The video was first screened for the Women's Medical Fund, an organization that "believes that without access to abortion services, the right to choose is meaningless," and aims to provide access to abortions for all women.

[Women's Medical Fund]

Earlier: George Tiller, Late-Term Abortion Provider, Shot & Killed At Church

The staff at abortion clinics earn less than other medical staff, and face greater risks. Sally Burgess, chairwoman of the National Abortion Foundation, says, "you work in abortion, it will affect who you will date, the parties you will be invited to." More frightening are the frequent protests and ever-present threat of terrorism. Former clinic director Tina Welsh recalls being the only person allowed to open her clinic's mail, because she was the only one insured against letter bombs.

Another recruitment problem for abortion clinics is the lack of enthusiasm among younger women. "Younger women have always had access to abortion care," says Burgess, so "they don't fully appreciate the battle that was fought to have it available to them. And more important, I don't think they know how precarious the option is at this point, even with Obama's election." While it's not quite true that all younger women have access to abortion, at least it's legal today. And it's in a strange position — common enough that some women might forget the need to fight for it, and stigmatized enough that plenty may not want to.

Where to Pass the Torch? [NYT]

• A recent study suggests that women who suffer from panic/anxiety attacks [That would be me! -Ed.] have a higher chance of suffering a heart attack or stroke later in life. [USA Today]
  
• Can consensual sex become rape midway during the act? A Maryland court is trying to determine that in the case of a 18-year old woman who allowed a 16-year old boy to have sex with her so long as he stopped when she told him to. She claims she told him to stop and he continued for 5 to 10 more seconds. We know what Cosmo would say! [Baltimore Sun]
  
• Salon's Rebecca Traister reviews Susan Faludi's new book and contrasts it with Springsteen's new album. Just go read it. It's that good. [Salon]

• Did you hear? There's no better way to thank a baby momma for delivering that little bundle of taint-tearing joy than a "push present" in the form of a hideous charm bracelet. [MSNBC]
• Researchers claim that romantic partners copy one another's health habits, from quitting smoking to increasing exercise. Until our boyfriend flushes his pack of Parliament Lights down the toilet and does a downward dog, we call bullshit. [Live Science]
• A woman gave birth to two babies on the same day, but they aren't twins. Seems that she got pregnant twice over the course of two weeks. Mother Nature, you fucking creep us out. [Babble]
• Hooray, the Aurora, IL Planned Parenthood finally opened! [MSNBC]
• Women are more likely to suffer concussions than men playing the same sports, mainly because the way girls "play" is different. Also, helmets fuck up our hair. [ABC News]
• A bunch of breast cancer survivors strutted down the runway for a UK fashion show drawing attention to the disease and the search for a cure. Fierce! [Daily Mail]
• According to a recent poll, women are more afraid of getting Alzheimer's than cancer — umm, maybe because every study contradicts the next and it seems like there's nothing you can do about getting breast cancer... wait, sorry, what we're we saying? [Science Daily]