contraception

Republicans Rejecting the Right to Contraception? That’s Unposible!

By Dan Nexon

In abortion

On July 21, 2022

Griswold is totally safe because no Republican legislative body would actually go after contraception access, yes? The Right To Contraception Act, sponsored by Rep. Kathy Manning, D-N.C., would establish a right in federal law for individuals to obtain and use contraceptives. It would also affirm a...

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Elections Have Consequences: Sex Education Edition

By Dan Nexon

On July 15, 2017

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.

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A Mandate Hobby Lobby Can Believe In

By Erik Loomis

On July 11, 2014

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.

Beyonce Voters

By Erik Loomis

In General

On July 2, 2014

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 husbands to provide their birth control, according to one Fox News panelist. Jesse Watters made the comment...

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The SCOTUS War on Women and Workers

By Erik Loomis

On June 30, 2014

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.

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Being Raped by Your Father, A Loving Long-Term Relationship Outside of Marriage–Pretty Much the Same Thing

By Erik Loomis

On November 19, 2012

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,.

Contraception: A Human Right

By Erik Loomis

In General

On November 15, 2012

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 “universal human right.” In its annual report, the organization said that improved access to contraception...

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Open Up Your Legs and Let the Government In

By Erik Loomis

On May 5, 2012

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.

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Honduras: The Vanguard of the Republican Party

By Erik Loomis

On April 16, 2012

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.

Birth Control McCarthyism

By Erik Loomis

In General

On March 15, 2012

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's argument here is that while Americans may be "free" in the sense that...

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Keep On Implodin’

By Erik Loomis

On March 13, 2012

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.

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Republicans and Sex

By Erik Loomis

On March 7, 2012

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.

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