In today's Washington Post, Kathleen Parker acknowledges that the bills in Congress don't require federal funding of abortion services, but she then abandons the facts and goes on to repeat baseless anti-choice talking points. The truth is … [Read more...]
Remembering Dr. George Tiller
Dr. Tiller was a kind, generous, thoughtful, and compassionate man. During his life, he was vilified by the anti-choice movement and called the most horrific names imaginable. Even after his murder, some anti-choice extremists still insist … [Read more...]
Lemons, honey, and sea sponges…
Lemons... Honey... Peach pits... Animal intestines... Dates... and Sea Sponges... What do these have in common? They were used as birth control in 1800s. Thankfully, times have changed...or have they? Currently, despite the Commonwealth's … [Read more...]
1992 Seems Like Yesterday
Those words still ring true seventeen years later, when another "entire generation has come of age free to assume Roe's concept of liberty in defining the capacity of women to act in society, and to make reproductive decisions." I've felt … [Read more...]
Benedict Hammers a Confused Speaker
The ox in this case was Nancy Pelosi's. And true to his usual form, His Holiness didn't hesitate. You see, Miz Pelosi had made the ultimate faux pas for someone who claims to be "an ardent, practicing catholic." (Her words, not … [Read more...]
Pro-choice? It’s about access.
Seems we should know about what our "pro-choice" state is doing about the young woman who used an ulcer med, Cytotect, to induce a miscarriage last week. For an eloquent commentary on the situation, check out feministing's … [Read more...]