Feminists for Choice

Women’s Spirituality: Discovering Wicca

Serena — Tue, 21 May 2013 13:18:41 +0000

Feminist Conversations is a regular series here at Feminists For Choice. We spotlight feminists to find out what feminism means to them. We’ve interviewed a variety of feminists in the series. In the next few weeks, I will be speaking to feminists from different modes of spirituality. Today I’m talking to Lora Jackson Legare, an [...]

Swedish Police Fail Rape Victims

Elin and Hennie Weiss — Mon, 20 May 2013 11:04:19 +0000

The last few days, a number of headlines in Swedish newspapers have discussed the large amount of rape cases that go unsolved. One of the reasons for this does not appear to be lack of evidence, but rather the appalling treatment of collected evidence. Articles provide examples such as that of a 25-year rape victim [...]

Angelina Jolie Receives Preventative Cancer Treatment

Serena — Thu, 16 May 2013 16:23:41 +0000

Film star Angelina Jolie wrote an op-ed in the New York Times about her decision to receive preventative surgery to decrease her risks of breast and ovarian cancer. Jolie has a high risk of developing both forms of cancer because of her genetics: 87% for breast cancer and 50% for ovarian cancer. Jolie says: I [...]

Is Breastfeeding Mandatory for Mothers?

Serena — Thu, 16 May 2013 12:18:53 +0000

Last week we started a discussion about women breastfeeding in public. I interviewed to women who said that they love breastfeeding. They told us that at some point, it just makes practical sense. But what about mothers who can’t breastfeed? Should they receive criticism for bottle feeding? There is more than one side to this [...]

Should Breastfeeding Be Allowed in Public? (Part 2)

Serena — Wed, 15 May 2013 12:24:31 +0000

Last week I started a discussion about the debate over breastfeeding in public. I shared a story from Maureen Shaw, one of the Feminists for Choice writers. Today I am sharing the experience that Erin Durban has had with breastfeeding. Breast feeding is the best option for me and my baby. The primary reason I [...]

Gosnell Found Guilty (Mostly)

Guest — Mon, 13 May 2013 20:02:29 +0000

Guest blogger Sarah Cohen lives in Philadelphia with her husband and their cat. Today a Philadelphia jury found Kermit Gosnell guilty on three counts of first-degree murder and one count of involuntary manslaughter, and acquitted him on one count of first-degree murder. This outcome is, in short, excellent news. I want to distill the outrage [...]

Should Breastfeeding Be Allowed in Public? (Part 1)

Serena — Mon, 13 May 2013 11:14:26 +0000

Last week Elin and Hennie discussed a Youtube video of mothers breastfeeding in public. Those mothers received death threats in the video’s comments section, and the video has subsequently been removed from Youtube. Some mothers in Indiana staged a nurse-in and breastfed their babies outside of a pizza restaurant where a mother had previously been [...]

Breastfeeding Moms Receives Death Threats

Elin and Hennie Weiss — Fri, 10 May 2013 14:42:43 +0000

A Swedish organization attempting to assist parents with issues relating to breastfeeding created their own take on Gangnam Style with a video showing mothers breastfeeding in public. The organization wanted to discuss public breastfeeding in a humorous way, making it less dramatic. In a few days the video was played over 34,000 times on Youtube [...]

Sweden Receives Its First Gender-Neutral Changing Room

Elin and Hennie Weiss — Mon, 06 May 2013 14:02:49 +0000

An LGBTQ organization at a school in Stockholm made headlines as they lobbied for and received an LGBTQ changing room, or a gender-neutral changing room, at their school. Two of the spokespeople for the organization said that they wanted a changing room for individuals who identify as LGBTQ. Last week the school held a ceremony [...]

Is Beyonce a Feminist?

Serena — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:44:20 +0000

A recent article in Salon.com features several pop culture icons who have said, “I’m not a feminist, but . . .” The list includes musicians such as Katy Perry and Lady Gaga. One female artist that this list does not include in Beyonce, who has very clearly stated that she is a feminist. Beyonce’s performance [...]