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Archive for the ‘feminism’ Category

May 31st, 2008

Show Your Support for HR 2892 The Family Building Act

There she goes again, talking about the need for insurance coverage for fertility treatments. What a broken record.
Yes, you’re right. It is a topic I cover often here - this crazy notion that your reproductive health is just as important as other (covered) aspects of your health and well-being.
But, I do find great comfort […]

By Gabrielle -- 5 comments

May 27th, 2008

“Oops, I forgot to have a baby!”

Somebody buy me this. Please.
I stumbled across this site, utterly by accident and now I want everything they have in stock.
What’s even better than the bumper sticker? It’s description:
Barren. We love that phrase! Dripping with piteous condescension, really.
The Oops I Forgot to Have a Baby Store caters primarily to those living childfree, by choice […]

By Gabrielle -- 12 comments

May 18th, 2008

Stop by the Women’s Health Expo in Time for National Women’s Health Week

You have one more day to celebrate National Women’s Health Week.
Don’t feel like leaving the house today? Just stop by the Women’s Health Expo at Revolution Health. It’s kind of like an online health fair. Even better, Revolution Health will make a donation to an organization every time you click on its booth. Lots of […]

By Gabrielle -- 0 comments

May 15th, 2008

Fertility Notes Joins Bloggers Unite for Human Rights

May 15 is Bloggers Unite for Human Rights Day. I hate feeling left out, so Fertility Notes has joined the charge!
In my mind, reproductive rights and women’s right to affordable and accessible health care are human rights issues. I think the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights agrees with me. Article 16 in […]

By Gabrielle -- 1 comment

May 11th, 2008

The Best Cool Mom Blogs (According to Me)

Just because I’m not a fan of Mother’s Day doesn’t mean I don’t love the moms. I loves the moms. I love the mom bloggers - especially those that remind me that I can still have a life after (hopefully) popping one or two out.
When Cheryl Miller interviewed me for her article in the […]

By Gabrielle -- 6 comments

May 10th, 2008

Living Childfree in the Midst of Mother’s Day

Tomorrow is Mother’s Day.
Yes, thank you, Captain Obvious.
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, this fact is painfully clear to you. Did you buy your mom a card? Does she really know how much you love her? Are you as good to your mother as she was to you? Hmmm? Hallmark, the diamond store and […]

By Gabrielle -- 1 comment

May 6th, 2008

Celebrating Female Candidates and the Issues They Champion

I love that I am finally mature enough to appreciate, nay embrace, the opportunity to hang out with a ton of cool women congregated together in one room.
The occasion? A local fundraiser for the Pennsylvania Women’s Campaign Fund (PWCF). While not as large as this event, it was an equally magical moment for me. Some […]

By Gabrielle -- 0 comments

April 13th, 2008

“Blogging Infertility” and What It All Means

I have to admit, I have been sweating about this article in the most recent New Atlantis ever since I was interviewed for it several months ago. It felt like I rambled. Did I ramble? Some questions felt loaded. Am I being baited? Did I take the bait? What’s the bait? What’s the desired […]

By Gabrielle -- 1 comment

April 10th, 2008

Where I Wish I Were Today

Today is the RESOLVE Advocacy Day in Washington DC. At least from my window, the sun is shining and it looks to be a gorgeous day. I bet there are even some cherry blossoms hanging on, waiting to be seen.
I had been secretly harboring a hope to sneak down to DC today (it is less […]

By Gabrielle -- 0 comments

April 2nd, 2008

Images and Shapes of Fertility

Art Critic Laura Cummings just wrote a gorgeous essay on the portrayal of fertility and infertility in art in Sunday’s Observer. She says this about a postcard depicting the Madonna del Parto by Piero della Francesca:
I had always thought the Madonna was supposed to be pregnant - she has one hand to her waist as […]

By Gabrielle -- 1 comment