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After the Should-Be 50th Anniversary of Roe, Organizations like We Testify are More Important than Ever
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(Feminism)
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Roe was overturned in June of 2022. Since then, thirteen states have instituted full abortion bans and five states have partial-bans depending on the length of pregnancy. It is a grim period for reproductive ...
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Created on 23 January 2023
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Forget "Camping Trips"—Here's How to Actually Help Women Get the Abortion Care They Desperately Ne
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(Feminism)
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... looking for a more hands-on way to help, there’s a better option. You can become an abortion doula. Like pregnancy doulas, abortion doulas are people who provide support to patients before, during, and ...
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Created on 17 January 2023
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People on the Internet are Finally Talking About How Painful IUD Insertion Can Be
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(Living)
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... pill was tested in 1955 on poor women in Puerto Rico without their knowledge. These women were told only that the pills would prevent pregnancy, and were not informed that the drug was still in an experimental ...
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Created on 06 January 2023
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All-Black on the Silver Screen: 11 Goth Girls in TV and Film That Led Us to The Present-Day Wednesday
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(TV)
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... such as “I, myself, am strange and unusual” and “my whole life is a dark room,” still seen on T-shirts and in social media bios to this day.
Fairuza Balk as Nancy Downs in The Craft (1996)
Photo Credit: ...
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Created on 03 January 2023
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Here’s How to Get A Medication Abortion Using the “Abortion Pill”—No Matter Where You Live
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(Sex)
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... of having two take two types of medicine; first, you take a medicine named Mifepristone in a pill form, which stops the growth of the pregnancy by blocking the pregnancy hormone (progesterone). 24-48 hours ...
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Created on 18 November 2022
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"Ejaculate Responsibly" is Exactly the Message We Need Right No
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(Books)
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... should be responsible for preventing pregnancy. (The book begins with a disclaimer stating that this book is representative of cisgender heterosexual relationships and should be regarded as such, so as ...
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Created on 11 November 2022
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Apparently, the State of Florida Wants to Know About Your Period
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(Feminism)
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... concerns ranging from medical doctors, politicians and concerned citizens.
Has anyone taught these legislators that menstruation ceases for many reasons besides pregnancy, like IDK exercise?
— Lisa ...
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Created on 07 October 2022
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1960s Chicago Abortion Activists "The Jane Collective" Inspires New Movie, "Call Jane" Starring Elizabeth Banks ...
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(Feminism)
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... terminate the pregnancy. However, in seeking an abortion she is unable to find anyone in the male-dominated medical field that will perform one, as they were illegal. While searching for someone to perform ...
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Created on 20 September 2022
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Conceptual Artist Michele Pred's New Exhibition Takes On Race And Gender-Equality In Fine Art
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(Arts)
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... Beginning September 8 and running through November 5, 2022, Pred’s latest exhibition entitled Equality of Rights will be on display at the Nancy Hoffman Gallery in New York. There will be an Equal Pay ...
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Created on 12 September 2022
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PSA: Trigger Laws Illegalize Abortion in Texas and Tennessee, More States To Follow Suit
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(Feminism)
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... could not have an abortion after six weeks of pregnancy. From this day forward, if you are a woman living in Tennessee, the only reason you are legally allowed to have an abortion is if you are in a state ...
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Created on 26 August 2022
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The So-Called "Climate Bill": What Does It Really Mean For Us & Where Does It Fall Short Of Our Expectations
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(Feminism)
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... address social factors that impact pregnancy health, such as housing and transportation for expectant mothers. Maternal health continues to worsen nationwide, with Black women and birthing people suffering ...
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Created on 18 August 2022
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The violence of money in marriage: after 2 years, I finally recognized and then escaped financial abuse inflicted by my husband
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(Living)
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... even drive that horrible PT Cruiser. Some complications from my pregnancy kept me from being physically able to use the Cruiser’s stick shift. And when I was finally able to use my right arm again, I had ...
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Created on 05 August 2022
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You Won’t Believe Who Baby Formula Makers Are Sending Samples To—Despite The Shortage
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(Feminism)
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... planning on having a baby!
On July 16, Twitter user @melancholynsex uploaded a thread alleging that one week after purchasing a pregnancy test from Walgreens using their rewards card, they had been sent ...
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Created on 26 July 2022
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10 Protest Songs About Reproductive Health To Add To Your Feminist, Pro-Choice Playlist
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(Music)
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... experience terminating a complicated unplanned pregnancy in her song Radio Silence, released in June 2022. It has all of the ingredients of a catchy pop song, but with lyrics that reveal a tender vulnerability ...
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Created on 20 July 2022
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The US Is a Dangerous Place to Give Birth—And Things Just Got More Deadly
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(Feminism)
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... were more likely to die from pregnancy related causes. Carrying an unwanted pregnancy to term is dangerous, but states seeking to remove the right to abortion place little focus on that. And while we like ...
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Created on 12 July 2022
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In a Post-Roe v. Wade World, People Are Being Urged To Delete Their Period Tracking Apps. Is That Necessary Though?
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(Feminism)
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... has become the subject of serious debate. Many are concerned that if they stop reporting their periods to the app during the time of pregnancy, but then terminate that pregnancy, there would be concrete ...
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Created on 05 July 2022
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W. Kamau Bell Urges Men To Stand Up For The Right To Bodily Autonomy In PSA, "Dads For Choice" ...
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(Feminism)
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... his lifetime, $213, and his wife’s, a staggering sum of $17,530. Bell speaks directly to dads, pointing out that any dad who has had sex that didn’t result in pregnancy has likely benefitted from birth ...
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Created on 28 June 2022
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Emma Thompson Shines As a Widowed Sex-Education Teacher in "Good Luck to You, Leo Grande
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(Movies)
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Good Luck to You, Leo Grande
Directed by Sophie Hyde
Out June 17
Good Luck to You, Leo Grande leads with an intriguing premise: an Emma Thompson-led sex comedy. Thompson plays Nancy, a widowed, ...
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Created on 23 June 2022
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In a Post-Roe World, Cautious Optimism Can be Found in Medication Abortions
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(Living)
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... physician approval to purchase the abortion pill. Since the FDA only regulates the pill up until 10 weeks into the pregnancy, getting that seal of approval wastes precious time.
That’s alongside the ...
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Created on 15 June 2022
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Here's What You Need to Know About the Mississippi Case That Overturned Roe v. Wad
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(Feminism)
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... the last period, and the time of conception is used to measure trimesters of pregnancy, not the gestational age. Right now, abortion is considered a constitutional right until a fetus can survive outside ...
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Created on 02 June 2022