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  1. Aspiring for Medals: Watching New Gymnastic Generations

    5/16/12 2:53pm by On The Issues M...
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    By Zerlina Maxwell, cross-posted from On The Issues Magazine.“I’m going to make it to the Olympics!” I shrieked as a knot formed in my throat which happens when I’m about to cry. “You don’t believe in me, but I believe in myself. And if I set a goal, I will achieve it. If I want to go to the Olympics, then I will work hard and make it there!”  Read more >

  2. Yoga Frontiers: Women Shape Practices in Exceptional Ways

    4/20/12 12:57pm by On The Issues M...
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    By Molly M. Ginty, cross-posted from On The Issues Magazine.Gathered in a circle on a rainbow of yoga mats, tucking braids, curls and dreadlocks into handkerchiefs and hair bands, women of all ages, shapes and sizes take a moment to check in before yoga class.“My menstrual cramps are bad today. Can we do something for that?”“My abdominal muscles are weak since my second baby’s birth. I vote that we work on our abs!”  Read more >

  3. "Love Means Second Chances": Reproductive Freedom in a Novel

    4/13/12 1:43pm by On The Issues M...
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    By Susan Elizabeth Davis, cross-posted from On The Issues Magazine.  Read more >

  4. We're Not Sorry. Still.

    4/6/12 10:04am by On The Issues M...
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    By Jennifer Baumgardner, cross-posted from On The Issues Magazine.Just over eight years ago, I decided to make a T-shirt that said "I had an abortion." It was not just a shirt, but a campaign -- I wanted to find ways for women to have the space to say, "I had an abortion and you know what? I'm not sorry. I don't feel bad about it."  Read more >

  5. The Power of Theater: "Words of Choice" Touches Hearts

    3/15/12 1:57pm by On The Issues M...
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    By Alexis Greene, cross-posted from On The Issues Magazine.Words of Choice first emerged as a theatrical performance in the late 1990s when Cindy Cooper, its creator, was working as the Communications Director at the Center for Reproductive Law and Policy (now the Center for Reproductive Rights) in New York City.  Read more >

  6. Letter to a Young Activist: Do Not Drop the Banner

    3/1/12 2:06pm by On The Issues M...
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    By Barbara Santee, cross-posted from On The Issues Magazine.I am 74 years old. When I was 18, I had an illegal abortion that nearly killed me. I ended up in the hospital where I underwent surgery to save my life. That event put me on a trajectory I never dreamed possible.  Read more >

  7. Lady-Parts, the Church and Planned Parenthood

    2/20/12 8:29am by On The Issues M...
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    by Sara Benincasa, cross-posted from On The Issues Magazine.  Read more >

  8. Where the Reality of Abortion Resides: Intimate Wars

    2/1/12 1:15pm by On The Issues M...
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    by Merle Hoffman, cross-posted from On The Issues Magazine  Read more >

  9. "Marching" Together, Online: Trust Women Week and the Silver Ribbon Campaign

    1/23/12 1:29pm by On The Issues M...
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    By Gabrielle Korn, cross-posted from On The Issues Magazine.  Read more >

  10. Discussing Abortion During Polite Dinner Conversation

    1/17/12 6:15pm by On The Issues M...
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    By Sarah Flint Erdreich, cross-posted from On The Issues Magazine and originally from Feminists for Choice.  Read more >

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