What is reproductive loss?I did all the Googling. I looked in the books I have about reproductive health and rights. I couldn't find a good definition. So, I created my own. "Reproductive loss is an inclusive term for any experience of grief in a person’s life related to their reproductive health, fertility, the outcomes of a pregnancy, or the Read More
surrogacy
When God Tells a Woman to Return to Her Abuser
I was invited by Sojourners to contribute to their series "Troubling Texts: Domestic Violence in the Bible." This is my take on Hagar, Sarai, and Abram, inspired by upcoming book Women, Rise Up! on biblical women resisting oppression. Slavery. Forced marriage. Surrogacy without consent. It’s no wonder I never heard the story of Hagar growing up Read More
Nepal, Israel, and Surrogacy
Newborn pictures usually evoke tenderness and joy, but the ones circulating of Israeli families holding their rescued infants born to surrogate Nepalese women have caused me great pause. I've been following the horrific aftermath of the earthquake in Nepal that, according to the latest official count has claimed more than 5,000 lives, but some are Read More