In Support of Wellbeing, Abortion Matters to Women and Families (a fictional editorial by Cheryl Straight Stobilt)

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 [...]

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Stupak: Win or Lose, We Need Culture Change

Feminist blogger Kate Harding often takes issue with how cynical the progressives on Daily Kos write about abortion politics, but on Nov. 10, they found some common ground. Two days after the House voted to approve health care reform and the Stupak Amendment, which seemed to catch so many by surprise, Kate wrote on [...]

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Vote for Exhale & Help Us Win a New Website

A woman who has had an abortion and who goes online in search of support and connection will undoubtedly find everything that is wrong with the abortion debate in this country. Shame, stigma, anger, violence, and judgment around abortion are the status quo online. Imagine if instead each woman found what she really needs: respect [...]

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About Rape

I live in Oakland, California and I love it. Lake Merrit is one of my favorite spots. Because I grew up on the ocean I need to be around water and so I always pretend the Lake is the ocean. It works, especially on hot summer days.
If you haven’t been [...]

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Glamour Magazine Declares: “Its Time to Make Peace on Abortion”

I couldn’t agree more.
Glamour Magazine is well on its way to becoming my favorite magazine of all time. It was just a few short months ago that they featured the stories of women post-abortion. Now, they seek advice from experts on conflict resolution in order to create a more “thoughtful [...]

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The Legacy of Dr. Tiller

Today, I shared the following statement with Exhale’s Pro-Voice Supporters by email:
Dear Friends of Exhale,
Yesterday, a champion for women’s health and well-being, Dr. George Tiller, was murdered at his church in Wichita, Kansas. I am deeply saddened by this violent act and the tragic and unnecessary loss of his life. On behalf of [...]

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Dare I Say It: President Obama Models a Pro-Voice Approach (almost)

Not to be outdone by Miss California USA, President Obama takes on the contentious cultural war around abortion and reminds us that respect for each other is paramount. His commencement speech at Notre Dame reminds us to “open our hearts and our minds to those who may not think precisely like we do [...]

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Miss California USA Models Pro-Voice Approach

That’s right. Pro-Voice isn’t just about abortion. I believe in PRO-VOICE FOR ALL.
After all, at its core, pro-voice is about support and respect over difference and for each person’s unique human experience. It is about humanizing contentious political issues. It is about community-based grassroots approaches to social change which [...]

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Pro-Choice Or Pro-Voice (Or Both)? | RHRealityCheck.org

Amanda Marcotte from RH Reality Check invited me to join her in a recorded debate/conversation about the differences and similarities between pro-choice and pro-voice. A staunch pro-choice advocate, Amanda questioned the pro-voice approach earlier this year, in an article on RHRC. While Amanda and I do not always see eye-to-eye, we both believe [...]

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Pop Quiz! Pro-choice or Pro-life?

The March issue of Glamour magazine covered the issue of abortion through the voices of the women who have actually had one. It did a great deal to promote post-abortion emotional health by recognizing the emotional aspect of an abortion experience. As you can imagine, the article was analyzed in great depth [...]

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