By s.e. smith on 20 May, 2010
Content warning: This post discusses involuntary sterilisation of people with disabilities. Reader bzzzzgrrrl drew my attention to a recent Dear Abby column that featured this: Dear Abby: My husband and I have a 24-year-old developmentally disabled son who lives with us. Three months ago, he met a nice girl at the mental health program he [...]
Posted in bodies, Dear Imprudence, sexuality, social attitudes | Tagged Abigail Van Buren, bodily autonomy, Dear Abby, involuntary sterilisation, Jeanne Phillips, sexual education, sterilisation
By s.e. smith on 27 January, 2010
Yesterday, the Guttmacher Institute issued a press release with some study results which attracted a great deal of attention. “Following Decade-Long Decline, U.S. Teen Pregnancy Rate Increases as Both Births and Abortions Rise” hit the wires and the speculation started almost immediately. Many members of the feminist community argued that it was the result of [...]
Posted in bodies, policy, reproductive justice, sexuality, shaming, social attitudes | Tagged disabled teens, education, sexual education
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