Reproductive rights - xoJane

Unpopular Opinion: Don't Be A Medical Provider If You Have A Problem With Abortion

s.e. smith — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 10:30:00 -0400

If you work as a pharmacist, OB/GYN, or medical-surgical nurse, there’s a chance you’ll be involved in abortion or contraceptive care. And you need to deal with that. If you don’t want to deal with it, pick another medical specialty.

Check This Out: "Get Out of My Crotch!"

s.e. smith — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 17:30:00 -0500

Today is the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, which, yay, choice! Everybody clap for reproductive rights -- and the urgent need to defend them. Also, s.e. is in a book and is terrible at self-promotion!

Is Cassidy Goodson a Victim of Florida's Backward Sex-Ed Curriculum?

Claire Glass — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 16:00:00 -0400

Cassidy went into labor in her Lakeland, Florida mobile home, and gave birth to a 9-and-a-half pound baby boy on September 19. Several days later, her mother discovered the body in a shoebox in her bedroom.

GOP Senate Candidate: Pregnancy From Rape Is "Similar" To Babies Out of Wedlock

s.e. smith — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:00:00 -0400

Who wants to punch a ballot for the guy who thinks rape is comparable to having a child out of wedlock?

Totally Tubal Adventures: If You're Sterile and You Know It, Clap Your Hands

s.e. smith — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 12:00:32 -0400

As requested, I wrote this while under the influence of the good drugs from the hospital.

Arizona State Legislature Says: Birth Control OK for Sick People, Not OK for Sluts

Lesley — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 17:00:32 -0400

Are you cool with telling your boss all about your PCOS? Because that's what Arizona's House Bill 2625 would like you to do. Otherwise you might get fired. Or you might get fired anyway. And it would all be totally legal!

I Had My Tubes Tied So I Don’t Have To Fight For My Birth Control

Brittany — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 09:00:23 -0400

I had my tubes tied because I never want to have kids, and because I don't want to worry that the political tides will shift against my child-free favor.

It Sucks to Be a Lady in Texas

Sara Benincasa — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 13:09:11 -0500

I'm not saying the Texas State Legislature is the only state government run by jerks who hate ladies. But I'm fascinated by their particular mesquite-flavored form of misogyny.

Why So Mad At Rush NOW? Plus, Sluts Deserve Birth Control, Too

s.e. smith — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 13:00:14 -0500

Limbaugh attacked a white woman. A law student. And that has a lot to do with why this incident is making people angry, when Limbaugh’s racism hasn’t sparked nearly the same level of outrage in the past.

SO MUCH SEX! Rush Limbaugh and the Sluts of Georgetown University

Lesley — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 13:00:16 -0500

YOU GUYS FINDING FREE CONDOMS IS TOTALLY NOT THAT DIFFICULT, and other nuggets of reproductive wisdom from noted women's advocate, Rush Limbaugh.