anti-choice activism
Banners, Binoculars and Rosary Beads: Anti-Choice Misogyny, Naivete and Invasiveness On Display in Germantown
by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check
August 8, 2011 - 4:31pm (Print)
Yesterday and this morning, I spent several hours assisting with clinic defense in Germantown, Maryland, where Dr. LeRoy Carhart comes several times a month to see patients who need late abortion care. The misogyny, naivete and invasiveness of the anti-choice movement were on full display.
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STOKING FIRE: Clinic Violence Needs to Be Controlled
by Eleanor J. Bader, RH Reality Check
August 5, 2011 - 7:52am (Print)
Clinic escorts around the country say that antiabortion protesters are allowed great freedom, including physically touching, threatening, and lying to patients. It is imperative that protections for clinicians, patients, and health center property are expanded.
Bolder Anti-Sex Arguments Coming From Religious Right
by Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check
July 17, 2011 - 9:12pm (Print)
The attacks on Planned Parenthood are still technically being justified with glib references to abortion, but the reality---that this is an attack on contraception---is so obvious many anti-choicers are failing to hide it well.
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Dialogue Can't Work When One Side Is Dishonest
by Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check
November 26, 2010 - 9:28am (Print)
Attempts to build "common ground" have restarted and are just as bound to fail as they always have been. The problem is that anti-choice activists are habitually dishonest, and you can't have dialogue with people who insist you accept their lies.
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What to Do About Anti-Gay, Anti-Choice Messages on Public Transit
by Kathleen Reeves, RH Reality Check
April 4, 2010 - 7:05pm (Print)
What do we do about advertising we find offensive, or even bigoted?
(VIDEO) End Sidewalk Bullying at Women's Health Centers
by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check
January 21, 2010 - 11:20am (Print)
A new video by Kate Ranieri examines sidewalk bullying by anti-choicers at women's health clinics and calls for advocates to demand an end to such practices.
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Catholic Hierarchy Forgets What "Catholic" Means
by Kathleen Reeves, RH Reality Check
September 17, 2009 - 9:28am (Print)
The recent trend of refusing Communion to pro-choice politicians is a prime example of how flawed leadership is weakening the Catholic Church.
Extreme Facebook Friends
by Cristina Page, Moderator, OnCommonGround
June 17, 2009 - 8:00am (Print)
