Tag: abortions

Mommie Dearest: Are We Now In The Age Of DIY Abortions?

I was a freshman in college when I found myself Googling “can Vitamin C induce your period?” There had been some condom-less sex and, surprise surprise, worries over a late period. I wasn’t about to head to my university’s health care office, which offered a Band-Aid and some Tylenol for pretty much every malady. I […]

Amnesty International: Iranian Women Are Being Made Into “Baby-Making Machines”

Amnesty International is saying that an Iranian bill restricting the availability of contraception and abortions in order to boost the country’s population is effectively going to turn Iranian women into “baby-making machines.” [RawStory] Read a new essay from Toni Morrison about how to learn from failure. [National Endowment for the Arts] This tea-related analogy for […]