University Chronicle

As fires, heat and storms rage in various parts of the country, so do local reproductive health issues impacting the lives and choices of women in the St. Cloud area.

A recent meeting with our local Crisis Pregnancy Center (CPCs), the Pregnancy Resource Center (PRC), reinforced concerns about the accuracy of their advertising and the information provided to women experiencing crisis pregnancies.

One of my disagreements concerns the question of truth in their advertising.

For example, their mission statement clearly articulates their focus as a Christian-based organization dedicated to stopping all abortions, but their introductory materials don’t include either fact.

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I am a pro-choice feminist and yes, I have a vagina.

Girl, is that a loaded sentence.

But why should it be? Is it so bad to say that I support a woman’s right to make decisions about her own body? Is it bad to say that I support full equality between men and women? And is it so bad to use the anatomically correct term for my lady parts?

Apparently, the answer is yes.

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The Women’s Foundation of Minnesota conducted research to update a bi-annual publication entitled Status of Women & Girls in Minnesota, and presented highlights at a meeting in St. Cloud in June. They found that women and girls continue to face inequality as compared to their male counterparts in areas such as economics, safety, health, and relationships. These inequalities are even greater for women of color, rural women, LBT women, and women with disabilities. The following is information from the report.

If you are interested in further information, please visit www.wfmn.org.

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