Stories by Jennifer Baumgardner

Jennifer Baumgardner is the co-author of "Manifesta: Young Women, Feminism and the Future." subscribe to Jennifer Baumgardner's feed

Abortion: Trouble in Numbers?

Posted on: Nov 20, 2005, Source: Nerve.com

Even among pro-choice activists, why does having more than one abortion imply a woman has been 'careless'?

Feminism Is a Failure, and Other Myths

Posted on: Nov 16, 2005, Source: AlterNet

A new book blames women and feminism for the lack of positive sexual female role models. But women aren't the problem.

When Mom and Dad Don't Know Best

Posted on: Sep 27, 2005, Source: AlterNet

Twenty-three years ago, I helped my teenage sister get an abortion, without telling our parents. Today her story is still proof to me that parental consent laws don't work.

Women Waiting to Exhale

Posted on: May 31, 2005, Source: AlterNet

A new approach to abortion counseling supports women who choose the procedure while letting them tell the complicated, emotional truth about the experience.

We're Not Sorry

Posted on: Jan 20, 2004, Source: The Nation

On the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, women come together to defeat the perceived shame of abortions.

Roe in Rough Waters

Posted on: Jan 21, 2003, Source: The Nation

Within days of winning back the Senate and keeping the House, Republicans made their first moves on reproductive freedom.