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'''I Choose My Choice''': a zine in appreciation of reproductive rights is a one-off,  anonymously-written zine about abortion.  It's a 1/2-letter size, 28 page publication printed in 2006.  It features the story of "a queer, white, able-bodied, middle-class grrrl in her early twenties living in a big Canadian city."   
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'''I Choose My Choice''': a zine in appreciation of reproductive rights is a [[one-shot|one-off]],  anonymously-written [[zine]] about abortion.  It's a 1/2-letter size, 28 page publication printed in 2006.  It features the story of "a queer, white, able-bodied, middle-class grrrl in her early twenties living in a big Canadian city."   
  
 
The second half of the zine is a resource guide with:
 
The second half of the zine is a resource guide with:
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> Abortion (Procedures; Abortion clinics in Toronto; 'Day of' packing list; Questions to ask at the clinic; Pain management; Post-procedure list; What to expect afterwards)
 
> Abortion (Procedures; Abortion clinics in Toronto; 'Day of' packing list; Questions to ask at the clinic; Pain management; Post-procedure list; What to expect afterwards)
  
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* About the Fertility Awareness Method
 
* About the Fertility Awareness Method
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The zine was inspired by other feminist choice-positive zines such as the anthology [[[Mine]].
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The zine was inspired by other feminist choice-positive zines such as the anthology [[Mine]].
 
It is distributed by Kitchen Sink Distro, and is available at the Toronto Women's Bookstore and L'Arterie in Montreal, Quebec.
 
It is distributed by Kitchen Sink Distro, and is available at the Toronto Women's Bookstore and L'Arterie in Montreal, Quebec.
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[[Category:Zine|I Choose My Choice]] [[Category:Quebec Zines]] [[Category:Feminism]] [[Category:Queer]] [[Category:2000's publications]] [[Category:One Shot Zines]][[category:Zines from Canada]]

Latest revision as of 09:27, 25 September 2007

I Choose My Choice: a zine in appreciation of reproductive rights is a one-off, anonymously-written zine about abortion. It's a 1/2-letter size, 28 page publication printed in 2006. It features the story of "a queer, white, able-bodied, middle-class grrrl in her early twenties living in a big Canadian city."

The second half of the zine is a resource guide with:

  • Reading materials
  • Resource Centres and Health Clinics
  • Options:

> DIY Gyn-ecology (Emmenogogues and Abortifactents; treating Yeast Infections) > Abortion (Procedures; Abortion clinics in Toronto; 'Day of' packing list; Questions to ask at the clinic; Pain management; Post-procedure list; What to expect afterwards)

  • Long term self-care
  • About the Fertility Awareness Method
  • Wishes for a more choice-positive culture


The zine was inspired by other feminist choice-positive zines such as the anthology Mine. It is distributed by Kitchen Sink Distro, and is available at the Toronto Women's Bookstore and L'Arterie in Montreal, Quebec.