Category Archives: America the Beautiful

Guest Post: The Myth of Fetal Pain

This is the first guest post I’ve hosted! Please welcome Cait McKnelly. A number of state legislatures are passing legislation outlawing abortion after the twentieth week on the basis of “fetal pain”. This is just one of many, unscientifically founded … Continue reading

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Beyond The Barnyard: Terry England and Fetal Pain

I have shared the story of my first son’s life and death inside me, and I have an entire journal about him. I was just catching up on facebook when a link caught my eye: Georgia Lawmaker Compares Women to … Continue reading

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Ten Years Later

So. I don’t have to tell you what today is the anniversary of. You can’t look anywhere, online or IRL, and not see some kind of red-white-and-blue reminder that this is the tenth anniversary of the attacks on 9/11. I … Continue reading

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