Domestic Violence on the Rise in Oklahoma…good thing we spend all that money on keeping shelters across the state open! …..Oh wait…
September 29, 2011
April 26, 2011
Measure would impact infant feeding program to target Planned Parenthood
More info on OK House lawmaker decision to cut WIC funding.
Unbelievably, something like that occurred last week in the Oklahoma House. Rep. Jason Murphey, R-Guthrie, moved to amend a senior nutrition bill so that it prohibits independent contractors from distributing federal funds for a program that feeds mothers, babies and small children.
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The amendment would allow governmental entities - mainly county health departments - to continue distributing WIC vouchers. But it’s no stretch to argue that the women who obtain WIC from the independent contractors might have great difficulty finding their way to a health department site. Remember, these are not women of means. Many, if not most, would have to rely on public transportation - with one or more small children in tow. Some of the new mothers are younger than 16 years old and obviously would have no choice but to rely on someone else to drive them.
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Yet another worrisome consequence of this amendment: If there aren’t enough providers to serve all WIC clients, and the client rolls decline, then the federal funding for the program might be cut back - at a time when more money is needed for such purposes.
- Tulsa World Editorial Writers
Contact your OK senator to keep this amendment for adversely affecting Oklahoma’s families and children!
April 26, 2011
OK House legislators pass an amendment to cut funding for WIC
First they limit access to abortion, and now they pass measures to cut funding to help feed those children? Oklahoma is a dangerous place for anyone except a fetus.
October 1, 2010
Special thanks to Lauren Zuniga, Oklahoma Poet Laureate nominee and local activist, for writing such a touching piece on the issue of female incarceration in Oklahoma.
From an important tumblr blog dealing specifically with a documentary on female incarceration in Oklahoma.
May 28, 2010
Tamya Cox of ACLU OK speaks to media while Oklahoma supporters of choice stand behind her at a rally following a press conference on the strong opposition to recent anti-abortion legislation.
video to come.
May 25, 2010
A letter to Oklahoma State Senators from one of our editors.
Dear Senators,
When I wake up in the mornings and sit for a moment in personal reflection, I give thanks for living in a country where personal freedoms, rights and liberties run aplenty. After passing those grateful moments, my head begins to clear and awaken to the reality that I live in a state where personal freedoms, rights and liberties are chipped away at little by little with each passing day. I am writing to you to ask you about choice, specifically a woman’s right to elect to have an abortion. Recent Oklahoma legislation has made this difficult choice and decision even more difficult to go through. Though I myself am unable to imagine what it must be like to be faced with such a grave decision, I understand as a partner, brother, son, and friend to women that it is a right that should not be taken lightly, nor ever taken away. I ask you to please sustain Governor Henry’s veto on HB 3284 (The Statistical Reporting for Abortion Act) not only is this legislation going to cost the state in court costs, it will also cost the state in giving people across the country the evidence they need to say that Oklahoma hates women. Please trust Oklahoma women. Please trust that they alone must make the decisions regarding choice.
Thank you,
Jonathan A. Contreras
May 6, 2010
Why Men Matter in the Abortion Debate
Anti-Choicers have already embraced the role of men in this never-ending debate, so why should we short ourselves the potential allies? Maybe instead we should mine the creativity, research, and other intelligent offerings of pro-choice men. In a fight for something this important, can we really afford to say no to any help offered?
- Shayna, Abortion Gang
April 28, 2010
Keep Abortion Safe & Legal? Yes. Make it Rare? Not the Point.
(via mayaslinklings)
What if we stopped focusing on the number of abortions and instead focused on the women themselves? Much of the work of the reproductive health, rights and justice movements would remain the same. We would still advocate for legislation that helps our families. We would still fight to protect abortion providers and their staffs from verbal harassment and physical violence. What would change, however, is the stigma and shame. By focusing on supporting women’s agency and self-determination, rather than judging the outcomes of that agency, we send a powerful message. We say that we trust women. We say we will not use them and their experiences as pawns in a political game. We say we care about women and want them to have access to all the information, services and resources necessary to make the best decisions they can for themselves and their families. That is at the core of reproductive justice. Not reducing the number of abortions. Safe – yes. Legal– absolutely. Rare – not the point.
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The Republican-controlled Oklahoma House of
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All this debate about abortion, but how often do you hear from the women who get them?
Well now there’s a tumblr for that!
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inconstantcontradiction asked: "The problem with sexist, racist, homophobic, transphobic, classist, ableist, etc., remarks and “jokes” is not that they’re offensive, but that by relying for their meaning on harmful cultural narratives about privileged and marginalized groups they reinforce those narratives, and the stronger those narratives are, the stronger the implicit biases with which people are indoctrinated are. That’s real harm, not just “offense."
http://finenessandaccuracy.wordpress.com/2010/01/13/i-dont-care-if-youre-offended/
Yes. Excellent example of that passage.
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Be Very Grateful You Don't Live in South Dakota
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