Comments on: Abortion rights and the failure of “choice,” revisited

By: Buddy Fletcher

Buddy Fletcher — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 14:56:16 +0000

To help bring together the most recent research on the consequences of unsafe abortion, the International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics published a special supplement to their September 2012 issue, edited by Susheela Singh, of the Guttmacher Institute, and members of the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population panel on abortion research. The supplement examines morbidity and mortality; costs to health systems, women and families; and the social consequences of unsafe abortion. Click here to find out what is in this issue.

By: 40 Years Later – Bridget Magnus and the World as Seen from 4'11"

40 Years Later – Bridget Magnus and the World as Seen from 4'11" — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 15:54:06 +0000

[...] Roe v. Wade ruling turns 40 today. Most of us think that’s a good thing. If I may be blunt, this would have been the alternative to a safe abortion for many [...]

By: Shannon

Shannon — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 19:44:15 +0000

….and now you are a REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS WARRIOR! Yeeeeaaaahhhhh!

By: Tannis

Tannis — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 16:15:18 +0000

Haha, and now, after rereading this, while not half asleep, I see that this IS the post that started me down this road 2 years ago.

By: Tannis

Tannis — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 03:19:24 +0000

I’m so glad you wrote this – I almost sent you a tweet asking for your, revisited, thoughts on this. The post you wrote about this…whenever ago you wrote it, confused me. In fact, I think a left a comment to the effect of, “Huh? But what else do you call it?” Being pro-choice was so much a part of my self-identification I didn’t see an alternative. WHAT WOULD THAT LEAVE ME WITH? But, Maude bless the internet (and that post of yours), I’ve become less and less a fan of the phrasing. I understand it, I get why some people hold on to it. But placing “choice” in the larger construct of oppression really makes it hard for me to embrace it. A coerced choice is not a choice, and choice, as Alison Piepmeier argued in her post about this, is full of USian responsibility bullshit baggage that I can’t stand with.

By: Tameka (@Tamstarz)

Tameka (@Tamstarz) — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 18:46:24 +0000

This is a very empowering post. We have to keep our voices raised as women to ensure that the clock is not turned back on the rights that so many women like Shirley Chislom fought for! Please visit Venus Blogs when you have time as they also post content of this ilk. Thanks for your voice! http://venusblogs.com/abortion-in-ireland-denial-and-death/