Michelle
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I wouldn't go that far.  It would be a pretty scary place if an article like this was illegal.  From what I can tell, they weren't encouraging anything.

I think it's important for feminists to stay on top of any anti-choice activism that's emerging - there seems to be a resurgence of it, and a lot of us younger women maybe take our legal rights for granted, having had abortion be legal during most if not all of our reproductive years.

It's important for us to make sure that we're well-represented in mainstream news and magazines on this issue.  And we can't just bury our heads in the sand and pretend that anti-choice activism doesn't exist, or demand that other news agencies do so.  We have to face it head on instead of shooting the messenger.

Of course, it can be argued, whether Chatelaine is acting as the messenger here, or if they're taking a hand in creating the message.  I lean towards the former.  I think there has been a huge shift to the right by the culture warriors, and they're gathering strength.  At least in this article, they're giving a fair hearing to the pro-choice side.


Chatelaine attempts to restart "the abortion debate" By: martin dufresne (102 replies) April 2, 2009 - 4:12pm
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  • Feather Sky wrote: Do you By: Makwa (Apr 6 2009 - 8:53am)
  • Feather Sky, I wasn't By: Michelle (Apr 6 2009 - 7:08am)
  • Thank you for the support. By: Feather Sky (Apr 6 2009 - 2:39am)
  • I agree too. Thanks for By: martin dufresne (Apr 6 2009 - 2:26am)
  • Well, you know, I  agree By: remind (Apr 6 2009 - 1:57am)
  • Forcing women to conceive By: Feather Sky (Apr 6 2009 - 1:17am)
  • I wouldn't go that far.  It By: Michelle (Apr 5 2009 - 11:43pm)
  • uh?... By: martin dufresne (Apr 5 2009 - 11:36pm)
  • How prepostourous. Just when By: Feather Sky (Apr 5 2009 - 11:33pm)
  • Sorry if this was unclear By: martin dufresne (Apr 4 2009 - 5:19pm)
  • Are you saying Jessica Yee By: remind (Apr 4 2009 - 4:58pm)
  • Re: Chatelaine attempts to restart "the abortion debate" By: martin dufresne (Apr 2 2009 - 8:55pm)
  • Re: Chatelaine attempts to restart "the abortion debate" By: Scott Piatkowski (Apr 2 2009 - 7:14pm)
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