The War on Drugs Coming to a Womb Near You
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Author Archives: Netguava
Feminist Pioneer Lana Phelan Passed Away June 13, 2010
Read more about Lana Phelan on Carol Downer’s web site, and more about Lana’s life, in her obituary, and the National Organization for Women’s web site. Read More
New “Morning After Pill” Approved by the FDA
voted unanimously June 18, 2010 to recommend approval of a new prescription emergency contraceptive, ulipristal acetate. Read the National Women’s Health Network’s News Alert, and the New York Times article for more information. Read More
Abortion War Heats Up in the States
Since health care reform was signed into law, many states have taken advantage of the law’s abortion provisions to restrict access to abortion coverage. Click here to read article. Read More
Obstacles to the Integration of Abortion Into Obstetrics and Gynecology Practice
Many obstacles cause physicians to exclude abortion from their practices. These hurdles add to the ongoing stigma of abortion providers, and threaten the accessibility of women’s health care. Read article. Read More
Not So Pretty in Pink: The Uproar Over New Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines
Barbara Ehrenreich, in her blog post in December 2009, took on the “pink ribbon culture” and calls for unbiased research, not funded by drug companies. Read blog post… Read More
Carol Downer
I had the right to make that decision and I expect my fellow Americans to completely support that right, even if they disagree with my decision. I furthermore demand that my elected officials and law enforcement agencies protect my right to make my decision… Read More
A Blast From the Past Can Secure Abortion Rights
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The 50th Anniversary of the Birth Control Pill
Read about Barbara Seaman, founder of the National Women’s Health Network and author of The Doctor’s Case Against the Pill. In “The pill: 50 years of birth control changed women’s lives”, USA Today, author Rita Rubin explores how the pill was not a panacea for women’s liberation. Read More
The New Population Control Craze: Retro, Racist, Wrong Way to Go
“Addressing these issues also means challenging the peculiar brand of American capitalist individualism that continually shifts the burden for economic, social and environmental breakdown from powerful corporations and militarism onto the shoulders of individuals, especially poor people of color.”Click here to read article… … Read More