The Well-Timed Period
one of my favorite sites has posted some good stuff updating us on the state of women's reproductive health lately. one post in particular discusses the refraiming of the abortion issue in terms similar to hilary clinton's in her speech. (and, if i may say so, sorta like i did when i was high on pain killers last year).
all the back and forth over conception, morality and such conveniently avoids a discussion of the real problem - how to deal with unplanned pregnancies?
i have a little problem with the language of the 'nurturant parent/stern father' binary (why father?) but the framing itself makes sense. if we are trying to reduce the number of unplanned pregnancies (of which unplanned children will be a result) then what do we do? do we help women help themselves by making preventative measures available (thereby reducing the number of abortions over time) or do we want to increase abortions and unplanned pregnancies because we want to punish women for having sex?
if the second 'option' is what we're really going after, then it seems to me that the whole 'think of the innocent babies' meme is a cover, isn't it? it's a patriarchal move to control female sexuality and autonomy. right?
anyway, follow the links to the original white paper and have a good read.
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