Tag Archives: Birth Control

Mary Tuma : Family Planning Cuts Force Texas Clinic Closures

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from Austinist.New England Journal of Medicine: Family planning cuts inTexas force clinic closures Low-income women are being hit hardest by the legislative cutbacks, the study’s authors note. By Mary Tuma / The American Independent / October 2, 2012 Deep … Continue reading →

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Marilyn Katz : Our Bodies, Their Politics

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from The Raw Story.Our bodies, their politics The last few months have made abundantly clear what women must do: rid America’s capitols of misogynists. By Marilyn Katz / The Rag Blog / April 24, 2012 In the first half … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : A Week of Invective over Birth Control and Women’s Health

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan, head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. The group was infuriated by Obama’s decision. Photo by Seth Wenig / AP.A week of invective:The Catholic bishops, women’s health,and American politics By Lamar W. Hankins | … Continue reading →

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IDEAS / Bill Meacham : Birth Control and the ‘Goodness’ Paradigm

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from Dippity.‘Goodness’ Vs. ‘Rightness’:The ethics of birth control There is a systematic way to find out what the benefits and harms are: observe reality carefully. By Bill Meacham | The Rag Blog | January 31, 2012 A current New … Continue reading →

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Larry Ray : Cellular Civil Rights in Mississippi?

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Graphic by Larry Ray / The Rag Blog.Civil rights for diploid cells?Legal ‘personhood’ in Mississippi The draconian redefinition of abortion and commonly used methods of contraception as murder would do away with a woman’s right to make her own decisions … Continue reading →

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Preventing Abortion : Contraception More Successful than Laws

Posted on October 14, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Sign in Katmandu, Nepal: “Safe Abortion Service avbailable. From 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday to Friday. Charge 1,000 rupees.” The hospital is run by the government. Photo by Binod Joshi / AP.Guttmacher survey of 197 countries:Making abortion illegal doesn’t … Continue reading →

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The Righteous Mob : Like Talking to Children

Posted on September 16, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Photo from registeredmedia.com.KKK to Tea Parties:Communicating with the ignorant and angry By Larry Ray / The Rag Blog / September 15, 2009 If angry outbursts and placard waving protesters against health care reform seem heated today, the idea of planned … Continue reading →

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Rabbi Arthur Waskow : Murder is Murder and Abortion is Not

Posted on June 1, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

A sign commemorating George Tiller at a candlelight vigil in Wichita, Kansas, where Dr Tiller was murdered on Sunday. Photo by Joe Stumpe / AFP/Getty. I recognize that some other religious traditions do claim it is murder, but I both … Continue reading →

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