A New York subway ad campaign tells women “Abortion changes you.” Lori’s take says it all — forced pregnancy changes you, too.
Elsewhere in New York, one of our many worst New York nightmares came true — a woman was out at a bar, turned down a man who wanted to dance with her, and then he followed her into the bathroom and beat the shit out of her. According to the New York Times, “The attack was so vicious, according to the police, that the woman sustained a broken eye socket and a broken nose, and possibly a fractured skull.” And the guy who did it still hasn’t been found.
A Mississippi high school decided to cancel prom rather than allow a lesbian couple to attend. Because it’s ok if girls go to prom together because they can’t get dates, but not ok if they go because they actually like each other. The ACLU is suing.
Is banning abortion about “morals,” or is it about theocratic intrusions into our personal lives? Amanda says it’s theocracy, in a very compelling piece.
Nickels for Change: College students Cassie and Rebekah are adding nickels to their jars every time they hear bigoted language around their school. At the end of the year, they’ll be donating all the money to a social justice organization. Head over and see how you can help.
Hero Granny!
One million women are hospitalized every year in Latin America and the Caribbean due to complications from unsafe abortion (pdf). There are more than 4 million abortions in Latin America and the Caribbean every year; of the 4.1 million abortions performed in 2003, all but 200,000 were unsafe. The majority of those safe abortions took place in Cuba, Guyana and Puerto Rico, where abortion is permitted under some circumstances and performed by trained medical professionals.
Men have it bad when it comes to unemployment, but statistics may obscure the hit taken by single mothers.
Heavy Metal: Angela Gossow on women, rock and kicking ass. I’m not a metal fan, but she’s an inspiring woman.
Missionary Position: Yup, Christian evangelists actually call their strategy for converting Muslims “the camel method.” Not to mention the offensiveness of this kind of missionary work in the first place.
Rape victims world-wide are denied justice and dignity. A report from Amnesty International.
Liz Cheney’s smear campaign targets Obama officials and the most basic Constitutional principles. It’s shameful, and this piece is a must-read on an important issue.
Passion, Freedom and Women: A fascinating BlogTalk Radio segment.
The Race and Gender Wealth Gap: The median wealth for Single Black Women: $100. Single Hispanic Women: $120. Single White Women: $41,000.