reproductive rights

A group called Colorado for Equal Rights obtained an estimated 103,000 signatures, much more than the 76,000 required, to put a measure on the Colorado November ballot that would legally define a fetilized egg as a person. The measure is now called Amendment 48 and would read as follows:  Read More »

Las Mujeres de Juarez: The Womyn of Juarez

For many years now unidentified serial-killers have roamed in the shadows of a forgotten border town prying on innocent womyn. For over 10 years these faceless and nameless victims have fallen to vicious attacks.  Read More »

 I am a giver...Plain and simple. I would like to give away a kidney, and I have tried to give blood but they refuse me because I have exploding veins and their needles are too big, they tell me to go to the hospital and sit for hours...Ugh.  Read More »

So there's a new bill in the Ohio State Legislature that would give "fathers" the final say in whether or not an abortion can take place.

 "As written, the bill would ban women from seeking an abortion without written consent from the father of the fetus."

It seems to me like this is a throwback to the days in which a woman couldn't buy a car or get a loan approved without the co-signature of her husband or father.  It also reminds me of the "parental consent" business that minors are subjected to.  Read More »