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DC bill would ease access to birth control pills
WASHINGTON – A new bill introduced in the DC council would allow women to buy birth control pills over the counter without a doctor’s prescription, according to the Washington Post. The measure, put forth by DC Council member David Catania, would end a long-running law in this city that requires…
Thanks, PPFA
After the discussion from yesterday, I’ve decided that we should go ahead and start that Twitter hashtag that was discussed. And since my recently departed iPhone has come back to me, I can actually participate more fully! The hashtag is #thanksppfa. I went with PPFA, which is more specific, but…
The police state blends seamlessly into sex phobia
TPMCafe is having a Book Club for Jessica Valenti’s new book The Purity Myth, and I’ve been asked to blog for it. I used by first blog post to explicate the two general arguments for the necessity of controlling and punishing female sexuality, what you might call the malevolent and…
They work by releasing little demons that stab sperm to death
A friend sent me this story about further Baptist shenanigans, this time from the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. What I like it is that it’s a clear cut example of how godbags don’t believe their own bullshit. FORT WORTH, Texas — A Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary professor told students there…
Yaz dinged for curing a disease of tradition
I’m always a little suspicious when our current FDA, which has been on a mission to make birth control hard for women to get, makes a move in the direction of birth control. But, like Tracy Clark-Flory, I can’t help but think it’s a good thing that they’re reining in…
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