Jane Kay, of the Center for Investigative Reporting, reports that the Department of Health and Human Services has abruptly cancelled funding for a number of ongoing scientific studies and programs aimed at reducing teen pregnancy. The Trump administration has quietly axed $213.6 million in teen pregnancy prevention programs and research at more than 80 institutions around […]
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Hobby Lobby may not approve of a contraception mandate, but it will sure fight for a 4-year Bible study course in public schools mandate.
I’m not sure if this is code for “black” or code for “sluts.” Probably both. Single women are “Beyonce voters” who depend on the government in lieu of husband
While today’s pair of horrible decisions might seem like distinct issues, in fact they are both part of a larger war on women and workers. The absurdity of the Hobby Lobby decision (only contraceptives are exempted for religious beliefs because of sluts) is obviously part of the Republican war on women, but it is also […]
Robin Marty with a deeply disturbing piece about the war on birth control. Human Life International (an organization that in fact does not seem to care about actual human life, just fetishized ideals
Once again, large swaths of the Republican Party oppose international definitions of basic human rights: For the first time, the U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA) explicitly described family planning as a
I knew I liked Kate Beckinsale for a good reason. Republicans, Get In My Vagina! from Kate Beckinsale This is a zillion ways of awesome.
I now see from whom the Republican Party finds inspiration. There is a terrible legislation being considered in Honduras which would send women to jail if they use the morning after pill. There is no
Corey Robin has a very important post placing the rise of anti-birth control legislation within the context of the right to privacy and corporate control over our bodies and lives. Essentially, Robin&
The Republican Party continues its implosion, this time by cranking up the war on women in North Carolina. In New Hanover County, county commissioners rejected a state grant for family planning services. Why? Chairman Ted Davis said he thought it was a sad day when “taxpayers are asked to pay money for contraceptives” for women […]
Amanda Marcotte has an outstanding essay on how poorly the Republican Party understands American attitudes toward women and sex. In part: As for the second one, this is where the Republicans really mi
Santorum’s billionaire supporter Foster Friess on contraception: Back in my day, they used Bayer aspirin for contraceptives. The gals put it between their knees and it wasn’t that costly. No,