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Disability — what if the fetus is or could be disabled?

It is natural to want to “save from suffering the unborn innocent” as was written in Susan B. Anthony’s Revolution. If actual or potential disability is a reason to devalue children before birth, what cruel message does this send to persons with disabilities who are already born? Would you say to someone in a wheelchair that s/he […]

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Isn’t feminism about a woman having rights equal to those of a man?

Feminism is much more than that. As a teen, I remember the electrifying call for equality during the ’70’s women’s movement, and how it challenged and changed the nation. The idea was so compelling it still circles the world. By definition, equality is a principle extended to all. When one group of people gets their

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So you believe that a tiny speck — a zygote, blastocyst, embryo, or fetus — has rights over a woman?

Women aren’t stupid. We know it’s a baby that is growing just like we did in our mother’s wombs. That is why most women who feel they have emotional and financial support don’t have abortions. I don’t believe in discrimination based on size, age or location. Do you believe that a child has less of

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