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New Blogger
Hey Austinites and Texans. My name is Katherine and I will be helping Carrie revitalize this NOW chapter here in Austin. I love and am passionate about intersectional feminism. It’s my goal to blog about all the issues that NOW … Continue reading
Black History Month: Meet Loretta Ross
As her official bio says, Loretta Ross is “a model of how to survive and thrive despite the traumas that disproportionately affect low-income women of color.” Ross was born in Temple, Texas, in 1953. Something of a child prodigy, she … Continue reading
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Roe at 40 rally!
Yesterday was the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. Here in Austin, we had a great rally on the Capitol steps! It was fantastic to see so many pro-women groups coming together, including NARAL Pro-Choice Texas, Planned Parenthood of Greater … Continue reading
Posted in Body politics, Politics, Reproductive Justice
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In today’s paper: Misinformation about sex-selective abortion
So Ken Herman wrote a really irritating piece in today’s Austin American-Statesman. The title alone makes me want to throw things: “Planned Parenthood is pro-choice, except when it’s not.” Oh, dear. But it gets worse from there. He’s basically saying … Continue reading
Posted in Body politics, National issues, Race, Reproductive Justice
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Happy Griswold Day!
Today is the 47th anniversary of Griswold v. Connecticut, one of my very favorite Supreme Court decisions, which struck down a law forbidding married couples to purchase contraceptives. Yep, you read that right. Less than 50 years ago, you could … Continue reading
Speak -Out
Cross-post: originally published on shesaidthisandthat.blogspot.com At a recent NOW meeting, a new member was unclear about what the actual medical procedure for an abortion was like. Another member offered part of her personal experience and then stated that this was … Continue reading
The latest on the war on women
We had a great meeting last week! Dyana Limon-Mercado, statewide policy coordinator for Planned Parenthood, joined us and gave us the latest scoop on the war on women in Texas. Here’s what she had to say, including what you can … Continue reading
Happy International Women’s Day!
International Women’s Day is an awesome activist holiday. It was proposed in 1910 at the International Conference of Working Women by Clara Zetkin as a day for women to celebrate and to demand their rights. (More on its history here.) … Continue reading
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NY Times Must Read
When States Abuse Women By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF Published: March 3, 2012 HERE’S what a woman in Texas now faces if she seeks an abortion Nicholas D. Kristof On the Ground Under a new law that took effect three weeks ago with the … Continue reading
A sad confluence of events: RIP Rosie Jiménez
It’s Hispanic Heritage Month, which is great. I’m planning to feature some cool Hispanic/Latina Texas women here in the next few weeks. We also recently saw the 35th anniversary of the Hyde Amendment, the federal policy which prevents Medicaid from … Continue reading