Amanda Marcotte writes for Slate: “Women who go to clinics that provide abortion, whether they’re going for abortion or for other services like check-ups or contraception, often have to endure pushing their way through a crowd of protesters trying to shame them.”
Romantic comedies surrounding an unplanned pregnancy are not new to film. Juno and Knocked Up are just a few films that create stories around this topic. However, Obvious Child tackles the same storyline but dares to take it in a new direction.
Guttmacher Institute Media Center reports: “Antiabortion activists often claim that most abortion clinics are located in predominantly black or Hispanic neighborhoods. However, this claim—offered as supposed proof that abortion providers “target” minority women—is false.”
Dr. Tiller understood that “abortion is a matter of survival for women,” and was committed to reproductive rights. He put his life on the line to protect women’s health.
Growing up in a school district that accepted federal abstinence-only funding meant that the Toothpaste Incident of ’03 wouldn’t be the last of its kind. As we got older, the lessons became more explicit but equally damaging and unhelpful.
Tell the Senate to vote No on the SAVE America Act.