The Rumor of the Death of the Pro-Choice Movement Has Been Greatly Exaggerated

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care2.com 06 Jan '13, 12am

The Rumor of the Death of the Pro-Choice Movement Has Been Greatly Exaggerated

So, feminists, how does it feel to be a loser? In essence, those are the words being screamed at us from the cover of the latest issue of Time Magazine , which boldly declares that as we prepare to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the case that legalized abortion in all 50 states, Roe was the high point of the movement. 40 Years Ago, Abortion Rights Activists Won an Epic Victory With Roe v. Wade. Theyve been losing ever since, announces the periodical, informing those of us on the front line of the war for reproductive justice that we should just pack it up and go home. Game over, y’all. Well, to paraphrase a (possibly apocryphal) quote from Mark Twain, the death of the pro-choice movement has been greatly exaggerated. Of course we have had our rough spots as of late. The Guttmacher Institute has just released a new study reporting that 2012 had the second-most abortio...

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@thunder_maker » 09 Jan '13, 9pm
RT @freewimin: The Rumor of the Death of the Pro-Choice Movement Has Been Greatly Exaggerated [link]
@DiorVargas » 07 Jan '13, 5pm
RT @WomensHealthNY: The Death of the Pro-Women's Health Movement Has Been Greatly Exaggerated. We're still here fighting, are you? #women [link]
@WomensHealthNY » 07 Jan '13, 5pm
The Death of the Pro-Women's Health Movement Has Been Greatly Exaggerated. We're still here fighting, are you? #women [link]
@RHMJournal » 07 Jan '13, 12pm
RT @Abortion_Rights: Rumours of the US #prochoice movement's death are greatly exaggerated, writes @robinmarty [link] via @feminist4choice
@Abortion_Rights » 07 Jan '13, 11am
Rumours of the US #prochoice movement's death are greatly exaggerated, writes @robinmarty [link] via @feminist4choice
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RT @Dustyo87: The Rumor of the Death of the Pro-Choice Movement Has Been Greatly Exaggerated [link]
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RT @AngryBlackLady: The Rumor of the Death of the #ProChoice Movement Has Been Greatly Exaggerated [link] via @robinmarty #fem2 #teamuterati #p2
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@alvagraul » 06 Jan '13, 9pm
The Rumor of the Death of the Pro-Choice Movement Has Been Greatly Exaggerated [link]<Shame on you, @TIME !
@Kalcyon » 06 Jan '13, 6pm
RT @rcooley123: Death of Pro-Choice Movement Has Been Greatly Exaggerated | Care2 Causes [link] | I never heard that rumor.
@rcooley123 » 06 Jan '13, 5pm
Death of Pro-Choice Movement Has Been Greatly Exaggerated | Care2 Causes [link] | I never heard that rumor.
@sterlingvoth » 06 Jan '13, 4pm
[link] Rumors of the death of the #pro-choice movement have been greatly exaggerated. #wow #p2 #prochoice
@fullfrontalfem » 06 Jan '13, 4pm
"Losing ever since? We are still fighting&we'll continue to win larger&more significant victories as we go." [link] #prochoice
@robinmarty » 06 Jan '13, 3pm
thx for the RT! RT @PPAVirginia: The Rumor of the Death of the Pro-Choice Movement Has Been Greatly Exaggerated [link]
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RT @robinmarty: my response to @katepickert's article. "The Rumor of the Death of the Pro-Choice Movement Has Been Greatly Exaggerated" [link]
@robinmarty » 06 Jan '13, 1am
my response to @katepickert's article. "The Rumor of the Death of the Pro-Choice Movement Has Been Greatly Exaggerated" [link]
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@DTPORGE » 06 Jan '13, 6am
The Rumor of the Death of the Pro-Choice Movement Has Been Greatly Exaggerated [link]
@multipony » 06 Jan '13, 4am
RT @robinmarty: my response to @katepickert's article. "The Rumor of the Death of the Pro-Choice Movement Has Been Greatly Exaggerated" [link]
@lauren_barbato » 06 Jan '13, 2am
RT @robinmarty: my response to @katepickert's article. "The Rumor of the Death of the Pro-Choice Movement Has Been Greatly Exaggerated" [link]