--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups
"Black Focus Inc." group.
To post to this group, send email to [email protected]
To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
For more options, visit this group at
http://groups.google.com/group/Black-Focus-Inc?hl=en
-~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
--- Begin Message ---
Top Stories from Reproductive Justice & Gender on AlterNet
September 2nd, 2008
http://www.alternet.org/reproductivejustice/
___________________________________________________________
>From the editors:
John McCain's choice to put a woman on the Republican ticket with him -- a
first for the GOP -- was heartening for about a minute. That's the length of
time it took for the media to begin reporting just how destructive and
repressive a Sarah Palin vice presidency could be. She, like John McCain, wants
to overturn Roe v. Wade. But she doesn't want to stop there. Palin is so
anti-choice that she opposes abortion even in cases of rape or incest. Asked if
she would feel that way if her own daughter -- a then-14-year-old Bristol Palin
-- were raped, Sarah said yes. Sarah Palin is a threat to women's health and
freedom and is a clear example that one need not be a man to be sexist.
AlterNet will be following Palin closely in the coming weeks and months --
should she make it that far -- so bookmark alternet.org/reproductivejustice to
stay on top of the story. We have so much at stake.
Thanks for reading,
Heather Gehlert
Managing Editor
___________________________________________________________
AN EX-BEAUTY QUEEN FOR VP: POLITICAL RISK OR POLITICAL GENIUS?
By Heather Gehlert, AlterNet
Sarah Palin may be more of a threat to Obama than Democrats
are recognizing. Dismissing her would be just as dangerous
as dismissing women voters.
http://www.alternet.org/election08/96989/
SARAH PALIN AND FEMINISTS FOR LIFE
By Ruth Rosen, AlterNet
McCain's veep pick is a proud member of Feminists for Life,
which tries to convince young women that choice means giving
up the right to 'choose.'
http://www.alternet.org/election08/96991/
DESPITE CAMPAIGN SPIN, MCCAIN WOULD BE A DISASTER ON WOMEN'S RIGHTS
The Progress Report
Artful spin by McCain's campaign team has misled many voters
about his rightist stance and awful record on reproductive
rights.
http://www.alternet.org/reproductivejustice/96659/
THE CHRISTIAN RIGHT'S SLICK CAMPAIGN TO MAKE ABSTINENCE SEEM TRENDY
By Vanessa Valenti, AlterNet
Conservatives finally learned that sheer moralizing doesn't
keep teens from having sex. Now they have a creepy new
tactic.
http://www.alternet.org/reproductivejustice/95249/
PLAN B DAMNED: MY QUEST FOR EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION
By Nikol Hasler, RH Reality Check
Unless you have Plan B in your medicine cabinet, it's highly
unlikely you'll get your hands on a morning-after pill the
morning after.
http://www.alternet.org/reproductivejustice/96527/
UNIFYING DEMS IS NO LONGER HILLARY'S JOB -- IT'S UP TO DELEGATES AND US
By Kathleen Reardon, Huffington Post
Hillary Clinton's call to support Barack Obama was
unequivocal. Now everyone else needs to follow her lead.
http://www.alternet.org/election08/96637/
IN NOVEMBER, WOMEN WILL VOTE WITH HEALTH CARE IN MIND
By Judy Waxman, The Women's Media Center
And with good reason: The nation's health care system is in
crisis, and women are bearing the brunt of its failures.
http://www.alternet.org/reproductivejustice/96365/
THE BIKINI CAR WASH: ONE SEXIST TRADITION
By Kimberly Gadette, Women's eNews
Bikini car washes, inexplicably sanctioned by many parents,
teach girls the best way to turn a buck is by stripping down
for men.
http://www.alternet.org/sex/96522/
AMERICANS' ATTITUDES TOWARD BREASTFEEDING ARE MAKING OUR KIDS SICK
By Aisha Qaasim, Women's eNews
Want a healthy baby? Put the Baby Einstein videos and hand
sanitizer away and breastfeed.
http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/93376/
___________________________________________________________
AlterNet Blogs:
MCCAIN CAMPAIGN SPINS SARAH PALIN'S TEEN DAUGHTER'S PREGNANCY
By Steve Benen, Washington Monthly
Much ado about choice.
http://www.alternet.org/blogs/reproductivejustice/97153/
MICHELLE OBAMA RALLIES WOMEN FOR BARACK
By Adele M. Stan, The Media Consortium
Michelle: Hillary made my husband a better candidate.
http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/96810/
___________________________________________________________
These stories and more are available on in Reproductive Justice & Gender
on AlterNet.
http://www.alternet.org/reproductivejustice
===========================================================
Donate: Visit https://www.alternet.org/donate/ to support
AlterNet and independent journalism.
Unsubscribe from Reproductive Justice & Gender:
http://www.alternet.org/newsletter/unsubscribe/?group=59225&[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Unsubscribe from all future AlterNet communications, including headlines and
all special coverage updates:
http://www.alternet.org/newsletter/unsubscribe/?group=all&[EMAIL PROTECTED]
--- End Message ---
