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Emily Letts, a patient advocate at a women's clinic, found herself on the other side of the table. She was pregnant, in her early twenties and knew she was not ready to raise a child. So like the women she supports at the clinic, she, too, decided to have an abortion. Aware of the stigma that is carried with the procedure, she decided to do something bold - she videoed her abortion to show that there's no shame, fear or pain unlike many held notions.

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Tomorrow (Monday Nov 18th!!!) at 7:30 PM in conjunction with the Archive's great poster show on Reproductive Justice, This is an Emergency.

Today July 30th sad day for women in North Carolina. 

BOO -- Governor McCrory!

 

Last Wednesday marked a strange moment in history, the first time the Health and Human Services Secretary has ever overruled an FDA decision.

So GOP-led House of Representatives, with the blessings and encouragement of the United States Council of Catholic Bishops and extremist religious groups such as the Family Research Council, who strive to keep women subjugated in case that female ra

More murderous harassment of abortion providers is on the way, so don't get complacent! Against the backdrop of a wave of anti-abortion legislative assaults, Operation Rescue has announced plans for a "Summer of Mercy 2.0" targeting the brave and outspoken abortion provider Dr. LeRoy Carhart in Germantown, MD July 30-August 7. This organization is the same group that hounded Dr. George Tiller in Wichita, KS, for years (until he was assassinated by one of their associates in May '09). Their original "Summer of Mercy" in 1991 shut down access to the Dr.

Dr. LeRoy Carhart, long-time colleague and friend of Dr. George Tiller (assassinated by an anti-abortion activist in May 2008) has remained undeterred in his life's mission to provide women with safe, caring abortion services when they need them.

After reading this article by the National Partnership for Women and Families, I am thoroughly convinced

that the fight against the abortion movement resembles the witch hunts of the 1600s. It seems that even after all this time, the hunt for "evil-doers" just never ceases.

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Check out this alteration of the insidious anti-abortion ad campaign on the NY subway system. The campaign tries to surround abortion choices with fear, guilt and shame. These great alterations refocus attention on empowerment through access to abortion and contraception. Keep 'em coming!

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