Posted in History, New York, Reproductive Rights, United States on April 21, 2008 | No Comments »
The feminists at Feministing have picked up on an abortion ban currently being considered by the Lithuanian Parliament, under pressure from the Catholic Church, to ban abortion in their country. They make the most significant point that such abortion bans only truly affect lower-income women, and this has been the case throughout much of history. [...]
Posted in Activism, New York, RHPPA, Reproductive Rights, What You Can Do, tagged RHPPA on April 3, 2008 | No Comments »
I plan to repost the below every couple of weeks to remind New Yorkers to CONTACT your LEGISLATORS to show your support for RHPPA.
There is one easy way to demonstrate your support for the Reproductive Health and Privacy Protection Act (RHPPA) and that is by writing to your assembly member and state senator.
As mentioned below, [...]
Posted in Hostile Amendments, New York, RHPPA, Reproductive Rights, tagged Judicial Permission, Judicial Review, RHPPA on April 2, 2008 | No Comments »
The risk of trying to pass a completely reasonable, up-to-date abortion law through the New York senate (or any senate) is that hostile lawmakers will get their hands on the law and castrate it. This castration will come in the guise of “hostile amendments.” In the case of a pro-choice law such as RHPPA, these [...]
Posted in Gender, History, New York, tagged Lusty Ruling Ladies, Spitzer, Women in History on March 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Not like we haven’t been deluged with the whole Spitzer scandal, but I thought this post by Judith Shulevitz at Slate’s XX Factor really summed up many of my thoughts at the public airing of the proverbial dirty laundry. First, let me state, that I think Spitzer was right to step down from office. Not [...]
Posted in Activism, New York, RHPPA, Reproductive Rights on March 20, 2008 | No Comments »
Notes from a (not so underground) Panel: New York’s Abortion Law: Are We Really Protected?
March 13, 2008, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m, Judson Memorial Church
Featured Speakers:
Richard F. Daines, M.D., New York State Health Commissioner [...]
Posted in New York, Sexual Education, tagged NY Public Schools, Religion, Seriously??, Sex Ed, STDs, What You Can Do on March 18, 2008 | No Comments »
I grew up with a pretty comprehensive sex ed program in a CT public school system. By no means abstinence only, we performed the condom-on-the-banana trick, attended AIDS workshops and panels, talked about saying no, but also heavily emphasized that one just never did know, so a spare condom in the wallet was essential. In [...]
Posted in Activism, New York, RHPPA, tagged RHPPA, What You Can Do on March 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Yes, yes, what a goddamn cheesy title, bunch of phoneys.
BUT there is one easy way to demonstrate your support for the Reproductive Health and Privacy Protection Act (RHPPA) and that is by writing to your assembly member and state senator.
As mentioned below, the anti-choice movement has been bombarding our assembly members with false information and [...]
Posted in New York, RHPPA, Reproductive Rights, tagged New York, Pro-choice, RHPPA on March 15, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Under current New York state law, the right to an abortion is considered an exception.
Just as in turn-of-the-(last)-century Germany, abortion is regulated under criminal law, a categorization which makes a woman’s choice an illicit matter. A woman’s right to abortion is considered an exception in that case, a grant, a gift, but not a right.
This [...]
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