by Laura | Jun 1, 2019 | Childfree-Related Political issues, Laura's La Vie Childfree Writings Library
Rebecca Traister’s recent piece on The Cut, “Our Fury Over Abortion Was Dismissed for Decades As Hysterical,” hits hard and directly as what we must do to fight for our reproductive rights in this time of aggressive abortion ban attempts, which ultimately seek to...
by Laura | Jan 17, 2013 | Childfree & Sociology Topics, Childfree Research-related, Childfree-Related Political issues
This month marks the 40th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade ruling, and TIME’s recent article, “What Choice? Abortion-rights activists won an epic victory in Roe v Wade. They’ve been losing every since” makes some disturbing...
by Laura | Dec 24, 2012 | Childfree Issues, Childfree Media-Related, Childfree Research-related, Childfree-Related Political issues
First, thanks to all who responded to the short childfree survey in my last post! Of the over 600 responses (and still counting!), here is how responses have shaken out thus far: The question was: How accepting is society of the childfree choice? Select one statement...
by Laura | Oct 26, 2012 | Childfree & Sociology Topics, Childfree Issues, Childfree-Related Political issues, Childfree/Parenthood Related
As Election Day approaches, Roe v Wade remains the law of the land, but with a Republican victory and an aging Supreme Court… this law may very well be in jeopardy. As President Barack Obama said on August 8th in Denver, “The next president could tip the...
by Laura | Sep 6, 2012 | Childfree Interview-Related, Childfree-Related Political issues
On August 28th, the 2012 We Believe in America Republican Platform was approved. It supports a human life amendment to the Constitution, which would ban all abortions, even in the case of incest and rape. The problem with this part of the platform is that presidential...
by Laura | Feb 21, 2012 | Childfree & Religious Topics, Childfree & Sociology Topics, Childfree Media-Related, Childfree-Related Political issues
The San Francisco Chronicle had an informative editorial on Obama’s recent contraceptive mandate. Brian Cahill, former executive director of Catholic Charities of San Francisco, thinks that the Obama administration’s “recent compromise” was an...
