YR478 Terry, Pro Choice Activist
October 25, 2006 11:37 pm
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This is an engaging and enlightening conversation between myself and one of the most successful pro-choice activists in the country. We discuss more than just abortion, including the green party, the catholic church, and the philosophy of politics.
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Shownotes by Matt Blender.
Terry gives Madge his best. And a poundcake.
Terryruns the largest political action committee for women’s right to choose.
Anti-choicers tell women horrible and/or untrue propaganda about abortion. Examples include the myth that abortion causes breast cancer and post-traumatic abortion syndrome.
Bogus post-traumatic abortion syndrome claims and C. Everett Koop.
There are states that are processing bills that could allow pharmacists to refuse giving out day-after pills on moral grounds called the “conscience clause.”
Anti-contraception convention in Chicago.
Many people will say they’re anti-abortion but they really don’t want anyone having sex, period.
It amazes Terry that no one thinks about what society would have to do with all the babies that would come out of abortion bans.
Women working outside the home is a threat to conservatives.
Neoconservatism disdains human life.
Denying access to family planning, sex education, and abortion results in the highest unsafe abortion rates and teenage pregnancies.
The US’s global standing in teen pregnancies rates.
Terry’s course-of-action recommendation.
Cynicism is no excuse for not taking action.
How Terry became an activist.
How gay rights and women’s rights factor into activisim on the whole.
How to reconcile your own beliefs with your voting practice: vote strategic.
Judy Baar Topinka.
Rick Santorum.
Cindy Sheehan doesn’t support Nancy Pelosi because Pelosi said impeachment is off the table.
Discussing Nancy Pelosi with Terry.
Hindering the conservative agenda vs. making changes.
McDonald’s and obesity.
Maybe corporate America needs a church.
Terry’s relationship with the Catholic church.
Old priests getting young priests drunk in Rome.
Earthlink ad.
10 Responses to “YR478 Terry, Pro Choice Activist”
what an amazingly intresting guy, i hope you feature him again sometime soon =)
I’ve listened to your show for atleast a year, this was the one show where I’ve really gave me insite to America. In Europe (Netherlands) we have aborton kliniks, the church has no power to change that anymore. Be glad that you live in a county where you are free to say what you want and vote to change something about it. Never be complacent. I’m glad you are just Richard, Thankyou
I’ve been away for awhile and just wanted to know the latest on Madge ?I’m a little behind on the Richard Bluestein episodes – it’s not that I don’t enjoy him, I do , however I’m convinced her murdered the one true cunt I cared about in this shitty world. So how is she ? Alive, Dead, bloated…….I miss that filthy whore so damn much it hurts, goodbye cruel world. But before I go – If anyone ever wants to talk about Madge please email me, together maybe we can get through this, long live the Madge and her gentle audience army. [email protected].
I share your pain. Maybe Madge should move to a new blog where she can provide occasional podcasts from her hospital bed, in addition to Richards great content. Don’t die you old cunt.
Fantastic show today!
I think it’s funny that you mention the alignment between neo-cons and islamofascism. When I went to BYU they talked about how a group presented one of their statements on the family at a UN meeting and how later representatives from Islamic countries came up to them and thanked them for saying what they wanted to say. Hmm…
She is not dead.
Listening to your discussion of of how voting for a a party such as the Greens can hand the election to the right, made me thankful that I live in Australia. We have a Preferential voting system.
Terry was very interesting. This was kind of like a “Richard Bluestein does ‘Democracy Now’”. If you ever do a “best of” show Richard, this would be a good one from which to pull.
The idea of getting excommunicate seems like it would be a great political vehicle.
To learn even more about the fight for choice and all the information on the nations history of reproductive rights, check out this awsome site!! http://www.voice4choice.org
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