Friday, February 22, 2013

Oklahoma May Deny Women Affordable Birth Control Because It 'Poisons Their Bodies' | ThinkProgress

Oklahoma May Deny Women Affordable Birth Control Because It 'Poisons Their Bodies' | ThinkProgress: Women are worse off with contraception because it suppresses and disables who they are, Pedulla said.

“Part of their identity is the potential to be a mother,” Pedulla said. “They are being asked to suppress and radically contradict part of their own identity, and if that wasn’t bad enough, they are being asked to poison their bodies.”


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Friday, February 15, 2013

CBS Sunday Morning

Tune in to CBS Sunday Morning this weekend for a piece on the childfree. I appear with my husband and some friends of mine, and we're interviewed by Tracy Smith. While I haven't seen the piece yet, I can tell you that Ms. Smith was very open and compassionate regarding the childfree choice.
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Sunday, February 10, 2013

Midlife Ramblings: What I Don't Get About My Childless/Childfree Young Friends

Midlife Ramblings: What I Don't Get About My Childless/Childfree Young Friends
How can you be so sure? I think having kids is one of those things you should probably never say never about. What feels right today may not feel so right tomorrow. I'd be the first to acknowledge that not everyone is cut out for parenting; yes, there are some mass murderers and a few soccer moms I'm directing that comment to. But, based on nothing but my own experience and beliefs, parenting is a unique experience that stretches our capacity to show compassion toward others. It lowers our self-absorption level and requires us to put another's needs ahead of of our own. That's a good thing, especially when carried out on a large scale.
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