“Abortion is not the go-to gag for a laugh,” I wrote last year in what I thought was an edge-pushing issue of Our Truths-Nuestras Verdades, Exhale’s bilingual abortion zine. After past issues on such heady topics as stigma, family, pregnancy and feelings about the fetus, Exhale decided it was time to branch out. We [...]
Archive for October, 2009
I Was Wrong
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Abortion, Exhale, Humor, TV on October 22, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Me on KPFA’s Full Circle (Berkeley radio)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Abortion, Aspen Baker, Counseling, Culture War, Exhale, NonJudgment, Pro-Voice on October 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Listen here. Start listening around 25 minutes.
Open Letter to Irene Vilar, “Abortion Addict”
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Abortion, Abortion Addict, Aspen Baker, Books, Challenge, Counseling, Culture War, Exhale, Irene Vilar, NonJudgment, Pro-Voice on October 19, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Dear Irene,
I was alerted to the pending release of your book, Impossible Motherhood, by a friend and when I read the summary, I thought: “Wow. That’s intense.”
I read in another article that you feared your “self-described ‘abortion addiction’ will be misunderstood” and that you only scheduled “closed-door interviews and will [...]
Exhale Honors Volunteer Jan with 2nd Annual Rachel Falls Compassion Award
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Abortion, Counseling, Exhale, Fun, Fundraising, Leadership, Non-Profit, Pro-Voice, Volunteering on October 14, 2009 | 7 Comments »
In 2008, Exhale and our community lost a very dear friend and ally. Rachel Falls, the Hotline Director at the National Abortion Federation (NAF), passed away after a long battle with brain cancer. Rachel was many wonderful things to many people. At Exhale, she will always be remembered as one of the first people [...]
We Create the Future
Posted in Uncategorized on October 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
