Tag Archives: pro-choice blogging

Medical Autonomy Chronicles: The Virgin Pap Smear

Posted on Wednesday, 1 September, 2010 by Ouyang Dan

ETA: 18 Sept. 2010 After this post was linked at FWD/Forward in the RR, it was brought to my attention that this post possibly could be triggering to some people. This post should have a trigger warning for a graphic … Continue reading →

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Race, Disability, Ms. Magazine (Again), and Mythbusting the IUD

Posted on Tuesday, 17 August, 2010 by Ouyang Dan

It happens every now and again. Someone writes something really remarkable. A post or article that is so full of win that I want to give it as much attention as possible. It has a ring of truth that many … Continue reading →

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If only they wouldn't act like KIDS…

Posted on Monday, 17 May, 2010 by Ouyang Dan

see more Lolcats and funny pictures So I didn’t have to read more than a paragraph or two of this to be annoyed. I am not even sure that “annoyed” is the proper adjective (or past participle, wev) here. These … Continue reading →

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Trust Me

Posted on Monday, 22 February, 2010 by Ouyang Dan

see more Lolcats and funny pictures A couple of weeks ago I asked my PCM for a referral to OB/GYN to replace the IUD that I had to surrender over the summer. She and The Guy and I have been … Continue reading →

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Talking to Kids about Sex

Posted on Wednesday, 2 September, 2009 by Ouyang Dan

Moderatrix note:  This is a piece I wrote two years ago which was previously posted at the Liquid Words blog, The Outlet, which is no longer online.  I am re-posting it now, because I think it rocks, and because I … Continue reading →

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Necessary

Posted on Tuesday, 9 June, 2009 by Ouyang Dan

Some time in May I got my period just like normal.  No big deal.  When I was younger my periods were erratic, coming whenever they felt like it (or not at all, I frequently missed them during Track and Cross … Continue reading →

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Dear Feminist Bloggers

Posted on Wednesday, 3 June, 2009 by Ouyang Dan

Could you please, for fuck’s sake, stop using the phrase “abortion provider George Tiller”?   Seriously, he was a DOCTOR.  See the difference? One is a title he earned through work and education, and the other is a service, one … Continue reading →

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My Journey into Choice and how Motherhood shaped it

Posted on Monday, 1 June, 2009 by Ouyang Dan

I am staunchly Pro-Choice.  I will vehemently defend the right of a woman to decide for herself what happens w/in the confines of her own body, no matter the circumstances.  I believe that women, and I include teenage young women … Continue reading →

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Divided we Fall

Posted on Sunday, 17 May, 2009 by Ouyang Dan

Cliche?  Yup.  You betcha. Almost as cliche as the war between moms and non-moms. I didn’t come into the feminist sphere until well into my motherhood days.  Sure, the ideals were all there but there was this huge disconnect in … Continue reading →

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The Pope is a self righteous Ass Hole.

Posted on Wednesday, 18 March, 2009 by Ouyang Dan

While I read about this on the AP last night, I thought this pic by tigtog (click the photo) was a brilliant portrayal of how I feel about it. While the Church is busy pushing its dangerous and disgusting Ab-only … Continue reading →

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