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NY Times Article Got Story on DIY Abortions Wrong

by Cara January 23, 2009

The other week, I blogged about this NY Times article on Dominican women in New York City inducing abortion themselves with misoprostol. Well, it turns out that the NY Times go several key facts very wrong. AlterNet has the story. (emphasis mine) So what did the study find? Far less misoprostol use than expected, it [...]

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Combating Teen Dating Violence

by Cara January 5, 2009

The NY Times has a really interesting article on teen dating violence, and the measures that have been taken recently to prevent and assist in the problem: Texas recently adopted a law that requires school districts to define dating violence in school safety codes, after the 2003 stabbing death of Ortralla Mosley, 15, in a [...]

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I Laughed; I Cried

by Cara December 10, 2008

From the NY Times Letters, Why Is Abortion Still a Political Issue? To the Editor: For some people, abortion is a nonnegotiable issue. A nation that runs out of people cannot perform the activities of a sophisticated society. We have a shortage of primary care doctors. There are other skilled-worker shortages. You cannot kill the [...]

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NY Times: Victims “Hurting Themselves” By Being Raped

by Cara August 25, 2008

Whoa. So I was reading this (I think rather silly and generalized) article on “bad behavior” of young British people while on vacation.  And though I know that victim-blaming is often found in odd places, I was still pretty shocked to read this (emphasis mine): “The government of Britain has to do something,” Mr. Lagoudakis [...]

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Offensive Remark of the Week: Beating and Raping Women Doesn’t Mean You Hate Them Edition

by Cara April 9, 2008

NY Times columnist Nicholas D. Kristof muses on the differences between misogyny and sexism. And I’d be really grateful if someone could honestly tell me that this is some kind of bizarre parody and he can’t be fucking serious. Instead, we do get to play the ironic game of determining which category Kristof falls into! [...]

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Obama is charismatic, but this is a bit much

by Cara March 31, 2008

I don’t think there are many people, with any candidate preference, who would argue that Obama is not incredibly engaging and likable. Whether you want to vote for the guy or not, let’s face it; he has charisma. But watch the NY Times turn “Obama is charming” into “Obama makes women giggle and swoon and [...]

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