Wednesday, December 10, 2003See how your representative rates according to NARAL!If you go to this page on the NARAL website, you'll find a PDF file with the NARAL rating related to reproductive rights issues of every US Rep and Senator in the US. (It's the third choice from the top. There are lots of other information files on that page, too.) It's a long file, 25 pages, but... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Bunny at 5:35 PM Comments (0) (link) Monday, December 8, 2003Unborn Victims of Violence Act does not protect womenThe Unborn Victims of Violence Act is a sneak attack on a woman's right to choose. There is no possible way for it to pretect a pregnant woman against acts of violence; if an abuser is not deterred by laws protective all women, pregnant or not, and all citizens, female or not, then a law protecting... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Bunny at 9:56 AM Comments (1) (link) Thursday, December 4, 2003The difference between Emergency Contraception and Early Abortion OptionsDo you know the difference between emergency contraception and early abortion options? They aren't the same. Here is a comparison: Emergency Contraceptive Pills (ECPs) prevent a pregnancy after intercourse. Mifepristone (RU 486) terminates a pregnancy. ECPs must be taken within 72 hours of... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Bunny at 7:16 AM Comments (3) (link) Monday, November 24, 2003Repeating the Question: Action Items?I'm repeating the question for regular readers (or new readers!) of this blog: do you want me to post "write to your representative about this" messages as I receive them from pro-choice organizations, or would you rather not read those here, but have me concentrate on basic information and sharing... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Bunny at 7:15 AM Comments (1) (link) Friday, November 21, 2003Do My Readers Want "Action Items"?I get regular "send a message to your representatives" and "write to your local newspaper" messages from various pro-choice organizations. Are regular readers of this blog interested in having me pass the information along? Sign in to see full entry.posted by Bunny at 12:29 PM Comments (0) (link) Wednesday, November 19, 2003Who Uses What Kind Of Birth Control?Did you know that sterilization is the most popular form of birth control in the US? It's true! Here is information currently posted on the Planned Parenthood website: * Nearly 28% of all women who use contraception rely on tubal sterilization. * Nearly 11% of all women rely on their partner's... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Bunny at 8:03 AM Comments (6) (link) Monday, November 17, 2003Pro-Choice Republicans: Check the WISH list!WISH stands for "Women in the Senate and House." It's a national organization with local chapters that recruits Republican women who are fiscally conservative but moderate on social issues. WISH helps the women they promote improve their public speaking skills and teaches them how to raise money for... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Bunny at 5:07 PM Comments (0) (link) Saturday, November 15, 2003Teacher Fired After Being Listed In Abortion-Rights AdMichele Curay-Cramer knew she would probably be fired if the administration of her school saw her name among six hundred others in an ad celebrating the 30th Anniversary of Roe vs. Wade, but she let her name be published anyway. The school gave her the options of resigning or publically recanting... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Bunny at 8:56 AM Comments (1) (link) Sunday, November 9, 2003A New Place To Tell and Read Stories!Planned Parenthood has a new website called Behind Every Choice. They are collecting stories about women's experiences with birth control and abortion. There is a collection of stories printed on the web, and they are collecting stories for a new version of the book Behind Every Choice Is A Story.... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Bunny at 8:21 AM Comments (2) (link) NARAL has a new nameThis may have happened a while ago, and I just noticed it now. The organization formerly known as the National Abortion Rights Action League (and later the National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League) is now calling themselves NARAL Pro-Choice America. This is all well and good, but... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Bunny at 8:10 AM Comments (0) (link) |
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