Justine Orlovsky-Schnitzler
Judith Arcana and Sheila Avruch weigh in on Jewishness in abortion justice and how they got involved in an underground abortion collective.
More Wisdom from “The Janes”
Tag: Roe v. wade
Wisdom from the Original Jane Collective
Justine Orlovsky-Schnitzler
Judith Arcana and Sheila Avruch recall their days in the early 1970s, helping Chicagoans who “called Jane” for abortion referrals.
Uplifting Unnamed Women
Naima Hirsch Gelman
In the Purim story, and in American society after Dobbs.
A New Film Takes on the Jewish Case for Abortion Rights
Helene Meyers
Paula Eiselt’s new documentary “Under G-D” is a short masterpiece, illustrating the legal landscape in the post-Roe world and the major role that Jews are playing in shaping it.
7 Jewish Feminist Highlights of 2022
Helene Meyers
Jewish feminist joy and resistance are also part of the story.
“Dobbs” is Devastating to the IVF Community
Shoshana Gibbor
The repeal of Roe v. Wade allows states to grant full human rights to fertilized eggs, like the ones that have been collected from my body by my doctors.
Photos: Merle Hoffman’s 50-Year Fight for Reproductive Healthcare
Joan Roth
This year, Choices celebrates its 50th anniversary, and with abortion access once again under attack, it is the perfect time to follow Hoffman’s lead and rededicate ourselves to this fight for justice.
After Texas, We Must Confront Misogynist, Anti-Sex Theology
Rabbi Arthur Waskow
We are not used to mobilizing against the theology of any other tradition. But this is different.
Abortion or Death
Amy Stone
Decades later, at a Jewish symposium on abortion, a male leader self-righteously intoned, “Abortion is never an easy decision.” He’d obviously never been there.