"blog-for-choice" Articles & Blogs:
Domestic violence: one more reason for health care reform
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I just received this email from the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice. I’m embarrassed to admit that I didn’t already know this:
Eight states (Idaho, Mississippi, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, and Wyo...[Read on] |
Chris Brown Pulls Name From Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
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A rep says, ‘Unfortunately, the controversy surrounding the incident last month has
shifted the focus from the music to whether he should be allowed to be
among those nominated …’Post | Today 4:15 pmChris Brown removed himself as a nomin...[Read on] |
Supporters of Sarah Palin's "feminism" getting desperate
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It's been nearly a month since I wrote this
piece in The Washington Post about Sarah Palin's fake
feminism, and I'm still seeing responses to it - some awesome,
some...well, not. I've gotten emails calling me a jealous whore, seen
articles desperat...[Read on] |
Editing Sarah Palin for accuracy
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In my day job, I'm an editor. Which is why it's hard for me to look at quotes like this, from Sarah Palin...
"The pro-life movement is pro-women, and it empowers women with the message that we are strong enough and smart enough to be able to pursue educa...[Read on] |
As Supreme Court Nomination Speculation Heats Up, Keeping Our Eyes on the Bigger Prize
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I have an article up on RH Reality Check today about the SCOTUS nominations. Check it out. A taste:
Few things excite politics junkies quite as much as an impending Supreme Court nomination - it’s the Kentucky derby for law nerds, with media-makers...[Read on] |
Some Health Choices That Women Could Do Without
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by Brigette Courtot, Policy Analyst, National Women's Law Center
This post is part of a series on Women and Health Reform.
NWLC’s health and reproductive rights team does a lot of work around the importance of choice. We advocate for reproduct...[Read on] |
Upcoming Event: Brooklyn Blogfest
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For anyone in the NYC area mark down May 7th in your calendar for the annual Brooklyn Blogfest. The theme is:
Insight. Advice. Inspiration. Resources.
The main program is: WHY WE BLOG is a panel discussion moderated by BCAT’s Megan Donis and featuri...[Read on] |
RNC insurance plan covers abortion for their employees
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For those of you who haven't already heard, let me repeat that: the Republican National Committee (RNC) has a health insurance plan for their employees that covers abortion. Now, this shouldn't even be surprising, despite my out-loud laugh half in amazeme...[Read on] |
(Podcast) WNBA’s Chantelle Anderson: blogging about female athletes, lesbians and her image in the sports industry
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What Happens If Stupak Wins? Watch the Video
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by Judy Waxman, Vice President for Health and Reproductive Rights, National Women's Law Center
The health care battle isn’t over yet. And anti-choice Members of Congress are hard at work as we speak.
As Congressional leaders work to iron out differ...[Read on] |
Our Bodies Our Health Heroes
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You may have already seen information about the Our Bodies Our Health Heroes Contest, but I thought that it was great enough to post again for those who haven’t seen it yet, or for those who have a hero but need that extra reminder to submit (god kn...[Read on] |
LJ, Cappie & Catch dominate All-WNBA team voting
| LJ, Cappie & Catch Dominate All-WNBA Team Voting
The WNBA today announced the All-WNBA teams, and it was an extremely close race for top vote getter, much like the MVP award itself was. Again, it came down to Seattle Storm star (and MVP winner&...[Read on] |
Bristol Palin: Teen Pregnancy Warning Sign?
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I love Cristina Page and think she’s brilliant — her book How the Pro-Choice Movement Saved America is a must-read — but I’m not sure she gets in right in this article about how Bristol and Levi could be the teen pregnancy spokespe...[Read on] |
Hold That Line: Update on Abortion in Health Reform
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by Micole Allekotte, Health Fellow, National Women's Law Center
As the clock ticks down on a Senate vote on Health Reform, my high school cheerleaders’ rallying cry to the defense, “HOLD—THAT—LINE!” comes to mind. Health reform will ensure ...[Read on] |
Knocked Up: Feminist Filmmakers Celebrate Roe
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In celebration of the anniversary of the infamous pro-choice ruling of Roe v. Wade, local New York feminist filmmakers are holding screenings of two films this Thursday, January 14th. Obvious Child, co-written and produced by previous BUST intern Anna Bea...[Read on] |
Welcome Spring! Do your roads have a plethora of potholes?
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Recipes for Potholes: take some snow, ice and rain + mix in some sunlight and the spring time freeze & thaw cycles, and you get a plethora of potholes!I've lived in Vermont for over 25 years and have never seen such a stellar crop of potholes!Vermont...[Read on] |
Debunking The New Smart Choices Packaged Food Label
| Uniform Food Label
I first wrote about the Smart Choices labeling program in November 2008, after it was rolled out at the American Dietetic Association Food and Nutrition Conference. In a nutshell, it is the food industry’s stab at taking all the “f...[Read on] |
Senate Confirms Sotomayor
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Awesome.
Sotomayor would not have been my first pick for a Supreme Court justice for a lot of reasons — chief among them her disturbing deference to law enforcement and her lack of regard for privacy rights. But she is undoubtedly a highly-quali...[Read on] |
Women-Only Buses Introduced in Malaysia
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In Malaysia this week there has been a new bus line introduced in an attempt to quell sexual harassment. The Rapid Lady Bus service will run the most popular bus lines during peak-hours so that passengers can have the choice of stepping into a women...[Read on] |
Palins and Friends in the News: Levi’s Illogical Book Cover, Bristol’s Facial Surgery
| Significant Palin-related personal-appearance news this morning. Which would you like to hear first, Levi or Bristol? Levi? Personally, that would not have been our choice, but O.K. Lo, the cover for Levi Johnston’s forthcoming memoir, Deer in the Headl...[Read on] |
Wesleyan women’s rights activist shot and killed
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Johanna Justin-Jinich, a Wesleyan student, was shot and killed yesterday by Stephen Morgan, a man who had been harassing and possibly stalking her. He walked into the bookstore where she worked and shot her. He has not yet been apprehended, and may be ta...[Read on] |
The Social Network: Actually Sexist, or an Unwelcome Reflection of Our Times?
| In terms of digital cocktail conversation about success, gender, and the way we live now, The Social Network is the gift that just keeps on giving. Aaron Sorkin finally felt compelled to emerge from the lonely screenwriter’s citadel (his office) and res...[Read on] |
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