WORDS OF CHOICE II— Let Reproductive Freedom Ring!
2008-present:
Incantation — poetry by June Jordan: Yearnings for love and justice.
Letters to Justice Blackmun — by Sally Blackmun and Justice Harry Blackmun, adapted by Cindy Cooper: The aftermath of Roe v. Wade in letters to a Supreme Court justice.
The Line — from Feminist Women’s Health Center online: Waiting through a pregnancy test.
Rev. Jimmy Fearall’s Hour of Destiny by Michael David Quinn: A tv evangelist strikes out against abortion, and passes the bucket.
Seminary: Rev. Christine Grimbol — by Angela Bonavoglia: A woman minister finds her profaith prochoice voice.
Nobody — by Esosa Edosomwan: A woman longs to be seen as more than body parts.
End of A Period — by Barbara Lindsay: A woman explains the joys of menstruation.
Matt’s Story — Mary Ann Sorrentino: A Vietnam vet learns new lessons through an illegal abortion.
Approximating Mother (excerpts) — by Kathleen Tolan: A pregnant teen wishes she could be adopted.
Opposing Arguments — by Judith Arcana: Comments at a crisis pregnancy center.
Kathy: My Mother, and Parallel Lives: Kathy Najimy, interviewed by Angela Bonavoglia, followed by a portion from serio-comic ‘confessions’ by Najimy and Mo Gaffney in which two women run through 14 years of sin.
Jana – From an interview of Jana Mackey by Words of Choice: A young activist connects the dots about women and justice.
The Siege — by Dr. Susan Wicklund: A doctor pushes back against anti-abortion protesters.
Bart’s Big Idea — by Cindy Cooper: A member of Congress deploys a reluctant wonk and aims to make it on Fox.
Laws I Want — adapted from RHRealityCheck.org: Dreaming of a few prochoice legal riffs.
Blessed — by Alix Olson: A young woman finds power in using her voice.
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