Whew! I think I need to sit down. It’s been quite a whirlwind since Thursday when I officially became the lead plaintiff in the ACLU and Planned Parenthood lawsuit against Richard Ziser’s Personhood Initiative! First, let me say to all my feminist, progressive and generally wonderful family, friends and fans: Thank you so much! I…
I’ve been chomping at the bit for a few days now because I’ve wanted to share some big news with you. I am the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit challenging Richard Ziser’s Personhood Initiative! I am being represented by the ACLU and Planned Parenthood of America. (Here’s the two-part docs.) I must admit that this…
My dear Sin City Siren readers, I have been keeping a secret from you for some weeks, and yes, it is partly why I have been a bit too busy and distracted for blogging. I am pregnant! I’m just moving out of the first trimester this week. This is a planned pregnancy. (Indeed, I got…
I am honored to have a wonderful guest post today from Maggie McLetchie, staff attorney and Interim Southern Program Director of the ACLU of Nevada. Here, she breaks down the latest Richard Ziser garbage and helps demystify the legalese behind it all. What’s the big deal about “personhood”? On its surface, the “Personhood Initiative” recently…
The anti-choice wolves aren’t done. Apparently Dr. Tiller’s death was not enough. Now they are going after Nebraska’s [Warning: The photos with this link are very graphic.] Dr. LeRoy Carhart. Protesters from more than a dozen states have converged on his clinic, intent on shutting him down. [** Major props to Essential Estrogen for keeping…
I can’t say it any better than this. Here’s some information from Planned Parenthood: The Senate recess begins today, and senators will be heading back to their home districts with one thing on their minds: health care reform. I wish I could say it was now just a matter of time until we get a…
Want to get on the ground on health care reform? Want to make sure that women’s issues are not evicted from the discussion? Want to do more than just throw spaghetti at your TV everytime someone says Obama wants to kill old people? Here’s your chance! Planned Parenthood of Southern Nevada is looking for a…
There’s a lot of stuff going on: Don’t let conservatives hurt women’s health care choices in the health care reform package. Sign Planned Parenthood’s letter to Congress. Nevada is a “distressed” state with the second fastest growing number of people on food stamps (now 11 percent of population, with another 11 percent qualifying but not…
So people have been bugging me for weeks to do a post on health care. And since I am a benevolent dictator here at The Siren, your pleas have not fallen on deaf ears. But sometimes the dictator part cancels out the benevolent part. I resent the health care debate because — as I keep…
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