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Talking About My Abortion

Abortion is sometimes a trauma, sometimes an anticlimax, sometimes a relief. There are a million abortion stories just like there are a million stories about giving birth and going to war. None are representative. This is mine. Full story

Corpse Brides and Forced Abortions: How China's One-Child Policy Is Still Ruining Lives

China's one-child policy has created a long list of horrors that, besides child trafficking, includes infanticide, infant abandonment, and forced abortions, all used by families desperate to meet the set child quotas. Some sources estimate that 10 million state-enforced abortions… Full story

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Meet Frank

Rejoice! The new pope is a man of the people! He famously cooks his own meals, rides the bus to work, and lives in a single apartment rather than in the palace befitting an archbishop. These are all good things! But there's also this... Full story

The Holy War on Irish Wombs

Thousands of scared Irish women without options fly to England every year to get an abortion, largely thanks to the Irish Catholic Church’s war on reproductive rights. But things are changing. For women across the country, shame and intimidation are no longer enough to stop them… Full story

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A Catholic Hospital Is Arguing That a Fetus Is Not a Person

Legally, the argument is sound. Colorado, the state, does not define a fetus as a person. But what kind of blatant hypocrisy would motivate a Catholic hospital to argue in court that only individuals born alive are people? Full story

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Adios, Choice

Remove the clinics, put insurmountable obstacles in the way, and Roe v. Wade will soon hold as much power as the now-hilariously-shortsighted Third Amendment. The fight for abortion is almost over, and pro-lifers are nearly the victors. Full story

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Sue Johanson

In part one of our three-part interview with Sue Johanson of 'Sunday Night Sex Show' fame, Kara Crabb chats with Sue about her origins as a nurse, being a pioneer of sexual education in a time when abortion was illegal, and the priests who told her to poke holes in condoms. Full story

My Abortion Story

I explored the topic from every possible angle with almost every person I came in contact with. Keep the baby; don’t keep the baby; give the baby up for adoption; give the baby to a close friend; give the baby to a gay couple; keep the baby; don’t keep the baby. Full story

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The Longest Horoscope Ever

The Bible has been able to spoil so much of human history because it is just is so fucking vague. Want to sleep with your little cousin? Surely there's something in there that'd give you the thumbs up. Full story

Fact: Gay Marriage Kills Babies

An organization called The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children has been distributing a leaflet in the UK that claims the legalization of same-sex marriage will lead to a rise in abortions. Besides saying "We must protect real marriage because it protects children in the… Full story