For many in the reproductive rights movement, the coat hanger is more than a commonplace closet item. Activists use it to memorialize those girls and women who turned to unsafe abortions out of desperation when abortion was illegal. It transforms into shorthand for “Never again.”
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Chapel Hill Murders Are About More Than a Parking Dispute
Perhaps this is the moment that many of my Chapel Hill friends are having: the loss of an illusory community that didn’t exist for many of us.
Support groups for black moms help close the gap in breastfeeding rates
Black mothers have the lowest breastfeeding rate compared to white and Latino women. However,…
How I Survived the Big Chop
I remember sitting in my grandma’s kitchen waiting for the hot comb to heat…
Prom King: A South Bronx-based nonprofit giving away swag and love
Evelyn started Prom King as a way to give professional clothing to young men…
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.
Letters to Justice Blackmun Offer Glimpse of Public’s Post-‘Roe’ Reactions
Nine months after the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide, a woman named Katherine T. wrote Supreme Court Associate Justice Harry Blackmun, the author of the case’s majority opinion, a rambling letter detailing her illegal abortion and expressing her gratitude.
On Amber Rose: “I want my daughter to have sexy role models too!”
I want my daughter to have grown women who are complex role models.
Dear President Obama: Reducing teenage pregnancy will not ‘fix’ America
As a teenage mother, I feel slighted by President Obama’s following comment: