It is too bad that Kenneth V. Scipione thought he could mansplain Elayne Clift's view of abortion. His letter contains some serious misunderstanding about women's lives.
One sentence set me back particularly: “Victims of rape or incest have available to them the ability to prevent pregnancy.”
Please tell me, Mr. Scipione, what ability that is.
I am a survivor of incest that started when I was 3. Of course, my body prevented pregnancy then, but what about when I turned 13? Was I supposed to ask my abuser to take me to the doctor to get the pill so he wouldn't get me pregnant?...
Gerard Cloutier writes that he feels very safe in Vermont, refutes any presidential responsibility for a rise in “violent crime,” and presents statistics to demonstrate that, in fact, there has been no rise in violent crime during the current administration. As Mark Twain said, “There are lies, damned lies,
The recent Kavanaugh confirmation hearings illustrate to me the confluence of heterosexual white male privilege, sexism, and power. To be honest, I thought Kavanaugh lied in the initial hearing before the accusations of sexual assault. But before these allegations, I was simply an angry progressive helplessly watching the Supreme...
Sadly, I have heard about this man since I moved to Brattleboro. I heard that he had inappropriate relationships with his students and that he was dogged legally for alleged injuries. Yoga Alliance, the U.S. overseeing body for certifying yoga teachers, has a clear set of ethical standards, which Rizzo does not seem to follow. I also teach a style of yoga that involves adjustments. I have never felt the need to adjust someone under her clothes, nor to put...
Re: “Negative effects” [Feb. 8]. Twin States Network, located in Guilford, has been providing HIV support and prevention services to women in Vermont and New Hampshire with HIV and their families. Like the AIDS Project, several of our programs are in jeopardy as a result of changes in National AIDS Strategy. I wish that you had included the fact that the new priorities are based on bad data: data that did not count women with HIV unless those women knew...