As we move past Christmas Day, Howard Thurman always reminds us that now the work of Christmas begins…

It was fire tonight! (As in, it looked like fire, thankfully not an actual real fire this time)

The Rhetoric of Roe v. Wade: When the (Male) Doctor Knows Best An examination of the rhetoric of the Court's majority opinion in Roe v. Wade shows that, in contrast to the public meaning of Roe's ruling as a second wave feminist victory, Roe's rhetoric denied ...

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The quote from Sonia Johnson (1989) says "For the last fifteen years we have been nailed to the system by Roe v. Wade, our mighty energy and hope and love channeled into begging men in dozens of state and national bodies not to pare away cent by cent the truly miserable allowance they promised us for abortions for poor women. If we hadn’t trusted them again, if we had kept on going in the same direction we were headed, with the same time and energy we have since expanded on groveling, we could by this time have had a woman on every block in every city and town who is an expert on contraceptives, women’s health, birthing, and abortion. We could have educated the women of this country in countless creative ways about their bodies and their right to rule them. (pp. 27–28)"

Hindsight is 2020! Oops, no wait, she wrote that over 30 years ago...

Reading an old analysis of Roe v. Wade for a timeline of reproductive rights vocabularies ("The Rhetoric of Roe v. Wade: When the (Male) Doctor Knows Best) by Katie Gibson

#reproductiverights #reproductivejustice #reprorights

Absolutely horrifying. Thank you for your labor!

Whoa you are a lifesaver!! The majority of my top songs for 2024 are Disney 😞

Thought I had parenting hacked when my kids pretended to be Santa and I pretended to sleep while they wrapped presents. Now there is a pile of toys in the room the size of their carpet.

It is really quite something to hear Justice Alito talk about leaving decisions to people and their doctors and how bereft of expertise the court is.

What to know about the Amazon strike planned for Black Friday Amazon employees in 20 countries are preparing to protest on Black Friday.

Amazon workers around the world are on strike starting today, through Monday. Please consider not crossing the virtual picket line.

A Third Woman Died Under Texas’ Abortion Ban. Doctors Are Avoiding D&Cs and Reaching for Riskier Miscarriage Treatments. Thirty-five-year-old Porsha Ngumezi’s case raises questions about how abortion bans are pressuring doctors to avoid standard care even in straightforward miscarriages.

I have no words, just rage and grief. And we know Porsha Ngumezi is not the only one.

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