Sunday feminist roundup (30th March 2014)
Here’s what else I’ve been reading this week: – Teen spirit: the fifth-wave feminists (theguardian) – Moving Forward (everydayvictimblaming) – The Invisibility of Disability (bottomface) – No, I will not stop having ‘feelings’ about women’s lives and human rights (feministcurrent)…
"The same thing that motivates conservatives to try to ban abortion and restrict access to birth…
The same thing that motivates conservatives to try to ban abortion and restrict access to birth control is the same thing that makes them blame single mothers’ choices regarding men and sex for their poverty: a combination of sex-phobia and…
good point. sometimes strawmen arguments make important points.
good point. sometimes strawmen arguments make important points. While Hobby Lobby opposes offering contraceptive coverage, it does sell three types of knitting needles, just the kind that in the not-so-distant past, women who became pregnant and didn’t have access to legal abortion used to…
Sunday feminist roundup (16th March 2014)
A double edition this week. Since the last roundup, we have, of course, had #IWD14. I was torn about it this year, for reasons you can see here. – Of Frats, Rape Culture and #TFM (Ms Blog) – International Women’s…
Birth Control Doesn’t Encourage Risky Sex. Someone Tell the GOP
According to new study that surveyed nearly 8,000 women and teenage girls, no-cost access to birth control doesn’t encourage women to engage in risky or “promiscuous” sexual behavior. Another related study conducted the same week (by me) finds that no-cost…
Porque Yo Decido: Spain’s war on abortion is not about morality – it’s about austerity
Porque Yo Decido. Because I decide. That was the title of a manifesto handed to the Spanish government on 1 February on behalf of the millions of men and women across the country who oppose the conservative People’s Party’s push…
It was a righteous and spirited day of resistance against the war on women in NYC
stoppatriarchy: It was a righteous and spirited day of resistance against the war on women in NYC for International Women’s Day! Times Square did not know what what they were in for when we marched through. We left a major…
"Jean tells me from the outset I have three options
Jean tells me from the outset I have three options. “Keep the baby, and be a parent. You have a termination. Which obviously has consequences. Or you take the brave option… for adoption.” Nothing new so far, but then Jean…
"The dusty old argument that female sexuality is a subversive force…
The dusty old argument that female sexuality is a subversive force that needs to be strictly controlled isn’t as dead as we thought. The mainstream conservative movement is bringing it out of hibernation, and this time with a twist: now…
myth 2.
myth 2. Welcome to Day 2 of the ’8 Days-8 Reasons to Repeal the 8th’ where each day running to International Women’s Day, Abortion Rights Campaign we will be busting 1 common myth about abortion in Ireland. So check back…
"The question is not really when life begins…
The question is not really when life begins. The question is whether we recognize women and other people with uteri as humans whose lives have intrinsic value and the rights of agency, bodily autonomy, and consent. It is only because…
Sunday feminist roundup (2nd March 2014)
- The Anti-Choice Movement Is a Denialist Movement (RH Reality Check) – Could this be the year the pro-choice movement goes on the offensive? (Feministing) – “You made me do it”: A post about abuse (glosswitch) – Rape Culture at…
"If there’s one belief that drives social conservatives…
If there’s one belief that drives social conservatism with regard to female sexuality, it’s that women can’t make good choices, and so their choices have to be made for them. That’s the argument underlying the panic over the hook-up culture…
"Every Saturday morning, I volunteer as a clinic escort at an abortion clinic
Every Saturday morning, I volunteer as a clinic escort at an abortion clinic in New Jersey. I’ve been called every name I can possibly think of: murderer, baby killer, “deathscort,” even a “stuck-up bitch.” I’ve been told I’m going to…
"How ridiculously incapable of self-reflection can one be that one is able to acknowledge that …
How ridiculously incapable of self-reflection can one be that one is able to acknowledge that rape (forcing a woman to do something with her body she doesn’t want to do) is a Terrible Thing, but the denial of abortion (forcing…
Fictional characters way more likely to die after abortion
Fictional characters way more likely to die after abortion than real people (full infographic and (c) ansirh.org). Commentary, feministing: Reproductive health researchers from ANSIRH recently did a census of all abortion-related storylines in American television shows and films. Although we’ve lamented the dearth…
Sunday feminist roundup (16th February 2014)
This week. – Catholic dominance over hospitals endangers women (feministe) – Teenage feminism – coming to a blog near you (The F Word) – On SWERFs, TERFs and good girls (glosswitch) – A Letter to My Son about Porn (Everyday…
UK abortion counsellors told women having an abortion would increase risks of cancer, sterility and pedophilia
(Image: The Independent) British MPs are calling for a review of abortion counselling processes after an undercover inquiry by The Daily Telegraph found that women attending crisis pregnancy centres seeking terminations were being given shockingly inaccurate advice. Reporters from The Daily Telegraph attended two crisis…
"He’s invasive of women’s private affairs, and then he says his affairs are private…
He’s invasive of women’s private affairs, and then he says his affairs are private, when women have no right to privacy. – Rep. Gibson, on influential anti-choice who does not think his enormous accruement of debt should be publicly discussed. …
My Belly is Mine
My Belly is Mine (FWSA blog) The My Belly is Mine campaign was set up to support Spanish women in their fight against the proposed reform to Spain’s current abortion law. We stand in solidarity with Spanish women and defend…