NEWS FLASH! Not to overstate the obvious but...
Horror Stories by Molly Ivins. So perhaps you say to yourself, “What’s so bad about mandating parental consent for an abortion?” Anyone who thinks that is incredibly out-of-touch with reality. Read a few of these girl’s stories. Not quite as simple as that, is it? Reality is rarely simple.
The self-appointed morality police strike again! The Kansas Attorney General, Phill Kline, is seeking medical records of women—including their name, medical history, sexual history, birth control practices and psychological profiles—from two state abortion clinics as part of an alleged criminal investigation he claims is about sexual abuse of minors. Un-freakin-believable! These religious zealots MUST BE STOPPED!
US sparks row at UN over abortion What’s it going to take? Will the Neanderthal neocons not be happy until women are forced to walk five paces behind their “men” and kept in grass huts outside of the village five days a month? Why do they fear women SO MUCH?! And how comforting that “the Beijing conference's action plan did call for governments not to punish women who have undergone illegal abortions.” The majority of those women can’t be punished because they’re dead.
Women have special stake in Social Security debate. Women make up about 60 percent of all Social Security beneficiaries and 70 percent of beneficiaries 85 and older. Half of women 65 and older would live in poverty if not for Social Security, and the system is the only source of income for one-fourth of elderly women living alone. We’re waiting to hear the details, Shrub. Until then both supporters and opponents of the proposed Social Security Privatization Plan will continue to make assumptions to support their arguments for and against. Here’s just one reason why it’s a bad idea.
Sisters of ’77. This is the year I graduated high school. I remember this event well. It was an exciting time for women and as my friends and I have been discussing since 2000 - when the current criminal-in-chief stole an election - it’s hard to believe we’re fighting the same battles 28 years later. This film aired last Tuesday, March 1st on PBS but check out the website for a wealth of information about the conference, women who were interviewed for the film, more about the filmmakers or to order a video of the film!
Here at Media Projects Inc., we believe in the women’s movement. Our film, Sisters of ’77, documents an important event in women’s history, but also provides insight into how women can continue fighting for their rights into the 21st century. We are glad to find that you are interested in women’s issues, so let’s work together for this cause. Our website, www.mediaprojects.org, shows all of the women’s rights films we have produced, as well as information regarding the PBS-aired project, Sisters of ’77. There you can see a trailer of the film, purchase a personal copy of any of our films, as well as learn what people have said about us. We hope to get women’s organizations involved as well, and to just get people talking about the film and its issues. Check us out today!
Posted by: Media Projects at August 10, 2005 05:38 AM