Rachel is currently a graduate student at the University of Minnesota working on a PhD in microbiology. She previously taught high school science for 'at-risk' kids in Arizona. She is a mother, a women's rights activist and volunteer for Planned Parenthood of Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota.
Governor Palin, I have a few questions for you. Is it hypocritical when feminists fight for sexuality education in the schools? Is it hypocritical when we fight for subsidized child-care, equal pay and funding for higher education?
At 18, I chose to carry my unintended pregnancy to term. Now conservatives are taking choices away from other women. On Mother’s Day, we need to celebrate but also stand for women to have the same right to choose I did.
