random notes: amira hass, ry cooder, planned parenthood, and more
Time to collect some of the scraps of paper scribbled all over my desk... Amira Hass will be speaking at the University of Toronto tomorrow night. Hass is an Israeli…
reproductive rights
most important search string of the day ever
Search string of the day:doctors told me to get an abortion to save my life what should i doThis is what you should do: GET AN ABORTION.Your life is more…
“Online Hellfire” Unleashed on Hudak
Thankfully, online reactions to Hudak’s 1995 comments on the topic of abortion have been swift. And, apparently, according to Chris Selley over at the National Post, merciless: And there is…
Tim Hudak Would Seek to Defund Abortion Services in Ontario
Currently, women in Ontario who are in need of undergoing an abortion procedure have the “luxury” of having the services covered under Ontario Health Insurance (OHIP). As suggested in the…
A Pro-Life Voice That I Can Listen To
Today, I received a very interesting and thought-provoking e-mail from a person who knew Mary Wagner, (a more than willing candidate for pro-life martyrdom, it seems), from her time as…
The Kielburger Brothers Are Feminist and Christian Fundamentalists Are Out of Touch with Reality… As Always
Devout Christians are always in touch with reality, a fact I’ve come to appreciate in my teens, having grown up as a Catholic and received religious education since kindergarten. Craig…
Podcast on Reproductive Rights in Canada
The always amazing Canadian news site rabble.ca has posted a podcast by People’s Health Radio: From birth control, to abortion, to access to information and education, what’s happening with sexual…
"abortion saved my life" and other tales of human rights
What does abortion access look like to women who don't have any? What does it mean to be unable to obtain an abortion when you need one? The anti-choice movement…
Pro-Life Bill in the Fall? Abortion Rights Under Harper
I should have posted this two weeks ago, in the aftermath of the National March for Life. Julie van Dusen, a CBC reporter, interviewed (I think) the director of the…
New Resolutions: A Series of Resolutions on the Environment, the Party, Housing & Reproductive Rights
Proposed by Andy Lehrer, TorontoDate: 25/05/11A Resolution Regarding the EnvironmentWhereas climate change is a growing threat to survival on the planet.Whereas capitalism provides no viable or sustainable solutions to the…
Another bill bites the dust
Steve walks warily in to vote on the latest anti-choice bill Ain’t no sound but the sound of him telling his flunkies to vote to kill The foetishists are ready,…
