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  • April 2008
    • 'Abortion Art' a Hoax, Yale Says

      'Abortion Art' a Hoax, Yale Says

      (Newser) - When Yale art student Aliza Shvarts said she’d impregnated herself “as often as possible,” aborted all the results, and intended to display the resulting menstrual blood, people got a bit upset. Students gathered in protest as the story blazed across a disgusted blogosphere. One problem: It was all made up. Yale said yesterday the piece was a “creative fiction,” the Washington Post reports. More »

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      art   abortion   Yale University   hoax   Yale   Aliza Shvarts

    • Insemination, Miscarriage Make Yale Senior's Art Project

      Insemination, Miscarriage Make Yale Senior's Art Project

      (Newser) - A Yale art student repeatedly impregnated herself and then induced miscarriages with drugs; her undergraduate thesis documenting the process goes on display next week. The exhibition will include video of the miscarriages, the Yale Daily News reports, and also the student’s own preserved blood. Aliza Shvarts insists “it’s not the intention of the piece to scandalize anyone”—but classmates aren’t so sure. More »

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