My Choice
What does choice mean to me.First off - let me say this is not about being for or against abortion. It is about being able to make my own choices that affect my body, my own reproduction and my family....
View ArticleEquality is not Negotiable
I spent the last two days over at the Capitol in opposition to this heinous marriage amendment. Unfortunately, the bill passed the on a highly partisan vote – 70—62. While I am completely disgusted...
View ArticleGovernor Dayton Veto's Attacks on Women
The DFL Feminist Caucus would like to thank Governor Mark Dayton for the vetoing of HF201, HF936 and the HHS Budget bill(has a Gag Rule). By vetoing these bills the Governor is rejecting the attack on...
View ArticleLet's Stop Talking About Abortion
Ok, not really, but we need to start talking about the issue differently. Those of us on the left who believe in a woman’s right to make their own health and reproductive choices, got the issue...
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Remembering the Veterans We Love
Today is Memorial Day - the day we remember our veterans who have fallen, the honor they bring to all of us by serving our country and the sacrifice they made in doing so. We all have family members or...
View ArticleEnough Already!!
I have been thinking a lot about the status of women in our society these days - how far we have come, how much progress we have made and how far we have yet to go. And just when you start to think we...
View ArticleAn Open Letter to Sen. Klobuchar: Stand Up for Equality
When Alice Paul wrote the first Equal Rights Amendment words back in 1923, I am sure she never imagined that in the year 2011 that we would still be fighting for women to have equal rights and...
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Don't Call Me Mud!
Why I will be attending SlutWalk Minneapolis on October 1st.Well, it’s not so I can run around and call myself a slut – I really have no desire to refer to myself as mud.What is that you say? What...
View ArticleWhy are women's lives not worth protecting?
I am angry.You can include pissed off, annoyed and frustrated in that list s well.If you are a woman who values the ability to make your own medical and reproductive decisions and to have access to...
View ArticleWhat's with the hatin' on the Girl Scouts?
In the last couple of weeks there has been some strange attack happening on the Girl Scouts.First there was the attack pushed out by right-wing, conservative, republican, tea-party - whatever you want...
View ArticleLet's talk Roe v. Wade
In recognition of the anniversary of Roe v. Wade today - let's talk about abortion, women's equality and choice.Whether you believe that life begins at conception or not (and I don't), my advocating...
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