My abortions were not something I spoke about with my family. They were not something I talked about with friends. I have not told my stories—until now.
Tag Archives: Roe v. Wade
Roe v. Wade could define the Conservative race
Politics Insider for May 10: Shaw stocks plummet; how Canada secretly got Justin Trudeau to Ukraine; feminists call for review of RCMP’s ‘toxic culture’
The end of Roe v Wade, one way or another
Brett Kavanaugh doesn’t need to overturn the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark abortion ruling to drastically curtail a woman’s right to choose
Abortion Etch A Sketch
The Etch A Sketch is back in full force, only this time the interval between Mitt Romney’s abortion flip-flops is getting smaller and smaller–to the point at which it no longer exists at all. Romney’s official campaign website, for example, touts pro-life Mitt Romney, the kind of Romney who would like the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade. All the while, moderate Mitt Romney gave this comment to the Des Moines Register yesterday: “There’s no legislation with regards to abortion that I’m familiar with that would become part of my agenda.”
Populism, tea parties, constitutions, climate change
Does the U.S. face a period of indiscriminate populism in its political life? New York Times columnist David Brooks thinks so:
Maude didn’t have a “shmashmortion”
When it comes to pop culture and abortion, Bea Arthur’s liberal 1970s character is still the one to watch