June 2007

On how to make abortion rights a winning issue

by Cara June 26, 2007

So I’m late at getting to this. A few days ago, the NY Times had an atrocious Op-Ed about how the pro-choice position will only hurt Democrats. There’s a lot to criticize. Amanda has a great write-up. And here is some factual debunking. But here’s a passage that I haven’t seen anyone address: Most Americans [...]

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A Quote

by Cara June 25, 2007

I was just reading an article in Time about JFK’s slow-moving, “moderate” support of the Civil Rights movement, and came across a quote from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. that I found so profound, stirring and relevant to contemporary politics and all current rights struggles that I just can’t help but share: “I have almost [...]

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Women vs. Zygotes

by Cara June 25, 2007

A much-needed law has been proposed in Pennsylvania, which would require all hospitals to provide emergency contraception to rape victims. Of course, anti-choice, woman-hating extremists Catholic leaders are trying to block the bill. You see, they think that Catholic hospitals should be exempt from the rules. And their proposal for compromise is both highly original [...]

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A sad start to the week

by Cara June 25, 2007

The body of Jessie Davis, a female murder victim, has been found. She was pregnant, and the fetus was nearly full-term. The fetus also died. The alleged murderer is her boyfriend, Bobby Cutts, Jr. He is a police officer. It is believed that he killed Davis in front of their two year old son. Unfortunately, [...]

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The Unique Case of Michael Nifong

by Cara June 24, 2007

The NY Times has an article about the disbarring of Duke Rape prosecutor Michael Nifong, which makes a strong argument that his punishment has been extraordinary. I previously argued that Nifong has been so severely punished because he had the gall to believe a rape victim. Of course, it also took a lot of gall [...]

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What’s the only thing funner than bees? Rape!

by Cara June 23, 2007

In promoting his new movie, Bee Movie, Jerry Seinfeld told one doozy of a joke: “Bees have the only perfect society on earth. Other insects are just kind of crawling around. They don’t have the sophistication of the bee . . . They have no crime, they have no drugs, they have no rape. A [...]

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Do you know Hillary Clinton’s sex?

by Cara June 23, 2007

Peggy Noonan of the Wall Street Journal is a little confused. In a jumbled mess of a column that attacks Clinton but can’t stay on a single topic or linear train of thought long enough to figure out what it’s attacking, Noonan begins with this proclamation: Hillary Clinton doesn’t have to prove she’s a man. [...]

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Anecdotal

by Cara June 22, 2007

It’s Friday, and I don’t feel like writing another “real” post today. So I thought I’d tell a personal, feminist-related story. Soupcann mentioned earlier today in my notes that she hates it when strangers call her by pet names like “hon” and “sweetie.” There’s also a post at feministing about street harassment. It reminded me [...]

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A Moral Victory

by Cara June 22, 2007

The House of Representatives has voted to partially repeal the global gag rule. The bill would allow contraceptives donated by the U.S. to go to organizations that perform abortions or provide abortion referrals with their own funds (these organizations currently do not receive any U.S. money). Of course, I say that it’s a “moral victory” [...]

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Musings on embryonic stell cell research and abortion

by Cara June 21, 2007

By now, you’ve probably heard that Bush has vetoed a stem cell research bill. Not a big surprise. He had already promised to veto any such legislation. The question in my mind is why? He doesn’t have an election coming up. Neither does his VP. Is he just that desperate to hold onto his 30 [...]

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