Reproductive Freedom: The Body Speaks

Frances Kissling on October 9, 2008 - 8:00am Editor's Note: This article is the first in a pre-election series featuring leading voices in sexual and reproductive health advocacy, showing how shared American values underpin their support for sexual and reproductive rights. There are certain words that reverberate in our soul. While they mean different things in different contexts, locations and times, they serve as compass points. Some call them virtues, some values; these words represent our deepest aspirations. Freedom, justice, compassion, love, generosity - you add the one that speaks to you. Often we are attracted to the one we most lack. And for women, that lack is often freedom: the freedom to allow their bodies to speak. The oft quoted sentiment of Margaret Sanger cries out: "No woman can call herself free who does... [read full story]