKING FIRE: The Chastity-Prolife Connection

By Eleanor Bader on Feb 8, 2010 - 10:00am | comments (2)

Generation Life’s mission, focused on the "chastity-prolife" connection, rests on the preaching of an ossified formula of gendered behavior that is both intensely rigid and rooted in fantasy.

The Sex Ed Bait and Switch

By Amanda Marcotte on Feb 8, 2010 - 7:00am | comments (1)

Abstinence-only-until-marriage proponents hope that by misrepresenting the recent study on abstinence education they can continue getting funding for programs that have nothing in common with the single one that’s been proven effective.

3 UPDATED: Naivete and Best Intentions or Trafficking in Children For Religious Purposes?

By Jodi Jacobson on Feb 4, 2010 - 6:00pm | comments (12)

The term "trafficking in children" conjures up the worst of all possible scenarios...bad people taking children away from their families for nefarious purposes. But can children be trafficked for religious purposes?

We Can't Overlook Reproductive Health Needs in Haiti

By Sharon Camp on Feb 5, 2010 - 7:00am | comments (1)

During this time of displacement, the health and lives of Haiti's women and girls are threatened by severe living conditions, including the virtual absence of reproductive health services.

Get Real! Am I Normal? Who Cares?

By Heather Corinna on Feb 5, 2010 - 7:00am | comments (1)

As anyone who works in sex education or sexuality can tell you, when it comes to the questions people ask us, variations on the theme of "Am I normal?" reign supreme.

4 Tebow's Tears: Is God Really A Gators Fan?

By Louis Ruprecht on Feb 4, 2010 - 7:03pm | comments

The Focus on the Family Super Bowl ad in which Tim and Pam Tebow and star is certainly not the first time Tebow has worn religion on his sleeve - or in this case, under his eyes. A religion scholar analyzes his own feelings about Tebow's choice.

Friday Night Lights Abortion Plotline is Must-See TV

By Sarah Seltzer on Feb 4, 2010 - 7:00am | comments (8)

Two weeks ago, a DirecTV episode of Friday Night Lights very quietly made television history with a sensitive episode about abortion. As the Super Bowl approaches, with its Focus on the Family finger-wagging, we can look to FNL for reality.

Running Like A Girl: Sex-Stereotyping in the Olympics

By Katherine Franke on Feb 4, 2010 - 7:00am | comments

Male athletes--think Armstrong, Phelps, jockeys--have "physical traits" considered responsible for superior performance, while elite female athletes are increasingly being tested and "treated" for "Disorders of Sexual Development."

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