Australian Government. (2007). MBS Online- Medicare Benefits Schedule. Retrieved November 29, 2007 from |
Cline, A. (2007) Abortion & Religion: Diverse Religious Traditions on the Morality of Abortion. Retrieved December 4, 2007 from http://atheism.about.com/od/abortioncontraception/p/Religions.htm
This article from about.com focuses on different religious views on abortion. It is quite thorough, covering everything from Roman Catholicism to Sikhism, and many views in between. It discusses the religious stance on the act of abortion and any exception that might be allowed. In many of the religions, abortion is recognized as more than just murder and exceptions will be made for the sake of the mother. This article also offers links within the site to other related links, as well as related sponsored links.
dictionary.com- Access, Legality, Rural, and Urban
I used dictionary.com simply to define these four terms. All I did was type the term into the top and determine from the list of definitions it generated which was most conducive to my project.
Dhruvarajan, Vanaja. “Gender, Race, and Nation.” Gender, Race, and Nation. Ed. Dhruvarajan, Vanaja and Vickers, Jill. University of Toronto Press Incorporated: Toronto, 2002. 25-63
Chapter 1- This chapter focused on the concept of difference, and how dividing solely by gender, gender roles, or sex, may marginalize an entire group of women who may not feel represented. How differences are evaluated is one of the most important things when concerned with difference; when makes one woman different from another? One thing or many things, and how much does or should each facet of difference matter? This chapter links difference, and considering difference to Western thought and forming difference into political practice. Then it stems into weaknesses of issues that do not reach beyond difference- such as a sole division on sex. It also discusses limits to this way of thinking and suggests alternatives. Finally, it provides a tangible example of how to deal with difference on a daily basis and determines how systems of power develop when difference is concerned.
Marie Stopes International. (2006) Youth Programmes and Education. Retrieved December 4, 2007 from http://www.mariestopes.com.au/youth_education
A lot of the sites within Australia were incredibly interesting and informative, and this one is no different. It is a comprehensive website of information and services specifically geared to youth education. This site offers information in the form of statistics, services, center locations, latest news, research, and two things especially for teens: likeitis.org and sextxt. Likeitis.org is a teen subsidiary website with information about sexual and reproductive health, and sextxt is a texting service which allows teens to receive information to their cell phones. Not only is this site offering information to the layman looking for information for a project, but it is helpful in determining what its audience need and giving it to them.
Mohanty, Chandra, T. “Sisterhood, Coalition, and the Politics of Experience.” Feminism without Borders: Decolonizing theory, practicing solidarity. Duke University Press: North Carolina, 2003. 106-123.
I used this chapter, “Sisterhood, Coalition, and the Politics of Experience” simply for the definition “politics of location” which I felt was very important to my project, as location is vital when determining any kind of access, especially that to abortion. However, this chapter contains more than this simple definition, much of which was discussed in posts and class. One of the main things that Chandra Mohanty mentions in chapter four is universality of gender oppression, and how this is an inaccurate portrayal of the subjugation that women across the world face. Yes, women are widely oppressed in different ways, but the oppression is not equal and to claim equality in oppression is assuming other factors such as race and class must be invisible. Another thing mentioned within this chapter is coalition, and the concern with differences within political structures, and within the home.
Mohanty, Chandra, T. “Genealogies of community, home and nation.” Feminism without Borders: Decolonizing theory, practicing solidarity. Duke University Press: North Carolina, 2003. 124-136.
Chapter five I used to form a definition for multicultural feminism, but it was also a very informative chapter and one we discussed in class in great length as well. This chapter emphasizes the importance of a community and how we must look outside ourselves as individuals and look to others to guide our way of thinking. Not let others think for us, but not think only for ourselves as well. It’s important to consider who your community is and how it is made up, and what you like and dislike about it, and how to change what you don’t or emphasize what you do like. We need to respect the differences in every member within our community, whether that community be Denton as is our case, or on a larger scale. Why is the first thought or question “Where are you from?” or “When are you going home?” rather than “What can I do to make your time here more enjoyable?” when speaking to someone from a different country? Not only will this show respect, but it will show that you deserve it as well, and a circle will be formed.
Moss, Tamara. (2004). Adolescent Pregnancy and Childbearing in the United States. Retrieved December 5, 2007 from http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/PUBLICATIONS/factsheet/fsprechd.htm
This article discusses the declining rate of pregnancy, birth rates, and abortion rates among adolescents in the United States in every age and racial/ethnic group. It states that researchers maintain that teens are becoming more active users of contraceptives, or are choosing to remain abstinent during early and middle adolescence. It does state, however, that the U.S. continues to have higher rates of pregnancy, birth, and abortion than other industrialized nations. The article goes on to state some facts concerning pregnancy rates among sexually active teens, birth rates in all age groups, birth rates in all racial/ethnic groups, abortion rate, and that many births occurred to teens living in poverty and to unmarried teens.
