Abortion & Reproductive Rights

Posted on the May 10, 2013 by Betty Dodson
After extensive research the FDA (the scientists) declared that Plan B (emergency contraception - EC) should be sold over-the-counter with no age restrictions. The Justice Department hit the roof -...
Posted on the May 08, 2013 by Carlin Ross
I've always felt that the Catholic Church was a bit of a bully. The Borgias has confirmed most of my suspicions but recent events in Ireland have solidified my wholehearted belief in the separation...
Posted on the Apr 15, 2013 by Carlin Ross
The FDA has approved Plan B over-the-counter with no age restrictions. They've even approved Plan B vending machines. It doesn't seem important but many college towns don't have 24/7 pharmacies -...
Posted on the Apr 06, 2013 by Carlin Ross
When you're birth control fails, it's nice to know that you literally have a Plan B. I've used Plan B - the morning after pill - several times. It's not an abortifacient...you're not having an...
Posted on the Feb 28, 2013 by Carlin Ross
I'm tired of writing about abortion...debating it...watching each state take their shot at driving clinics underground. Roe v. Wade is the law of the land but day-by-day there is an onslaught of...
Posted on the Feb 22, 2013 by Betty Dodson
I received this thank you card from the NWHN interns and had to post it. Here's my email exchange with Executive Director Cindy Pearson: Hey Cindy, I'm very proud of the work that you and NWHN is...
Posted on the Feb 08, 2013 by Scout
Reading Carlin’s latest Blog: "There’s One Story Left to Tell" has sparked me to think about parenting: my parents, the type of parent I am, what my parents did to support me, and not support me and...
Posted on the Jan 13, 2013 by Carlin Ross
I was raised to be a pleaser like most young girls. Somehow we're never taught to find our voice and define boundaries. We're taught to be pretty and not to hurt other people's feelings. After...
Posted on the Dec 12, 2012 by Carlin Ross
This week Colin Powell urged the House and the Senate to pass Sen. Jeanne Shaheen's (D-N.H.) amendment to extend the insurance coverage of abortion to military rape victims. As it stands today, if...
Posted on the Nov 18, 2012 by Carlin Ross
Similar rallies to the one in this image were held across Ireland yesterday in memory of Savita Halappanavar - the young woman denied an abortion that could have saved her life. Savita’s image,...
Posted on the Nov 05, 2012 by Carlin Ross
Betty and I signed the Bill of Reproductive rights. It's time to let Congress know that contraception and intentional motherhood are part of our constitutional rights as women. We're not going to...
Posted on the Nov 02, 2012 by Carlin Ross
This is the full page ad taken out by Larry Flynt in the Indianapolis Star addressed to Republican U.S. Senate candidate Richard Mourdock. Mourdock is famous for his "even-when-life-begins-with-rape...
Posted on the Oct 07, 2012 by Carlin Ross
Lizz Winstead (co-creator of the Daily Show) has launched ladypartsjustice.com and it's f*cking brilliant. Her focus: the war against women Her goal: getting women to the polls Love her for adding...
Posted on the Aug 24, 2012 by Betty Dodson
It just keeps on getting better and better.  Thank you, Jorjana, you always send the best:
Posted on the Aug 22, 2012 by Carlin Ross
Todd Akin's infamous we-dont-need-abortion-because-legitemate-rape-victims-can-shut-down-pregnancy gaffe got me thinking about the prevalence of rape and the science of conception. The GOP wants to...