‘The Baby Business’: 4 Corners exposes baby making commercialisation
MTR comments on fertility industry’s exploitation of women Click on image below to go to the video on the ABC Four Corners site.
Women’s Health Mag forced to apologise after semi naked painted models sports award stunt
An insult to Cathy Freeman and other sportswomen Collective Shout posted the piece below on the fiasco that was this years ‘I support women in sport’ awards hosted by Women’s Health Magazine. Woman’s Health Magazine editor Felicity Harley had said in response to the furore: “It is disappointing that this has become the focus rather than […]
“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 […]
Eggsploitation: a devastating case against the commodification of women and their eggs
Interview with Jennifer Lahl, director and producer of Eggsploitation and President of USA-based Center for Bioethics and Culture Network Reproductive technologies are a massive global enterprise. But these technologies would barely exist without the thousands of egg donors who provide their eggs to help others become pregnant, or for research purposes. We know little about […]