The XX Factor : Planned Parenthood

What the Pro-Life Super Bowl Ad Means to Me

Rachael Larimore — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:45:00 GMT

The other day our colleague Will Saletan, whose writings on abortion I greatly admire and share with my pro-life friends, wrote a piece on the Tebow ad called “ The Invisible Dead ” about Tebow’s mother and the dangers of carrying a pregnancy after being...(read more)

Planned Parenthood's Super Bowl Strategy

Emily Bazelon — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:49:00 GMT

Last Sunday, Frances Kissling and Kate Michelman broke ranks with the feminists who have been denouncing CBS for running Tim Tebow's TV ad during the Super Bowl. Read their op-ed in the Washington Post . It's a fascinating history of canny, well-crafted...(read more)

Abby Johnson and the Abortion Debate

Rachael Larimore — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:57:00 GMT

Amanda , the Texas Monthly article on Abby Johnson shows that she’s not the hero that the right has made her out to be, but it’s worth pointing out that she’s not quite the villain that the left made her out to be, either. When her story first made news,...(read more)

The Abortion That Never Happened

Jessica Grose — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:47:00 GMT

A post from DoubleX writer Amanda Marcotte: Late last year, a woman named Abby Johnson from Bryan, Texas, made a small splash by giving the Christian right some wank material by "converting" from being the director of the Bryan Planned Parenthood to an...(read more)

We Shouldn't Judge Abby Johnson Yet, We Need to Know More

Rachael Larimore — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:28:00 GMT

Amanda , Before I begin, I want to clarify something. I’m not “anti-choice.” I am anti-abortion. That might sound like semantics, but I think it’s a sign of the gulf between abortion-rights supporters and abortion foes. “Anti-choice” has a connotation...(read more)

Fishy Story From Former Director of Planned Parenthood

Samantha Henig — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:58:00 GMT

A post from DoubleX writer Amanda Marcotte: I'm sorry, Rachael , but this story you linked about Abby Johnson's sudden conversion from a Planned Parenthood director to an anti-choice fanatic has more holes in it than a piece of Swiss cheese after being...(read more)

Sebelius Passes Ultrasound Law

Jessica Grose — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 21:07:00 GMT

Earlier this month, Abby wrote about a Texas bill that would require doctors to give ultrasounds before performing abortions, and now pro-choice Kansas Gov. (and potential Health and Human Services head) Kathleen Sebelius has signed a similar bill into...(read more)

The Roe Bus

Emily Bazelon — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 12:37:00 GMT

The NYT worried this weekend, in the Style section, about the graying of the cadre of abortion counselors who have done battle for access to the procedure since the 1970s. They're the women who worked out of fortress-like buildings, in out of the way...(read more)

All I Don't Want for Christmas

Nayeli Rodriguez — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:38:00 GMT

Planned Parenthood has an alternative for Indiana shoppers who were uninspired by this year's exceptionally bleak and cheerless Black Friday . Instead of stocking stuffers, residents of the Midwestern state can instead give their loved ones gift certificates...(read more)

Should There Be a Spokeswoman for Rape?

Abby Callard — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 21:55:00 GMT

On Monday, there was an outrage when Politico 's Jonathan Martin reported that the Obama campaign was seeking a rape victim for an ad. Apparently, the campaign had contacted Kiersten Stewart (Martin misspelled her name as Steward) with the Family Violence...(read more)