Posted 7/01/09 by Danielle Gram
With my spotty internet connection (Bolivian internet cafes are infamous for their poor quality internet), I´m not sure how much virtual celebrating I will get to do in this blog before unknown powers kick me off. For now, I present you all with this great bit of news to make your day: the NY Times editorial entitled Än Advocate for Women.¨
Posted 6/02/09 by Danielle Gram
It’ll come as no surprise that a compassionate women’s rightist (read: Feminist) like myself found this article in the New York Times this morning unsettling. With the disturbing and disheartening murder of Dr. George Tiller fresh on everyone’s mind, the article subtly suggests the negative implications abolition of our nation’s stance of legalized abortions would have for women (props to NY Times for keeping up the liberal standard of appropriate, timely, and informative reporting).
The article focuses on Tanzania, where the illegality of abortion leads women and girls to dose themselves with herbs and have their stomachs pummeled or objects inserted vaginally to rid themselves of unwanted pregnancies. These barbaric procedures frequently lead to “incomplete abortions,” as well as infections and punctures of the uterus or bowel which can be fatal.