Simpson, N. and Henrietta, W. (2003) Interview: Teenage pregnancy and abortion rates in Australia cause for concern. Retrieved December 5, 2007 from http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2003/s917051.htm
This article is an interview with reporter Natasha Simpson and Dr. Henrietta Williams of Family Planning Victoria on Eleanor Hall’s show, host of The World Today's lunch hour of current affairs, from August 2003 concerning teenage pregnancy and abortion rates. The need for better sex education and proper methods of contraception are discussed, as well as the trends toward higher rates of both birth and abortions in Australia. There is mention that parents may be uncomfortable discussing sex with their children, but that the earlier sex education is discussed the less poor outcomes there will be. The reporter mentions that some feel that earlier sex education promotes sexual promiscuity, and Eleanor responds with stating the lack of research proving this fact, but that it actually improves sexual health.
Wikipedia. (2004). Abortion in Australia. Retrieved November 29, 2007 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_Australia
This was another website I used frequently within my research. It concerns the general issue of abortion in Australia and begins by discussing the history of abortion in the country, the state-by-state legal situation with a map that I utilized in my blog, and public opinion. Again, it ends with links to articles within Wikipedia.
Wikipedia. (2003) Abortion in the United States. Retrieved November 28, 2007 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_the_United_States
This was a thorough article that I used as a source more than once throughout the course of this project, sometimes just to check facts against it, other times to use its information. It was very comprehensive in its coverage of the general aspects of abortion in the U.S., covering issues such as statistics, public opinion, abortion before Roe v. Wade, what happened in Roe v. Wade, and other legislative decisions concerning abortion.
Wikipedia. (2005) Abortion-Related Violence. Retrieved November 30, 2007 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion-related_violence
Another hard to swallow and difficult article, but again crucial to my project, I found this information to be irreplaceable. It goes into depth about abortion related violence in the United States and across the world where violence has occurred. This article has dates, names, and types of incidents, and the places where these incidents occurred. It also includes a section concerning support of abortion related violence, and how people on either side of the debate feel about the attacks. It also mentions abortion related violence in popular culture, media, and literature, and closes with links to related articles within Wikipedia.
Wikipedia. (2005). Pro-Life. Retrieved November 30, 2007 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pro-life
As controversial as this information was, it was crucial to my project and I was glad to have been able to find it. This article discussed the diversity surrounding the debate, as well as the debate of pro and anti-choice itself, legalities and politics, religious motivations, term controversy, and activism.
Wikipedia. (2006) Legal protection of Access to Abortion. Retrieved November 30, 2007 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_protection_of_access_to_abortion
This article had a lot of relevant information to my project and I ended up using it quite a bit in many entries. It discusses the actions that different governments take to protect the access to abortion, such as setting up buffer zones- free and floating- to guard facilities, employees, and women who make use of services offered. The article begins with laws in Australia and Canada, then in great and detailed length, discusses laws in the U.S. It goes law by law when there are more than one state with the same law, or state by state when there are specifics in one state that don’t necessarily apply to another. The article ends with the debate about legal protection of access with some arguing that it’s a necessary privilege and others saying that it is an infringement of their rights. This article, like the other Wikipedia articles, ends with related links to articles within Wikipedia.
Wikipedia- Racism, Classism, Sexism, and Ageism
For the “isms”, I used Wikipedia similar to the way I used dictionary.com except that I used Google as my search tool and the Wikipedia definition.
Yellow Pages AU. (2007). Pregnancy Termination Services in All States. Retrieved November 29, 2007 from http://www.yellowpages.com.au/search/postSearchEntry.do;jsessionid=BA33BA434F03A8AEC4CEA62DB811B188.yp304_22124?clueType=0&clue=Pregnancy+Termination+Services&locationClue=&x=42&y=16
The Yellow Pages AU proved to be a valuable source of information, because I am not sure where else to look for a comprehensive list of abortion clinics in a country. Similar to the U.S. yellow pages, it lists a total number of clinics nation wide, as well as the number of clinics within each state. It was slightly misleading, however, because one organization might offer services in a location but not have a center there, which seemed to cause a discrepancy in the total number of clinics.
Yellow Pages US. (2007) Abortion Services nationwide. Retrieved November 30, 2007 from http://www.yellowpages.com/nationwide/category_search/Abortion-Services?search_terms=abortion+clinics&search_mode=all
I was happy to have found this site, because I couldn’t think of any other way to determine the number of clinics nationwide. Yellow Pages online lists the total number of clinics nation wide, and in a sidebar on the left lists the number of clinics in each state, including D.C. The listings offer locations and contact information, and sometimes reviews, links to list of services, their website, payment options, or hours of operation.
**I could not for the life of me make Blogger let me do any sort of hanging indent. My apologies, but I do recognize that is part of APA format citations! Also somehow the spacing is off from what I am trying to do in my edit to what it shows in the actual blog so I had to go back and bold all the citations to make them easier to differentiate.
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