Stories by Carole Joffe

Carole Joffe is professor of sociology at the University of California-Davis, and a senior fellow at the Longview Institute. subscribe to Carole Joffe's feed

Why Support a Religion That Shames You? Pro-Choice Religious Group Offers Alternative

Posted on: Apr 18, 2012, Source: RH Reality Check

Religious faith should give us strength and confidence, not guilt and shame.

Why Is Norway the Best Place to Be a Mother and the U.S. the Worst? Abortion Access

Posted on: Jun 8, 2011, Source: RH Reality Check

Norway, where abortion is freely available, subsidized by the government, and apparently not stigmatized, was recently named "the world's best place to be a mother."

Catholic Leader Says Woman Should Die With Her Fetus -- When Did Woman-Hating Go Mainstream?

Posted on: May 24, 2010, Source: RH Reality Check

In many extremist anti-choice circles, full throated woman-hating never went away. But now it's entering the mainstream.

California's Prop 4 Jeopardizes Doctor-Patient Relationship

Posted on: Nov 4, 2008, Source: RH Reality Check

Prop 4 would turn physicians into cops, eroding their trust with younger, teenage patients.

It's About Time Working Women Get Straight Answers From John McCain

Posted on: Sep 7, 2008, Source: AlterNet

John McCain's choice of Palin only intensifies concerns about his responsiveness to serious issues facing most working women.

The "Maverick" Steps Back in Line

Posted on: May 19, 2008, Source: RH Reality Check

John McCain used to positioned himself as a "maverick" in the GOP. But this election, he's embraced Republican-style extremism.

Abortion Politics in the Nursing Home

Posted on: Feb 25, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Pro-choicers need to remember we have a silent but powerful community of supporters -- and they show up in the most personal places.

Child Health Care Tangled in Anti-abortion Politics

Posted on: Aug 6, 2007, Source: AlterNet

Bush's deplorable response to expanding child health care represents more than a fierce opposition to government-provided services.

The Loneliness of the Abortion Patient

Posted on: May 25, 2007, Source: AlterNet

Rather than expressing solidarity with others experiencing unwanted pregnancies, many abortion patients take pains to distinguish themselves as different from other women getting abortions.

Abortion Hotlines Feel the Crunch

Posted on: Oct 3, 2006, Source: AlterNet

Restrictive laws are turning abortion hotline counselors into financial and legal advisors. And new legislation that would relieve some of the pressure has no chance of passing.

Reproductive Regression

Posted on: Jan 23, 2006, Source: TomPaine.com

The procedure is still legal. So why are dangerous illegal abortions on the rise?