I can imagine that some people will start to write and chastise me for the title of this commentary before they even read what I write. It has become very apparent to me that many people don’t actually read what is written and consider the points I make; they just like to tell me how [...]
After the storm of violent rhetoric, will no-choicers hear reason?
In the wake of the hysterical campaign of outrageous lies that US anti-choice fundamentalist religious zealots waged against the election of Obama, there is a disquieting calm. After making significant gains during the Bush administration, the anti-abortion movement was dealt sharp setbacks in last week’s election with the defeat of three state ballot measures restricting [...]
No-choicers split on Amendment 48
You’d think 21-year-old Kristi Burton would be feted by the pro-life establishment. Though she still lives with her parents in Peyton, Colo., and is only partway through law school, Burton has already succeeded where other anti-abortion activists have failed: Last month she got a proposed amendment to her state’s constitution on the ballot that defines [...]
Don’t speak for me Sarah Palin
From one hockey mom to another: Just thought that Birth Pangs should post this for posterity, as it’s likely that as of midnight tonight, Palin’s hyper-multiplied 15 minutes of fame as the Marie Antoinette of fundamentalist religious rightwingnut zygote zealotry in the US will be history. Merci to Connie Woodcock at the Toronto Sun, for [...]






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