August 2007

Anti-Choice Protesters Swarm into Illinois

by Cara August 26, 2007

Straight out of the anti-choice protesters are bat-shit insane files, approximately 1,200 protesters convened outside of a soon to be opened Planned Parenthood clinic in Aurora, Illinois this Saturday. The clinic will perform abortions and is scheduled to open on September 18th. The anti-choice zealots are determined to prevent it from opening. Police estimated that [...]

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Bad Ass Women’s Activist of the Week

by Cara August 25, 2007

I’m not sure that this family technically qualifies as women’s activists, but they at least deserve an honorable mention. Broadsheet has highlighted an Afghan family who broke taboo to report their young daughter’s rape. I’m sure that most of you are aware of the fact that in many cultures, rape is seen as an embarrassment [...]

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If a man rapes a woman in a hallway, and everyone sees it but no one calls the police, did a rape really occur?

by Cara August 24, 2007

According to the rapist, it didn’t. Most of you have probably seen the story of the man who beat and raped a woman in a hallway for ninety minutes, while bystanders did nothing, at both Broadsheet and Feministing. But this isn’t he kind of story that you can just let go, and while Ann and [...]

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Luckily, bruises heal, too

by Cara August 24, 2007

British judges seem to hate women a hell of a lot more than I ever would have imagined. Apparently, the sentencing of Colin Read, the man who slashed his wife with a knife, burned her severely with an iron and received only a £2,000 fine for the brutal attacks, just wasn’t misogynist enough on its [...]

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Offensive Remark of the Week

by Cara August 23, 2007

Everyone’s favorite Offensive Remarker Rush Limbaugh asserted on the 20th that the other Democratic presidential candidates do not criticize Hillary Clinton, then followed it up with this gem: Well, you might say, “No, Michelle Obama and Mrs. Edwards are out there criticizing her,” but, see, I finally figured this one out, too. You can’t hit [...]

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New Judge Appointed to Dr. Tiller Case

by Cara August 23, 2007

For those of you following the case against late-term abortion provider Dr. Tiller, there is news. After the previous judge in the case resigned, a new judge has been appointed. Judge Owens, the new judge in the case, was appointed by Chief Judge Michael Corrigan. A former district attorney and a state judge for the [...]

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Just Like Buying (sexually exploited) Milk and Eggs

by Cara August 22, 2007

A new British report examines male attitudes towards paying for sex, and the effect of their nonchalant views on women who are trafficked into the sex industry. Essentially, the treatment of women as commodities by men who pay for sex, as well as their willingness to “shop around” for the best deal, are contributing to [...]

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Relax, ladies, burns heal

by Cara August 21, 2007

Here is an utterly appalling story that I found via Feminist Philosophers: a British male executive who was convicted of beating his wife and branding her with an iron walked free with a £2,000 fine. Yes, that is his picture. His name is Colin Read. No, I do not have any qualms about posting that. [...]

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Planned Parenthood Challenges Restrictive Missouri Abortion Law

by Cara August 21, 2007

Last month, I wrote about a new Missouri law that would enforce stricter requirements on abortion clinics, forcing two Planned Parenthood clinics to undergo costly renovations to, among other things, increase their hall widths. Planned Parenthood has now filed a lawsuit to strike down the law. Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri says that the [...]

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Another Suspect Arrested in Dunbar Village Rape

by Cara August 20, 2007

By now, many of you have probably heard about the horrific rape of a a woman in the Dunbar Village housing project in West Palm Beach, Florida, last month. Both the woman and her 12-year-old son were attacked and beaten. The woman was repeatedly raped and sodomized by up to 10 men. At gun point, [...]

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