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more about #reproductivechoice Lumix: I see what's happening. God is outsourcing to Earth for all his murderous needs. Getting the humans to do his dirty work for half the cost. Angel unem... more » morninggloria: Ah, yes. They are living the Biblical verse from Ephesians Chapter 6 verses 4-12: And a jerk amongst you will murder a righteous man And the foolish... more » Dayman-Fan: The sooner people realize the Bible should be used as a spiritual guide as opposed to a blue-print for life, the better for us all, Christians and non... more » Shamrockette: These people have no right to call themselves 'Christians' or 'believers in God' if they support murder of a living, already-born human being. It's li... more » TheUptightMidwesterner: Will this be a jury trial or judge? I am kind of concerned about the jury because a) No one seems to be impartial about abortion b)Everyone has heard... more » Penny: Granted, I don't know much about the Bible, but I was under the impression that God kind of didn't like killing. more » IBleedGlitter: The High Priestess of Tinsel: So these people believe abortion is murder, but just regular old murder is somehow not murder. Or is it good murder? more » Pizza!Pizza!Pizza!: 'Many medical schools limit their classes on contraception to one lecture' Well that's a bit scary. more » Dorilys: I had Mirena inserted 2 years ago and the insertion was horrendous. I ended up with alot of bleeding in the ER that night and was prescribed pain-med... more » judgingamy: My doctor said I couldn't get an IUD because I wasn't in a long term monogamous relationship. She said something like different men can affect it diff... more » SlappySquirrel: How much pain is in the insertion process all comes down to the size of your cervix. When my ob-gyn was going to put it in, she needed to do a test... more » purpleshoes reminds everyone to take typing breaks and stretch, ow: I went to my GP and told her that birth control pills were making me horribly depressed. She prescribed me low-dose prozac and more birth control pill... more » rixatrix: This is a very interesting article. I asked my doctor about the IUD once - she told me that as a childless woman, I didn't want it, and that she had a... more » Name of Numbers: Those who lost their libido while on the pill/patch/ring/implant/shot (phew, long list!), did it come back with Mirena? If you used no bc before and h... more » CaesarThemis: I know that the IUD works well for a lot of women, and I am all in favor of safe birth control for women that doesn't involve hormones. That said, aft... more » rocknrollunicorn: Hormones freak me out (which is strange because I've been on BP twice and it had no effect on me), so I'm totally getting a copper IUD. When/if I beco... more » alltheteainchina: this is amazing its like jezebel is reading my mind right now. I am going for my annual pap smear in two weeks and considering asking my gyno (who is ... more » queenieinmanhattan: My cousin just became an ob-gyn a year ago, and she highly recommended the IUD to me. I'm still on the pill, but am considering switching... more » lucystrawberry: Tier 2 is the new black: I've not considered it in the past five years because my boyfriend is uncircumsized and the head of his penis is VERY sensitive. I'm worried that the ... more » NellMood: I go to a midwife for my gynecological appointments (I highly recommend this.) and she was extremely supportive about my decision to get an IUD, even ... more » -
#facesofevil
Don't Let The Lack Of Signage Fool You: Scott Roeder's Trial Brought Out His Supporters
Do you remember the New York Times article about Scott Roeder's preliminary hearing? If you did, you were probably left with the impression that the anti-abortion movement is staying away. But Amie Newman at Feministe heard otherwise. More » -
#consciousnessinsertion
Why Women Don't Get IUDs
Slate's Kate Klonick wonders why more American women don't use IUDs. As the recipient of one of the devices as well, I sometimes wonder the same thing. More » -
#roevsworld
Dutch "Abortion Ship" Has Wind Taken Out Of Its Sails
For 10 years, Rebecca Gomperts' ship, the Aurora, has been sailing to countries where abortion is illegal and, covered by Dutch law, providing women with abortions. But, due to changes in that law, it may have sailed a last time. More » -
#roevworld
Health Care Reform Is The New Abortion Debate Battleground
In a country where 15 percent of the population is without health insurance at any given time, you'd think that the focus of a debate about reforming a broken system would not be about abortion. You'd be wrong. More » -
#roevsworld
Justice Ginsburg, Eugenics, & Feminist Criticism of Planned Parenthood
As part of her Times interview, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg made some brief remarks about the Hyde Amendment and whether criticisms of the reproductive rights movement's flirtation with economic eugenics would prove true. Those have, naturally, been misinterpreted.
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#fightingthenow
Was NOW Presidency Hijacked By Anti-Choice Palin Supporters?
This weekend, Terry O'Neill (age 56) bested Latifa Lyles (age 33) in what has been painted as a old-vs.-young battle for the helm of the National Organization for Women. But was it really an anti-abortion vs. pro-choice battle? More » -
#roevsworld
Huckabee Hits Daily Show Audience With Crap About Abortion, Slavery
Mike "Huckles" Huckabee made his second appearance on The Daily Show last night, holding Jon Stewart to his promise that he'd allow Huckabee to pick the topic. Huckabee chose abortion; Stewart broke out the booze.
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#roevsworld
Some People Underestimate The Economic Impact Of Abortion
President Obama plans to bring together pro- and anti-choice advocates by focusing on what we can do to reduce the need for abortion. Two stories this week illustrate the need for that, and why some people remain blind to it.
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#freeabortions
Free Abortions?
After Wonkette published this, we called the Philadelphia Women's Center to see if there was more to this story than can be conveyed in 140 characters. Unfortunately, they didn't call back, so we're just awaiting ugliness. [Wonkette, PWC, Twitter] -
#choselove
The Tough Choices: Abortion, And Admitting It
Phoebe Terry, taking her potential safety into her hands, writes an article for Babble today entitled, "Why I had a second-term abortion." If you've been reading some of George Tiller's patients' stories, the reason isn't a surprise. More » -
#wordsfail
Right To "Life" Activists Continue Condoning Assassinations
"If a Mafia hit man gets killed, people recognize it's an occupational hazard." -Colorado Right To Life spokesman Bob Enyart on Dr. George Tiller's death and what he expects for Tiller's colleague, Dr. Warren Hern (pictured). [LA Times] -
#roevsworld
When Viability Starts Earlier, When Does The Right To Abortion End?
The BBC says a Swedish study of premature infants finds 70 percent of infants born between 22 and 26 weeks (the latter part of the second trimester) survive past the age of 1. This has implications for abortion rights here. More » -
#roevsworld
Stop The Presses: Abortion Protesters Are Disingenuous?
Amanda Marcotte got her hands on — literally — the playbook of the anti-abortion movement. They use the book to teach activists how to convince college kids to oppose abortion. Marcotte seems surprised, but she shouldn't be.
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#bc
Rhythm Nation
This complicated pre-Griswold v. Connecticut device, the Rhythmeter, would have certainly resulted in my pregnancy. It was patented by John Rock, who was also the first scientist to see a fertilized human egg. [BoingBoing] -
#planbullshit
Republican Wingnuts Decide Plan B Is For Date Rapists
Today, Pandagon's Jesse Taylor takes a peek behind the looking glass only to discover that, in Real America, Plan B is for sluts and the dudes who assault them. More » -
#newbossnewrules
Change Is In The Air And A Pharmacy Near You
Wow, who'd'a thunk that the U.S. government would some day comply with a judge's order to base reproductive health policy on sound science rather than political pandering? Change is good. [CBS News] -
#ourbodiestheirimages
An Abridged History Of The Imagery Of The Human Embryo
Did you know this photo by Lennart Nilsson was staged? Neither did we, until we read the University of Cambridge's online exhibit, "Making Visible Embryos." More »
