This season’s Scandal episodes have tackled some of today’s most pressing social issues, including the Black Lives Matter movement, gun control, and feminism. Recently, sexual assault and abortion have taken center stage.
Author: Renee Bracey Sherman
All Options’ Needed When Facing an Unexpected Pregnancy
When someone faces an unintended pregnancy, they need to know how to make the best decision and what option to pursue: becoming a parent, adoption or abortion. But that information is becoming increasingly hard to find these days.
Sharing Abortion Stories Isn’t Just About Changing Policy
Advocates have never said abortion stories alone could bring about policy changes, and this isn’t the only type of change we seek.
Dr. Cheryl Chastine of South Wind Women’s Center Talks Reproductive Justice and Not Backing Down
A young provider, Dr. Chastine represents the future of abortion care; she infuses reproductive justice values and transgender patient care into her practice.
“When I was 19, I had an abortion. It was the best decision of my life.”
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Roe Under Attack: Why Telling Abortion Stories is Necessary
As we honor yet another Roe v. Wade anniversary, the case that legalized the right to an abortion in the United States, the country will discuss the state of access to safe abortion care and argue over the morality of the procedure.
Let’s Use Our Abortion Stories to Push Policy Reforms in 2015
When Brittany Mostiller shared her abortion story in November as part of a 1 in 3 Campaign abortion speak-out, she talked about how the economic challenges she was facing informed her decision to have an abortion.
Cornell’s Response to Intimate Partner Death of Student Doesn’t Go Far Enough
Reports of Shannon Jones’ death by strangulation at the hands of her boyfriend, Benjamin Cayea, 32, on Thanksgiving evening spread throughout campus.
New Research on How to Support Abortion Storytellers
All too often, people become fed up with the narratives told about them, and the weight of keeping that secret is far heavier and outweighs that of speaking out.
Stigma Makes People Reluctant to Tell Loved Ones About Their Abortions, Says Study
Several high-profile public figures, such as Texas gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis, Texas State Rep. Dawnna Dukes, and Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards, have recently made headlines by disclosing their abortions to the world.