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Tuna Hotdish

A smorgasbord of feministy thoughts, Upper Midwestern pride and some other stuff.

Posts tagged reproductive rights

Jan 24 '13
“Why do this work? One answer is, because I love it. It’s not tasteful, these days, to admit taking joy in abortion. We’re supposed to regard it as a necessary evil at best, a minor tragedy. But there’s nothing I love more than being able to take the hand of a desperate woman and say to her, yes, I can help you. There’s nothing more rewarding to me than the palpable relief and thankfulness when I tell a woman that she’s no longer pregnant. With a five minute office procedure, I can help someone take back her life. I am incredibly excited and blessed to be able to do this work for women who would otherwise have no choice.”
— Abortion: A Provider’s Perspective | Flyover Feminism

2 notes Tags: abortion abortion rights reproductive rights abortion provider feminist feminism prochoice pro-choice women's health

Jan 20 '13
Boston, 1970: Bill Baird, an independent candidate for the Senate, said at a news conference that Massachusetts abortion and sex laws were “cruel and barbaric.” Women whom he had helped to get abortions related their experiences; they were hooded to prevent identification, since Massachusetts law provided a jail sentence for having an abortion. (via Slide Show: Roe V. Wade and the Struggle for Legalized Abortion : The New Yorker)

Boston, 1970: Bill Baird, an independent candidate for the Senate, said at a news conference that Massachusetts abortion and sex laws were “cruel and barbaric.” Women whom he had helped to get abortions related their experiences; they were hooded to prevent identification, since Massachusetts law provided a jail sentence for having an abortion
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(via Slide Show: Roe V. Wade and the Struggle for Legalized Abortion : The New Yorker)

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Jan 14 '13
“I initially thought I would just provide abortions to women who really needed them. I realized soon that was a very naive way to think about this. All the women who showed up at the clinic, in some way, needed this. Who was I to be the arbiter?”
— Robert Thompson in “Roe at 40: ‘It’s never been this frightening before.’ ”

34 notes Tags: abortion abortion rights feminism pro-choice prochoice reproductive rights women's rights Roe v. Wade pittsburgh

Dec 30 '11
Women on Web, forever reblog

fuckyeahfeminists:

For those who cannot receive safe abortions in their countries, this is an online medical abortion service which helps people gain safe access to abortion. 

198 notes (via fuckyeahfeminists)Tags: abortion prochoice pro-choice feminist feminism reproductive rights

Dec 26 '11
“Women need more access to reproductive services, and even “moderate” regulations punish poor women, rural women, and racial minorities. The Obama administration had the chance to make the situation better rather than worse—and it failed.”
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Time for Plan B on Plan B?

Good round-up on why HHS/Obama administration’s Plan B decision is so messed up.

6 notes Tags: abortion contraception birth control reproductive rights feminism feminist reproductive freedom plan b emergency contraception

Dec 23 '11
“Reproductive rights are central to the economic equality of women. It’s not a vague relationship—it’s absolutely core to the ability of women to work, to plan, to control their lives. The assault on the availability of birth control, yearly exams, and yes, abortion, is a direct assault on poor women who rely on the free services Planned Parenthood provides. This is not a periphery issue to Occupy—unless women are periphery to Occupy. Banks are not the whole story, and it would be a huge mistake to allow yourself to be fooled into thinking they are.”
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- Commenter on Occupy Seattle Online Events 

*People capable of getting pregnant. But yes, I definitely agree. We cannot ever achieve true economic equality without reproductive freedom. The two issues are complexly intertwined, they cannot be separated.

(via blua)

441 notes (via stfuconservatives & fifteenminuteslater-deactivated)Tags: abortion birth control contraception occupy occupy seattle reproductive rights reproductive freedom pro-choice prochoice

Nov 12 '11
A Rabbi and a Minister Respond to 'Personhood'

This is a bit old, but still worth the read.

Tags: abortion jewish christianity personhood prochoice pro-choice reproductive rights religion

Nov 8 '11
hjordis: stfuconservatives: shortformblog: And in other big news, Mississippi decided in a referendum of its own that a fertilized egg is not a person. A major victory for the pro-choice movement. WOO! Yay!! WOOHOO!

hjordis:

stfuconservatives:

shortformblog:

And in other big news, Mississippi decided in a referendum of its own that a fertilized egg is not a person. A major victory for the pro-choice movement.

WOO!

Yay!!

WOOHOO!

2,552 notes (via hjordis & shortformblog)Tags: no on 26 personhood reproductive rights

Nov 1 '11
feministpizza: sexismandthecity: The advantages of no choice whatsoever via Guerrilla Girls BroadBand A+++++++

feministpizza:

sexismandthecity:

The advantages of no choice whatsoever via Guerrilla Girls BroadBand

A+++++++

(Source: equalityandthecity)

207 notes (via feministpizza & equalityandthecity)Tags: abortion pro-choice reproductive rights reproductive justice feminism

Oct 27 '11
Record Year For Abortion Restrictions | The Onion - America's Finest News Source

The hilarious/terrifying thing about The Onion is how close they get to the truth while still qualifying as satire.

2 notes Tags: humor the onion prochoice pro-choice abortion reproductive rights