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Day 25- SisterSong
To the readers who know me personally, the lack of discussions surrounding sex and reproductive rights and health has probably been puzzling. Sex, sexual rights, and sexual health are some of the areas...
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Day 26- RAISE Initiative
Yesterday’s discussion centered on Reproductive Justice (RJ) and SisterSong, a US-based women of color collective working for RJ. Today’s post features an organization that understands the need for...
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Day 31- Connecting the Dots
As Women’s History Month wraps up today I want to express my deep gratitude for all of the support I have felt from readers over the past 31 days. I hope that you have enjoyed the discussions and have...
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Equal Pay Day
April 17th is Equal Pay Day in the United States. Equal Pay Day marks how far into 2012 women have to work to earn what men did in 2011. See this graph by the Atlantic for an exploration of the pay gap...
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The Republican War on Women
The War on Women being waged in the United States is culminating in the likely closure of the only abortion clinic in the nation’s poorest state, Mississippi. Measures specifically introduced by the...
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The War FOR Women
Soon I start a six-week online training course designed to teach Americans more about how to defend women’s human rights against the egregious attacks against women’s health, sexuality and autonomy...
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What I Learned From DFA
I recently finished Democracy for America‘s online activist training “The War For Women” in the hopes of combatting current Republican efforts to undermine women’s rights in the United States. To see...
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40 Days of Hate and Hypocrisy
My recent move back to the United States has brought me full circle and I’m working again for the same abortion provider I was when I left the US three years ago. Counseling women in a time of need,...
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Pro-Choice is the Real Pro-Life
Why am I pro-choice? I thought you’d never ask. Today is NARAL Pro-Choice America‘s 8th Annual Blog for Choice Day! And since they asked so nicely I thought I’d throw in my two cents on this year’s...
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My Right to Bodily Autonomy
*Trigger Warning: Sexual Violence* Take care of yourself. If you need to talk to someone, contact RAINN. This week, April 7-13, is International Anti-Street Harassment Week and April is both Sexual...
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Terrible Tragedy in Texas
The past month has been a whirlwind here in Texas, with severe, unnecessary and unconstitutional abortion restrictions being shoved down the people’s throat in the SECOND special session of the Texas...
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Tedious Tastelessness in Texas
© David Thomas Photography I’ve had my ear to the ground regarding these pieces of anti-choice legislation since the legislative session started, since this is the biggest attack on my personal human...
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Terrific Tenacity in Texas
Wednesday September 25th, 2013 was the evening the Lilith Fund celebrated its 10th Annual Reproductive Equity Awards, honoring those who fought for Reproductive Justice in the recent past. This year’s...
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Everything’s Bigger in Texas, Except Human Rights
You’re probably all really tired of hearing about Texas and our legislator’s stupidity so this will be my last post lamenting it for a while. I know not everyone has a Twitter account but if you do,...
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Judgment Day
Woohoo! I STILL HAVE A JOB! (For now.) Eat $#!+ Rick Perry. Thank you Judge Lee Yeakel!!! Champion for Women’s Health #LaLuchaSigueYall #StillStandingWTXWomen #TX1YearLater #WeWillNotYield...
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Day 12 of 16 Days of Activism: Canada
#Day12 of #16Days of Activism lands us up north, in the great nation of Canada. With a population of over 35 million, and half of all women (according to a 1993 study) experiencing physical or sexual...
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Reflections on Being an Abortion Provider
After well over two years with Austin Women’s Health Center providing abortion care and reproductive healthcare to the women of Texas I learned many lessons I’d like to share with you, dear reader, and...
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February: the Pinnacle of Intersectionality
For being the shortest month of the year February certainly packs a lot into its 28 days. I apologize in advance if some of this is discombobulated. Of course February is Black History Month, and it’s...
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10 Uterus-Having Folks On Not Having Kids
More people than ever in the US are choosing not to have children–for a wide variety of reasons. After my (and the internet’s) overwhelmed reaction to this piece I knew that I had to see how the...
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I Believe! #WWC
The victims of the massacre at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church There’s so much I could write about right now I had a really hard time choosing this month’s topic! From LGBTQAI+ Pride to...
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