We've been throwing a lot of depressing stories from the news out into the blog, so here's a kinky article instead. Read up on tantric sex and find all the feminist ideals in this 6000 year old practice! Courtesy of Doin' It Well.
~Mandy
A school in Mississippi left a student out of the year book because she's a lesbian. Evidently, she is not a student, she is not a person, she is not anything to them simply because of her personal sexual preference. Click here to go to a short article about it.
~Mandy
Nebraska is the first state to limit the time a women can receive an abortion based on a theory of when a fetus can feel pain. The law would ban any abortions at or after 20 weeks, except for extreme cases. The original law set the restriction on the ability for the fetus to live outside the womb, which was on average determined to be about 22 weeks. Read more here!
"If some of these other anti-abortion bills have been chipping away at Roe v. Wade, this takes an ax to it"
~Ashley
The Arizona governor "has just signed another regressive bill that could severely restrict women’s access to abortion coverage."Read more here!
~Mandy
Way to be, Mr. President! Barack Obama calls upon Americans to recognize the pay gap between men and women on April 20th, National Equal Pay Day. Here is his official proclamation!
CNN posted this story, 10-Year-Old's Pregnanacy Fuels Mexican Abortion Debate. Though it is definitely a sad and controversial story, it gives a snapshot of how abortion is being viewed in Mexico as well as their laws pertaining to abortion.
~Mandy
Here's something to think about: is feminism hurting men and boys? This is a quick article from the New York Times that can get you thinking on this topic. Click here.
~Mandy
Hey Ladies,
This is the documentary about the Westboro Baptist Church. They are the radical Christian group that protest at military funerals. This is their website: www.godhatesfags.com
Here is a link to a CNN article about part of the health care reform bill that I did not see coming. Evidently, along with insurance reform, the bill also renews the $50 million a year program for abstinence-only education in schools.
~Mandy
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