This is sure to set the Christian right into fits of apoplexy, but the breaking news off the wires is that Plan B — the "morning after" pill — has been officially approved by the FDA. It will be available over-the-counter — without a prescription. However, girls 17 and under will need a doctor’s note in order to purchase the … Read More
Nathan Tabor on Plan B
RUN FOR YOUR LIVES! THE MORNING AFTER PILL IS COMING! IT’S A-COMIN’ I TELLS YA! That’s Nathan Tabor, trying to convince his readers that the Plan B pill, recently approved by the FDA and soon to be available over the counter (with proper I.D.), spells bad news for the general health care of women in this country. Enjoy Nathan’s fact-free … Read More
Things I Didn’t Know
Part of a life-long series. Today’s topic is abortion. Specifically, parental notification laws. Pro-lifers are in favor of such laws, which require that teenage girls seeking abortion must obtain parental permission (or a court order) before said abortion can be performed. The pro-life lobby believes that parental notification laws will reduce the number of abortions, on the presumption that parents … Read More
More On Lying To Women About Their Health
Tbogg sez it all: If you lie with a man, it’s fair game to lie to you: Women who consult with pregnancy resource centers often get misleading information about the health risks associated with having an abortion, according to a report issued Monday by Democrats on the House Government Reform Committee. Congressional aides, posing as pregnant 17-year-olds, called 25 pregnancy … Read More
The War On Truth: Faith-Based Pregnancy Clinics Lie To Girls
Reuters: WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Advisers working at some federally funded pregnancy resource centers mislead pregnant teens about the risks of abortion, falsely telling callers it raises the risk of breast cancer, infertility and mental illness, a U.S. congressman said on Monday. Democratic staff on the House of Representatives Government Reform Committee who called up some faith-based pregnancy resource centers said … Read More
Dumbest Anti-Abortion Argument Ever Made
From feministing.com: This is seriously from an email I received: Why do you have to be for abortion to be fore [sic] womens’ rights? How can it be a part of your body if it is a male? Hear that gals? If you’re pregnant with a boy, it’s not really yours. Or something.
Nathan Tabor: There’s Got To Be No Morning-After
Having lost the primaries for NC State Senate, Nathan Tabor has a lot of time on his hands to think about all the issues that are important to him. Today, it’s womens’ health women acting like hos: Imagine going to your doctor and being offered a pill—not because you were sick, or in any danger of becoming sick. No—your friendly … Read More
Intentionally Uninformed
Renew America pundit and pro-lifer Judie Brown, on the subject of Planned Parenthood, in a column entitled "Intentionally Uninhibited": Frantically scurrying to protect its multi-million dollar birth control enterprise, Planned Parenthood has begun taking aim at pro-life forces with rapid fire rhetoric designed to frighten the uninformed. Frightening the uninformed is Judie’s job, dammit, a point she will doubtless make … Read More
Feminism Is Dead!
The good news comes from Renew America columnist Nathan Tabor, who also happens to be running for NC State Senate in our district. Let’s take a closer look. After years of holding America a virtual hostage, old-fashioned radical feminism appears to be just about dead. Hostage to what? But don’t take my word for it. We weren’t planning to. No … Read More
Pharmacy Protests Escalate
Not only are some pharmacists refusing to fill prescriptions for morning-after pills and contraceptives (on the basis that it violates their personal religious beliefs), but now there are reports that they are not filling prescriptions for things like antibiotics and vitamins. Why not? Because the prescriptions are being filled for womens’ health clinics which (among other things) also happen to … Read More
Britney Spears Giving Birth On A Bearskin Rug
Remember when I wrote that the pro-life movement wasn’t going to be fond of the "pro-life" statue which depicts a naked Britney Spears giving birth to her child on a bearskin rug? I was right.
Pro-Life Art
This sculpture is entitled "Monument to Pro-Life: The Birth of Sean Preston", by Daniel Edwards. It is being hailed as the first sculpture honoring the pro-life movement, and was funded in part by the Manhattan Right To Life Committee. Sean Preston, for those not in the know, is the son of pop icon Britney Spears, and yes, that is Britney … Read More
I Heart Fire Thunder
Paul The Spud has it right: these people get an A+ for creativity. What did a South Dakota Indian Tribe do in response to the South Dakota ban on abortion? They opened up a Planned Parenthood clinic: The President of the Oglala Sioux Tribe on the Pine Ridge Reservation, Cecilia Fire Thunder, was incensed. A former nurse and healthcare giver … Read More
Our Pro-Cancer President
Last week, the he U.S. Congress approved a $781 billion increase in the legal borrowing limit for the federal government, raising the debt ceiling to nine trillion dollars (that’s 30,000 for every man, woman, and child in America). All this to accomodate Bush’s psychotic spending, coupled with tax cuts for the wealthy. So where, if anywhere, is the Bush Administration … Read More
One Consequence Of The South Dakota Abortion Ban
The approval rating of South Dakota Gov. Mike Rounds, always polling in the low-to-mid-70’s, dropped from 72% last month to 58% this month. And his disapprovals went from 23% to 28%. Heh.