Sorting out and explaining my two truths and a lie As Ricky is often misquoted as saying to Lucy, “you’ve got some splanin’ to do!” …

Two truths and a lie — You have probably already read stories and perhaps been tagged in the fun game and writing prompt that has been circulating around Medium for a week or two. Sherry McGuinn first tagged me. Skydiving, Celibacy, and Sex Truth or lie? C’mon, who am I?sherrymcguinn.medium.com And I was more recently tagged by Marilyn Flower. Let’s Play One of My Favorite Games — Two Truths and A Lie With a free bonus lesson thrown in about the magic of threesmedium.com

There are many worthy contenders Nominee #1: Brad Tschida, Montana state Representative, and state Senate candidate As reported in Daily Montanan, Brad Tschida (R), former Montana House majority leader currently running for state Senate told legislators in an email that a woman’s womb has “no specific purpose to her life…

No bodily autonomy equals the end of equitable educational access for women — As summarized in Inside Higher Ed, the recent Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade will devastate women in higher education. While people of color and other marginalized, low-income people will be most affected by an overturning of abortion rights, women in college will also be significantly affected. And many…

Make up your mind, Texas. Is an “unborn child” a living person or not? As Kelly Rissman reported in Vanity Fair, Brandy Bottone, of Plano, Texas, was cruising on U.S. Highway 75 South in the high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane until a police officer suddenly pulled her over. …

Misunderstandings of pregnancy biology will continue to cloud the abortion debate — On June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. By undoing this landmark 1973 decision that protected a person’s right to an abortion, the highest court in the country has shifted decisions about this medical care to individual state and local governments. Some states had already passed…

Calling it as I see it — The debate over abortion is plagued by euphemisms that historically favor the anti-abortion movement. The most obvious example is the term “pro-life,” the misleading term that anti-abortion activists successfully co-opted to sanitize their stance against women’s bodily autonomy. As I have written in several previous articles, many people who call…