On November 28, 2009, the New York Times Sunday edition featured an editorial “In Support of Abortion, It’s Personal vs. Political” in the Week in Review. While there were some things I liked about this editorial, there was much to dislike. First and foremost being the fact that Post-Roe women are defined only [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Aspen Baker’
In Support of Wellbeing, Abortion Matters to Women and Families (a fictional editorial by Cheryl Straight Stobilt)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Oakland, Leadership, Abortion, Pro-Voice, Success, Exhale, Vision, Justice, Peace, Culture War, Stigma, Aspen Baker on November 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
In Case You Missed It: Me on NPR’s Talk of the Nation
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Abortion, Aspen Baker, Exhale, NonJudgment, Pro-Voice on May 1, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I had a great conversation today with a potential publicist and realized that I never posted my appearance on Talk of the Nation on NPR (January 22, 2008) on my blog. So here goes.
Please listen to the show. We invited women who have had abortions to call in and share their [...]
Photos from the KQED Local Hero Awards
Posted in I did, tagged Abortion, Aspen Baker, Exhale, Leadership, Non-Profit, NonJudgment, Pro-Voice, Success, Vision on March 26, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Overall, it was a great night! Every local hero was an inspiration. I was really struck by how many of us found our leadership path through personal experience – whether as a woman who has had an abortion, a lesbian cop, a homeless addict or a loving mother to a special needs child [...]
My Local Hero Award Acceptance Speech
Posted in I did, tagged Abortion, Aspen Baker, Exhale, Leadership, Non-Profit, Pro-Voice, Video, Vision on March 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Thank you KQED and Wells Fargo for a great night!
I’m a Local Hero!
Posted in I am, tagged Abortion, Aspen, Aspen Baker, Exhale, Fun, Leadership, Non-Profit, Oakland, Pro-Voice, Success on March 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I am thrilled and honored to be recognized by KQED as an Unsung Local Hero in celebration of Women’s History Month! Read about me and my hero cohorts on the KQED website.
Me:
Jean Murrell Adams, ADAMS ESQ:
Lieutenant Lea Militello, SF Police Department:
Leslie Simon, City College of San Francisco:
Mary Howe, [...]
