by Grandmothers for Reproductive Rights | Apr 13, 2021 | News, Spotlight
In this session, the Arizona state legislature is considering SB 1457, which would construct many new penalties and barriers to accessing abortion. If SB 1457 becomes law, it would, among other things, establish a felony-level criminal charge for abortion providers...
by Grandmothers for Reproductive Rights | Apr 13, 2021 | News, Word to the Wise
Sexual violence is a global pandemic. Every 73 seconds, another person experiences sexual assault in the United States. Assault survivors are not only women but people of all gender identities and ages. The numbers are daunting. Instead of thinking of statistics,...
by Grandmothers for Reproductive Rights | Apr 13, 2021 | Stories
I was about six or seven, visiting my grandfather’s farm in Vermont. He had dairy cows, who were milked every day by Mr. Doyle. I loved animals and seeing the cows. One day I went to the barn all by myself to watch the cows come into the barn at milking time. Mr....
by Grandmothers for Reproductive Rights | Mar 8, 2021 | News, Word to the Wise
She was small of stature, but her legacy is that of a giant. It deserves more than a mere month of Women’s History to celebrate her contribution to women’s equality. Early on, she encountered the effects of patriarchy. As a mother and a student at Harvard Law School,...
by Grandmothers for Reproductive Rights | Mar 8, 2021 | Stories
Little did I know that my last rotation, OB-GYN, in the spring of ’66 would change the course of my life. Our student group headed up to a little amphitheater above a GYN operating room on our first day of that rotation. On the table was a woman in her 20’s. She was...
