Ms. Abortion
Thanks to Riggo for bringing this article to my attention. Ms. magazine, in an issue to be released on Tuesday, is going to publish a petition listing the names of women who have had abortions. The more than 5,000 women (including some famous names like Gloria Steinem and actress Kathy Najimy) signed a petition supporting abortion rights that will be sent to government leaders.Ms. has always been known for its advocacy - its debut issue in 1972 featured a similar petition - but is this journalism? The editors at Ms. are reporting facts, true, but they also clearly have an opinion on these facts. Also, they are not simply reporting the news here, but becoming news.
I'm sure there are some very strong opinions on this issue, not only whether there is a place for this kind of advocacy in print journalism publications, but also whether Ms. should have printed such a list at all. Thoughts?
posted by Tina @ 3:22 PM
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They have the right to print it (unless the info was illegally obtained somehow) but should they? No. The women on the list could be shunned by family and friends, and harassed or assaulted by anti-abortion fanatics.
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