Tag: RU486

“I would never go through that again”: Women have a right to know risks of abortion drug

Advocates obliged to put an end to misconceptions Recent publicity for abortion drug RU486 has given women assurances of its safety. The drug is promoted as do-it-yourself, easy, private and ”more natural”. In this pro-RU486 spin, the voices of women harmed by the chemical cocktail have been drowned out. ”Rose”, 27, from South Australia, shares […]

Klein and Hawthorne on feminism and MTR

By Renate Klein and  Susan Hawthorne Since the publication of Rachael Hills’s article “Who’s Afraid of Melinda Tankard Reist” (and see her reflections two weeks later) at least ten on-line and print media articles have joined in a public dissection and commentary along the lines of, “she’s a conservative religious fundamentalist” and “she’s pro-life and […]