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countercurrents. org > 2026 > 04 > women-as-wombs

Women as Wombs

2+ hour, 52+ min ago  (1013+ words) Birth Strike-Verena, as the Focus, a popular German magazine, calls me, has no qualms about coming out as childfree whenever the occasion arises, which made me "Germany's childfree icon, but this came at a price. Because only by reducing our…...

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countercurrents. org > 2026 > 03 > birthstrike-as-a-crucial-part-of-feminist-activism

Birth Strike as a crucial part of feminist activism

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (563+ words) Whether or not you believe in abortion, you should believe in choice." It's all about misogyny and controlling women as vessels of the patriarchy." Women and girls die trying to access unsafe abortions." At the very least, let's not support…...

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countercurrents. org > 2026 > 03 > maternal-mortality-in-the-us-a-health-crisis

Maternal Mortality in the US: A Health Crisis

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (351+ words) Kaiser Family Foundation graph of OECD data Many unanswered questions remain about the causes of maternal death. But the fact that most non-poor countries have much better outcomes than the US and some, like Norway, go more than a year…...