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I have been following the contraception mandate debate in the United States, and am somewhat amazed by how unrelated the discussion is to what the new contraception rule actually requires. The rule does not require religious employers to provide contraception coverage for their employees. Despite this, the usual suspects on the right-wing and even
I’m just gonna confess something up front. I watched Drive the other day, and while an okay movie, I guess (Carey Mulligan has super cute dimples!) and I just do not feel the Gosling love. *ducks* Maybe it’s because I always imagine him hunchin’ away on a real doll. I didn’t like the memes [...]
Are you confused about whether or not to support Margaret Sanger as a feminist hero or distance yourself because of her racist, eugenicist rhetoric? Do you watch loaded Youtube productions without context and you’re not sure how to respond? I don’t promise to give you an answer, but I hope to shed [...]
So in case you haven’t heard the anguished cries and general rage coming from the writers and activists at OK4RJ in the last week, SB 1433 recently passed in the Oklahoma Senate. The bill defines fertilized eggs as people, and essentially proves that 34 Oklahoma lawmakers think the lives of pregnant people are [...]
On January 20th, the Obama administration announced that soon almost all insurance plans will be required to cover contraception for women free of charge. The contraception rule was one of hundreds that the administration has generated while slowly implementing the 2010 Affordable Care Act. As unveiled on January 20th, the rule [...]
This summer ACOG recommended intrauterine devices as appropriate for healthy women and teens. Despite this, one thing is clear about this often overlooked birth control method: many people are unclear about the safety of IUDs, particularly for women who have never given birth. It’s no wonder when [...]
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