Over the past forty years, Garry Trudeau’s Pulitzer Prize-winning comic strip “Doonesbury” has tackled its fair share of controversial topics. But this week marks the first time that Trudeau will address abortion, and as a result newspaper editors across the country are refusing the run the six-day series. The series will focus on mandatory ultrasounds, [...]
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Sarah Erdreich
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Santorum Fails Prenatal Testing
Rick Santorum is at it again. The presidential candidate, who already thinks that birth control is “harmful to women” and believes states should have the right to ban birth control, now has his sights set on … prenatal testing. During an interview on Face the Nation, Santorum criticized President Obama’s healthcare law for requiring insurance [...]
Intimate Wars: Discussing Abortion During Polite Dinner Conversation
It had been a lovely wedding, and now the reception was packed. We sat down to dinner; at my table was my husband and three of our friends, along with three of the groom’s friends from grad school. Introductions were made and small talk ensued, and as our salad courses were cleared away one of [...]