The internet’s been down at the humble Siren headquarters, so apologize for delays, etc. And I sincerely hope everyone’s all dried out and unharmed from last night’s rainstorm. This month emergency contraception, known by most by the commercial brand Plan B, celebrates one year of being available over-the-counter for those 18 and older. Just wondering…
According to the BBC, the human rights organization Amnesty International has announced they will lobby in favor of abortion in cases of rape and incest. In the past, they have maintained a neutral stance on the issue.
And apparently, I’m not the only one. In this month’s Elle magazine there are some thoughtful responses to the Supreme Court ruling that upheld a ban on the so-called “partial-birth abortion.” (I say so-called because there is not medical definition of what a “partial-birth” abortion is compared to any other abortion. The language is used…
Just read an interesting post from Jessica over at Feministing. She really loves her new birth control method, the NuvaRing. In the feminist community we spend a lot of time lobbying just to make sure everyone has safe and easy access to birth control, but rarely do I encounter people who love their birth control…
Seems that I touched a nerve with that last post about the baby madness. I’m hoping it’s doing some of you out there some good. We all just beat up on ourselves a little too much. Only got a hot minute to fill you in on some various news items passing around today: Michelle Obama,…
Having babies — touchy subject, to be sure. And I don’t think there are any easy answers. What I would like is if, as a society, we all stopped hating on each other when it comes to reproduction. Having children. Not having children. Being physically unable to have children but desperately wanting them. There are heartbreaks…
On Friday the Feminist Majority Foundation released results from a poll of Americans about their attitude toward birth control (for? against?). A whopping 86 percent of Americans believe everyone should have access to safe birth control, including emergency contraception. The results of a survey conducted by Celinda Lake and released this week by the Women…
As always, there are more things happening in the world than there is time to blog or talk about it. But I don’t want to let these things completely slide off the map without a mention. Forgotten Voice, the newspaper for the homeless (started by a feminist alum of the Women’s Research Institute of Nevada’s…
Is there something in the water this week? Perhaps some sort of star and planet alignment that caused all the crazy people to come out of the woodwork in order to argue against women being able to control their own reproductive lives? I’m just asking because I can’t believe all the crap that went down…
Today I am featuring a guest column by Nevada NOW President Jessica Brown. Here she breaks down the supposed controversy surrounding the HPV vaccine and myths that have come out of the media who cover it. The truth about the HPV vaccine With little haste, local television, newspapers and radio broadcasts have jumped on the…
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