I couldn’t be happier with the news coming out of Mississippi tonight: The amendment to grant personhood to a zygote has failed. Hallelujah! That’s right, tonight those who fight to protect a woman’s autonomy over her own body and the right to choose all available forms of safe, legal health care WON! Many put odds…
Is it something in the air? If you think there is no War on Women, you haven’t been paying attention to the full-scale attack on Planned Parenthood — which is nothing short of an indictment on women’s reproductive health care. And it’s not just about PP, people. The GOP is willing to let pregnant women…
Here’s an interesting event:
This is a press release from Planned Parenthood that I thought was interesting: ** PARENTS ARE TALKING WITH THEIR KIDS ABOUT SEX BUT OFTEN NOT TACKLING HARDER ISSUES ** Planned Parenthood of Southern Nevada Launches Activities Around October’s Let’s Talk Month LAS VEGAS — Eighty-two percent of parents have talked to their children about topics…
Here we go: Let’s start off nice and easy: The Shade Tree has a Groupon going. If you donate $10 you feed women and children at the shelter! SURJ will be meeting tomorrow (Oct. 4) at 5:30 pm on the UNLV campus at Houssels House. If you’re a young feminist in Las Vegas, you’ll probably…
Well, well, well what do we have here? The “Nevada Prolife Coalition,” backed by Personhood USA, is organizing to collect signatures for a personhood initiative in Nevada. Hmm… this sounds familiar. Oh right, I was the lead plaintiff in the lawsuit against the last attempt at a personhood initiative! Hi, Personhood USA! Remember me? This…
Last night, Slut Walk Las Vegas made some serious noise on The Strip. With an escort from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department at every turn, approximately 200 people rallied at the Erotic Heritage Museum and walked to The Mirage and back (approximately two miles round-trip). While the crowd was mostly young people, there were…
*TRIGGER WARNING* Is it just me or has there been an explosion of sexual violence cases in the news lately? What the hell is going on out there?! A 15-year-old girl was raped and brutally murdered (multiple stab wounds and the body was set on fire!) while walking home in her neighborhood this week. Her…
What will/would you do if your birth control fails? You might want to be more prepared than these two: This fall, Planned Parenthood is running a public information campaign to raise awareness about back-up birth control, specifically emergency contraception (aka, “EC”). “Accidents happen which is why it is essential for any sexually-active woman, or man…
Feminist blogging consortium Shakesville and Midwestern blogger What Tami Said are hosting a blog carnival for Planned Parenthood on Thursday, July 7. They are seeking bloggers and non-bloggers alike to share their personal stories about how Planned Parenthood has helped them. This is a great opportunity to stand with Planned Parenthood. But it is more…
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