What are you, as a woman or a man related to one, willing to trade when you vote for a presidential candidate who signed the Personhood Pledge or supports anti-choice “personhood” bills? Personhood USA, the center of the movement, believes that a fertilized egg, from the moment of conception, is a fully human person with [...]
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Legislators: Women Are Not Cows and Pigs
This week the Georgia State Legislature debated a bill in the House, that would make it necessary for some women to carry stillborn or dying fetuses until they ‘naturally’ go into labor. In arguing for this bill Representative Terry England described his empathy for pregnant cows and pigs in the same situation. I have a question [...]
What Do Artificial Wombs Mean for Women?
This piece is cross-posted with permission from RH Reality Check What happens when women, like men, can be parents without bearing children? Does one form of gestation become a status symbol? Another a stigma? Who decides which gestation environment is healthier or more economical? You? Your gamete-partner? Your priest? Your employer? Your insurance company? If [...]
Blog for Choice: The 2 Battles of Choice
It’s been a crazy ride for the Pro-Choice movement over the last few months. There have really been two different battles going parallel to each other when it all really comes down to the same question: Can we trust women to make the right choice for their own bodies? While we’re at it, can we [...]
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 [...]
The Handmaid’s Tale: A Feminist’s Must Read
Women have only certain roles: wife, breeder, or servant. These are the options, and the choice is not up to you to make. The government will make the choice for you. Last weekend I finally finished The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood. I didn’t have a good understanding of what I was getting into and [...]
What’s So Intimate About War, Anyway? (Book Giveaway Contest Announcement!)
Two weeks ago, I attended a presentation by Gary Johnson, the former Governor of New Mexico and a candidate for the Republican nomination for President. This lecture was part of a series I had to attend for my graduate school program in Global Security Studies, and the speech and Q&A afterwards focused on issues like [...]
This week’s Taste of Feminism
Reading Materials Robert Massie has written another fascinating book, Catherine the Great. I bought it two days ago, and since then, I haven’t put it down. The story is about Sophia Augusta Fredrika von Anhalt Zerbst, a relatively unknown princess of minor German nobility, who traveled to Moscow to marry her second cousin, Peter, and [...]
What Happens When You’re Asked to Run for Office? Ask Pamela Danner
In 2007, Margaret “Margi” Vanderhye won the election for State Delegate in Virginia’s 34th district. Two years later, she lost to Republican challenger Barbara Comstock. The margin of victory was just 422 votes. In 2011, Margi decided not to challenge Comstock for her old seat back. Instead, she encouraged long-time community leader Pamela Danner to run. Pamela [...]
Virginia Fights Back Against TRAP Laws
The War on Women has been fought over the past year or more in most of the country. With Virginia’s off year elections comes the opportunity for the state to come out in front on issues. So it should not have been a surprise when Gov. Bob McDonnell and Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli began rolling [...]