Dr. George Tiller’s murder should push the federal government to get serious about fighting harassment of abortion providers.
Ann Friedman
Ann Friedman is a columnist for New York magazine’s website and for the Columbia Journalism Review. She also makes pie charts for The Hairpin and Los Angeles magazine. Her work has appeared in ELLE, Esquire, Newsweek, The Observer, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, and many other outlets. She lives in Los Angeles, but travels so often the best place to find her is online at annfriedman.com.
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ABORTION PROVIDER DR. GEORGE TILLER MURDERED.
Dr. George Tiller, an outspoken advocate for abortion rights and one of the few late-term abortion providers in the country, was shot dead in church this morning. Cara Kulwicki writes at Feministe, This is the first time an abortion provider has been murdered in over a decade. I have friends who work in abortion clinics. […]
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When Opting Out Isn’t an Option
For too long, “working women” has meant professionals with children. It’s time we focus on the majority of female workers.
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STILL WAITING FOR AN ESQUIRE FOR WOMEN.
In response to my piece on Double X today, editor Hanna Rosin writes, Our model here is Esquire, and particularly Esquire of the 1970’s. Esquire is clearly a men’s magazine but I have read it all of my life. Early on it pioneered new forms of journalism and continues to publish award winning stories year […]
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The Trouble with Double X
Is the niche-ification of the Internet amplifying or ghettoizing women’s voices?
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SWINE FLU? I BLAME YOUR BACON.
Everyone seems to be very concerned that the outbreak of swine flu means they’ll have to stop eating bacon and other delicious pig products. While health officials have assured the public that you can’t contract this flu from your breakfast sausage, meat consumption just might be at the heart of the possible pandemic. Residents of […]
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A Give and Take on Immigration
One year after the largest raid in U.S. history, we rarely hear stories of small towns suffering in the absence of immigrants.
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OBAMA’S FAITH-BASED FAIL.
Obama has made his final appointments to his controversial council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. In the FundamentaList today, Sarah Posner summarizes what it means for reproductive rights: With his council appointments now complete, Obama has given far more seats on his council to religious leaders who are anti-choice than to ones who are openly […]
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WHAT A RING MEANS.
As Dana points out, the engagement ring doesn’t quite mean what it used to — a downpayment on a woman’s virginity. But I would argue that in many cases, an expensive diamond ring does still function as a signal to other men that a woman is “taken” by someone who has paid a lot of […]
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MARRIAGE EQUALITY IN IOWA.
When I was growing up in Iowa, the state’s marketing slogan was “Iowa, you make me smile.” As disgruntled high schoolers, my friends and I would use the phrase sarcastically… But today, it’s totally appropriate. Because this morning the Iowa Supreme Court ruled to allow same-sex couples to marry. For 10 years, Iowa has had […]