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Common Cause, Different Perspective: The Generational Divide of the Pro-Choice Movement

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by Eleanor Hinton Hoytt, Black Women's Health Imperative

April 25, 2011 - 8:01pm (Print)

My generation of feminists took abortion from the back alleys and made it legal for women; today’s generation of feminists will make it affordable, accessible and viable for <strong>all</strong> women – not just the privileged or the comfortably employed middle-classed, or those with supportive families, friends, or partners who support their right to have an option or make a decision to have an abortion.  To my fellow pre-Roe feminists, let’s pass the torch without fear or apprehension!

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From Generation Roe to Generation Now

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by Andrew Jenkins, OutServe

January 19, 2011 - 10:19pm (Print)

When my best friend faced an unintended and unwanted pregnancy, I made the choice to stand with her, and I have been an advocate for reproductive justice ever since. 

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On the Anniversary of Roe - A Call to Action

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by Kate Michelman

January 26, 2010 - 7:00am (Print)

Its more than 40 years since I sat in a hospital conference room, interrogated by men who held my fate, my family, and my choice in their hands. After all these years, I can still feel the humiliation, the shame, and the anger.
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Stop HHS Regulations: Sign the Petition!

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by Emily Douglas

January 5, 2009 - 4:53pm (Print)

President Bush's provider conscience expansion is set to go into effect January 18, but the National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association has launched a petition to block the new regulation.
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New Media Plays Significant Role In Election as Our Community Grows

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by Scott Swenson, RH Reality Check

October 23, 2008 - 4:24pm (Print)

Old media is about writing opeds and hoping the legacy media Gods smile upon you. How many drafts do you have in your files? New media is about active participation, interaction, taking responsibility for sharing content, joining a conversation that puts all the accumulated expertise of our community at the finger tips of every person seeking to grow in understanding.
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Making AIDS Political

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by Masimba Biriwasha, RH Reality Check, Africa & Asia

December 7, 2007 - 9:25am (Print)

Genuine political will to fight the epidemic at all levels, along with an allocation of resources that are consistently monitored and accounted for, is critical to an effective AIDS response.

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