November 18, 2011
In the United States, where abortion rights are under direct attack, The Doula Project is promoting services for women who are terminating their pregnancies. The remit of a doula is to provide non-medical support through the latter stages of pregnancy and birth. American States have passed over eighty laws this year restricting a woman’s right ...
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October 28, 2011
We own our bodies, and the government cannot step in and tell us what to do with them. That doesn’t sound too outlandish, right? A recent United Nations report stood up for this idea, saying that a woman has a right to her own health and body. Although the idea seems simple it goes against ...
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August 1, 2011
Since the beginning of 2011, nearly a dozen laws have been passed that limit a woman’s right to an abortion. Women are fighting back, but they need help. There seems to be a lack of passion and fury in today’s reproductive rights activists, and there may be a reason why: we don’t know what is ...
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March 30, 2011
Doctors who perform abortions based on the sex or race of the fetus will now be committing a crime in Arizona. Felony charges will be issued if they can show that the abortion was performed “for the purposes of helping parents select their offspring” because of race or sex. There is no requirement for doctors to ...
December 16, 2010
A case that’s been ongoing for five years between Ireland and three women over access to abortion has been brought before the European Court of Human Rights. Although abortion is allowed in Ireland if “a woman’s life is at risk”, in these three cases “Irish restrictions on abortion had stigmatised and humiliated them, risking damage to their health.” ...
December 15, 2010
Pregnant teens in Alaska must now inform their parents before having an abortion. This law took effect yesterday and the judge says it is in the interest of “promoting communication between pregnant minors and their families.” The girls that already tell their parents, with or without a law, are not the ones that are vulnerable ...
October 13, 2010
An Australian couple is on trial for having an abortion. She was 19, he was 20, and this was the best choice for them at the time. They used drugs to have a medical abortion. They declared them to the customs agents. They followed instructions. They thought everything would be okay. But now she ...
June 25, 2010
Anti-abortion proponents often quote the pain the fetus feels as a reason to restrict abortions. But in a win for the pro-choice side, a British study has just said that fetuses to do not feel pain before 24 weeks and there is no reason to change the rules. Before 24 weeks the fetus’ brain is too ...
June 3, 2010
In America, anti-abortion advocates must be celebrating in the streets. Eleven states have passed laws this year restricting abortion and 370 state bills are under consideration. I think it’s time we finally accept that women will never be completely free to choose and there will always be an ongoing battle over rights to abortion. Also, for ...
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January 22, 2010
When we trust we give up power. We close our eyes and fall backwards into the arms we hope are waiting to catch us. For centuries women trusted the government to make decisions about our bodies, our livelihoods. We put faith in the system that we thought had our best interests at heart.
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