Social media has made everyone think they are a celebrity. They post pictures of their dinner, tell people that they’re going to the dentist, and many other things that their Facebook friends could not care less about. We are all becoming used to the total lack of privacy. But could this share-all trend be taken ...
Vice President for Public Policy, of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation, Karen Handel resigned on Tuesday following the outstanding public backlash against the organization. Handel and the organization received major criticism for supporting new grant guidelines that excluded Planned Parenthood. Seen by some as another step in the “War Against Women,” the ...
Breast cancer charity Susan G. Komen for the Cure has ended its relationship with affiilates of Planned Parenthood, effectively cutting off grants of approximately $600,000 per annum from Komen. Komen’s given reason is the pending investigation by Congress into Planned Parenthood, while Planned Parenthood have accused Komen of taking the decision following pressure from ...
Today is the 39th anniversary of Roe vs. Wade, the court case that made abortion legal in the USA. In honour of this day we are posting a video that explains some of the facts about who really gets abortions (not teenagers) and why (poverty and already having too many children to look after), in ...
To keep, or not to keep, that is the question. In movies, it seems like the answer is almost always the former. While our leading ladies may consider abortion, it’s just for a fleeting moment. The audience is left thinking that “to keep” is the only real choice. As a result, abortion barely gets its ...
The “Let Women Die” Act, H.R. 358 just passed in the American House of Representatives. Now medical officials can”exercise their conscience” and deny pregnant women treatment, and leave them to die. Yes, you read that right. This is, believe it or not, is the “Protect Life Act.” So here’s the deal: Women on the brink ...
It’s the same old story. The conservatives don’t want to fund abortion and liberals back a woman’s right to have the choice. In an alternate ending, Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper has funded “an international aid group that provides abortion along with sexual and reproductive health services,” despite promises that Canadian dollar tax dollars would ...
Unprotected sex is on the rise, STIs are spreading like wildfire and education is sorely lacking — everywhere. A worldwide study, involving 6,000 people from 26 countries found that teens are clueless about contraception and sex. Unprotected sex went up 111 percent in France in three years, which makes the American increase of 39 percent ...
If you’re looking for advice about your unplanned pregnancy and you walk into a pregnancy counseling center run by a faith-based organization, you’re probably not expecting objective suggestions. But you’re also probably not expecting them to lie to you. Sadly, a survey of 10 British centres operated by Christian and anti-abortion organizations found that most ...
Harassing women outside pregnancy clinics has become a popular pastime for anti-abortion activists, but in Germany they’ve been stopped in their tracks. A court has ruled members of the Life Centre- Helpers for God’s Precious Children association may no longer approach people accessing a family planning centre to discuss “pregnancy conflict situations,” or show them ...
So, we’re having this baby. It’s due in a few weeks and we’re trying to get organized with all...
I recently heard about what is claimed to be the rising phenomenon of Japanese men remaining virgins for longer...
Ladders. Patriarchal conspiracy. I’ll explain… This week I climbed a ladder. I was trying to reach a loft space,...
Dear Madame X, My boyfriend needs to look at porn while we have sex. It bothers me because I...
Mrs. Dalloway is yet another feminist classic that I had to grow into. Wrapped up in Woolf’s instantly recognizable...
Last week saw a Big Thing come to our soggy little island. Well, it was a Big Thing for...
Last weekend I was entertaining a guest, you know, the sort I was planning to have lots and lots...
All little girls want to be princesses… right?! It’s bad enough that toy aisles are separated out by what...
