Ways of Seeing: Sadly, our daughters must worry

“You don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone.” These words from a famous old Joni Mitchell song have been ringing in my head the past few days.

Apparently, the women holding the “choice” signs don’t realize they do have choices.

As the author of stories about a teenager who hops into the American past, I’ve thought deeply about the 1800s, and I’d like to offer a few thoughts to our Supreme Court justices.

Some politicians are often fond of stating that our citizens need less government interference in their lives. Of course this won’t apply if you happen to be a female citizen.

To overturn a bad Supreme Court decision, the same thing, that has just been done, has to be done again.

Friday, while I was listening to the news about Roe v. Wade and the Supreme Court, a young man was interviewed. He was excited about all of the thousands of lives that will be saved.

For six people to plunge We the People on a descending path to the dark ages is surely antithetical to the thinking of society today. What right is next on their list?

Vermont leaders denounce federal court ruling on abortion rights.

In November, following what is certain to be long and intense discussion, Vermonters will vote on Proposal 5, confirming reproductive freedom in our state Constitution. 

Sen. Leahy and others rightly allude to a long and shameful history of subjugation of women, dismissal of their opinions and feelings, and denial of the equal rights. We do, however, disagree with his statement that a woman’s choice for abortion is simply … (read more)

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. I really, really don’t want to write this column. I’m recovering from COVID, I’m tired, and I’m so, so angry. I have been involved in the fight for reproductive freedom for literally my entire life. My mom was a young mother in the la … (read more)

This is a debate about the Women’s Health Protection Act. Protecting women’s health. Protecting half America’s population in their right to seek the health care they require. Protecting their ability, half of America, to make decisions about their own bod … (read more)

In 1948, my grandmother married my grandfather. Soon after, they had their first child. He was the first of ten.

On Wednesday we attended a Vigil for Reproductive Justice held on the town green. It was organized by pastors Andy Nagy-Benson and Elizabeth Gleich of the Congregational Church, UCC. Pastor Elizabeth led the event, and she was joined by Emily Joselson and … (read more)

Each of the four top Democrats vying to succeed U.S. Rep. Peter Welch as the state’s lone Congressional representative is working hard to craft a unique appeal to voters.