The no-holds-barred approach to the [abortion] procedure and its aftermath is the kind of interpretation of real life that great cinema does best.
Tag: roe v. wade
The end of Roe
Regarding the recently revealed U.S. Supreme Court draft ruling on Roe v. Wade: WTF? Because, it’s the F we’re talking about, right? That little itch we’re biologically programmed to scratch and its inordinate, inequitable aftermath? As I’ve opined here before, if cisgender men were the ones carrying a pregnancy for nine months, suffering through an […]
Abortion is healthcare
Tips on obtaining an abortion and supporting abortion access in a post-Roe vs Wade world
A provocative ad stirs debate about abortion in Natalie Moore’s new play
In The Billboard, Moore explores the nuances of abortion through intraracial lens in the face of threats from a political gadfly.
Mouth Congress confront anti-abortion violence and bigotry in “The People Have Spoken”
Scott Thompson and Paul Bellini are better known from the Kids in the Hall than for their 80s queercore band, but the lead single from their retrospective compilation is no joke.
The Originalist show us the man behind “the monster”
Antonin Scalia had his flaws, but he did recognize the power of the Notorious RBG.
Rauner tries to keep his Republican coalition together by throwing women under the bus
The former pro-choice governor has threatened to veto a pro-choice bill.
The fastest vibrators in Chicago race for reproductive rights
Personal PAC’s pro-choice fund-raiser is kind of like a turtle race. Only with vibrators. And politics.
A play about abortion that’s Remarkably Normal
The 1 in 3 Campaign brings its Vagina Monologues-style piece to Chicago.
Does the south understand its heritage?
Reflections on the battle flag and same-sex marriage
Zoom in: Hyde Park
Before Roe v. Wade, the Jane collective ran an underground abortion service out of a pair of Hyde Park apartments.
After Tiller: A story in three parts
The documentary After Tiller looks at third-trimester abortion.
What about Doe? moans Dennis Byrne on the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade
Tribune columnist Dennis Byrne roes his boat.