Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières
, by WALKER Susan
Contraception today may not be perfect but it’s better than methods of the past.
If you have access to it, it’s easy to take today’s contraception for granted. But key discoveries over the last century or so changed the lives of women.
Before the invention of modern intra-uterine devices (…)
, by PIERSON Claire
An expert explains how reproductive rights are changing globally.
The global landscape of reproductive rights is constantly shifting. The US Supreme Court ruling that has overturned Roe v Wade – the landmark 1973 decision that protected a woman’s right to have an abortion – marks a significant (…)
, by FEELEY Dianne
TENS OF THOUSANDS rallied, marched, and chanted for reproductive justice in 650 U.S. cities on October 2. Ranging in size from a hundred to 10,000-20,000, the actions came in response to the Texas anti-abortion law that went into effect September 1. The predominance of hand-made signs expressed (…)
, by CONWAY Terry
Argentina and Poland aren’t countries that anyone would often think of together writes Terry Conway.
But feminists in the two countries have worked closely together for the last four years to fight the hold of the Catholic Church on politics and particularly to improve women’s access to (…)
, by FEELEY Dianne
Review of How All Politics Became Reproductive Politics From Welfare Reform to Foreclosure to Trump By Laura Briggs University of California Press, 2017, 288 pages, $29.95 paperback. Health Policy in a Time of Crisis Abortion, Austerity, and Access By Bayla Ostrach Routledge, 2017, 190 pages, (…)
, by POLLITT Katha
Why are reproductive rights losing while gay rights are winning? Indiana’s attempt to enshrine opposition to gay marriage under the guise of religious freedom provoked an immediate nationwide backlash. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court has allowed religious employers to refuse insurance coverage for (…)
, by EZQUERRA Sandra
The debate in political circles and in the media in recent decades around the question of abortion has been accompanied by a growing monopoly ownership of the defence of the right to life by the Right, in a way that skillfully counter-poses it to the feminist demand of the right to choose. (…)
, by POLLITT Katha
When it comes to abortion, is Europe like Texas with fresher fruit and topless beaches? As pro-choicers battled the Lone Star State’s proposed ban on abortion after twenty weeks, conservative pundits shrugged: So what? Texas women will still have more abortion rights than women in many Western (…)
, by Bradstreet Katherine
Women’s unqualified right to control our own bodies remains a critical question for feminists. An unwanted pregnancy can have a massive impact on all aspects of a woman’s life — her financial situation, employment, mental and physical health, and relationships.
For a woman to even begin to (…)
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