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Laura Barcella

The A-word

A new group of feminist activists are promoting brutal honesty about abortion -- including wearing T-shirts that say you've had one.

Monday, Sep 20, 2004 4:39 PM UTC
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Laura Barcella is a freelance writer and the editor of Madonna & Me: Women Writers on the Queen of Pop (March 2012, Soft Skull Press).

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