Fake women’s health centers deliberately try to delay people who are trying to access abortion by telling them lies and giving them misinformation about reproductive health. It’s time to end the lies: ENDTHELIES.com
This International Women’s Day, we’re reminding those who oppose reproductive freedom and gender equality that we won’t back down—EVER.
Of all the critical issues Congress should be addressing, House Republicans are voting tomorrow to ban abortion after 20-weeks.
“What is it about us that we hide painful things deep inside? We all go through some of the same things. So why don’t we remove the stigma around certain women’s health care things, and tell people what it’s really like?”
— Dr. Valerie Peterson discusses the joy her family felt at her third pregnancy, the news that changed everything, and the cruel legal obstacles Texas put in place that left her stranded in her own state.
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Hillary Clinton borrows “Handmaid’s Tale” resistance slogan in Planned Parenthood speech.
The former Secretary of State recalled a phrase from Margaret Atwood’s dystopian feminist classic. A politely sanitized version, that is.
The protagonist Offred, whose name comes from “of Fred” to indicate her subservience to the commander of her household, is comforted in the novel by a phrase she finds secretly carved in her room: “Nolite te bastardes carborundorum.” The book documents life in a new militant theocracy on the grounds of what used to be the United States, where Offred is routinely raped in her role as a surrogate for an elite couple. From the Latin, she finds an English translation: “Don’t let the bastards grind you down.”
“To paraphrase Margaret Atwood, ‘We can never let them grind us down,’” Clinton said, after recalling her own relationship with the 1985 novel.
We won’t let them.
A friendly reminder for everyone who participated in the March For Life today.
We LOVE these prints commemorating the Women’s March from artist Wendy MacNaughton - proceeds go to NARAL & Planned Parenthood! Buy your copies here: http://bit.ly/2kkUqrk
Exciting news - The incredible documentary After Tiller is nominated for an Emmy award! Sign up to host a house party screening and be part of a phone call with the directors → http://nar.al/aftertiller
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This is what we’re fighting for, and we won’t rest until it’s a reality for everyone.
An abortion ban was just introduced in the Senate today - stories like Dana’s show why we need to stop the bans and trust women.
BREAKING NEWS: The Senate just introduced an abortion ban, which has already passed in the U.S. House. Take action and tell Congress to trust women and stop the bans! http://nar.al/3te