contraception

Anti-Choice DHHS Rule Finalized

by Cara December 19, 2008

At Feministe (where I originally intended on posting this until that jerk Jill beat me to it with a really good post), I’ve been relentlessly updating you on the proposed DHHS rule that aims to limit the availability of abortion and contraception by protecting anti-choice employees of Title X funded institutions from “discrimination” based on [...]

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Offensive Remark of the Week: Bill O’Reilly is Getting Desperate Edition

by Cara July 22, 2008

You may have seen Planned Parenthood’s new ad with John McCain staring uncomfortably and helplessly for 8 full seconds when asked about whether or not health insurance should have to cover birth control if it covers Viagra. And of course, they would have been inexcusably negligent to not produce such an ad — McCain handed [...]

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OMG Teh Pill Killz

by Cara June 7, 2008

As many other bloggers have noted, today is “Protest the Pill Day ’08: The Pill Kills Babies.” It’s brought to you by the same women-hating nuts you would expect — The American Life League. And pro-choicers aren’t making this shit up.

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Anti-Choicers Are Furious Because Obama Cares About His Daughters

by Cara April 7, 2008

You’ve probably already read about Barack Obama’s statements regarding teen pregnancy and the outrage it has inspired in forced-birth proponents. Amanda has already wonderfully skewered the reaction. This is what Obama said: “When it comes specifically to HIV/AIDS, the most important prevention is education, which should include — which should include abstinence education and teaching [...]

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