http://www.amplifyyourvoice.org/u/jahsrae13 en-us Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:23:10 -0500 Tue, 27 Jan 2009 11:22:00 -0500 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.amplifyyourvoice.org/u/jahsrae13/2009/1/27/My-Body-My-Choice <em><strong>(The following is part of our weeklong </strong></em><a target="_blank" href="http://amplifyyourvoice.org/RoevWade"><em><strong>Roe v. Wade Blog-a-thon</strong></em></a><em><strong>)</strong></em><br /><br />This week's celebration of Roe vs. Wade (1973) is much more than about the right to choose...<br /><br />This contentiously debated decision continues to unite and divide advocates around the nation. The existence of Roe vs. Wade and the Hyde Amendment forces human rights and feminist activists to define their agenda, strategies and targets in ways that reflect how women from all walks of life benefit or do not benefit from these historic policies.<br /><br />Last Thursday, on a particularly frigid and sunny day, advocates from all over Chicago joined at the Federal Plaza to rally and proclaim, &quot;My body, My choice&quot;. This gathering consisted of direct service providers, staffers and volunteers for the Chicago Abortion Fund, feminists, children, and passerbys in solidarity with our cause. This multi-faceted gathering of support proves that collectively we can make a difference but, separately we almost deliberately fracture our efforts.<br />[More] Tue, 27 Jan 2009 11:22:00 -0500 http://www.amplifyyourvoice.org/u/jahsrae13/2009/1/27/My-Body-My-Choice