Reproductive Rights
Sunday Reflections: Reproductive Rights ARE Teen Issues
When I brought my teenage daughter into this world, I suffered from a horrific pregnancy ailment known as Hyperemesis Gravidarum. I would not, however, unfortunately know this fact until late into my second pregnancy, when I almost died. It was during this pregnancy that I stood at the edge of the abyss and looked death […]
Abortion in YA Literature: Beyond the Issues, a guest post by Hilary T. Smith
There have been many recent articles written suggesting that sex in YA literature is the last taboo. I, however, would argue that just as it is in the real world, abortion remains the last taboo in YA literature. Which isn’t surprising when you consider it is the last taboo in almost all of main stream […]
Friday Finds – July 26, 2013
This week at TLT: This week’s Sunday Reflections discusses the presence of violence in YA and why it’s important. We have book reviews of: Infinity Glass by Myra McEntire The Girl with the Iron Touch by Kady Cross Fire & Ash by Jonathan Maberry Heather and Karen took a group of teens to the Simon […]
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Take 5: Reproductive Rights in YA Lit
Today Christie and I are talking about Reproductive Rights and Abortion in YA literature. Here is a list of 5 books where teens acknowledge that abortion exists in their world. Some of them consider it and decide it is not the right option for them, and others do make the choice to terminate their pregnancy. […]
Reproductive Rights in YA Lit: Christie’s Take
If you follow me on Twitter, you definitely know where I stand on this issue, and personally I am scared for where this country is headed. I realize that the issue is completely tied up to everyone’s personal beliefs, and I have close friends who fall on both sides of the lines- we just agree […]
Abortion in YA Lit, Karen’s Take
Young Adult literature tackles a wide variety of dark, heavy and yet all too real and controversial topics. Drug use, rape, incest, cutting . . . You can find a variety of books that deal with these topics. But there is one topic that you don’t see mentioned very often in YA lit: Reproductive Rights. […]
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