A blog companion to the book by Susan Campbell
Pew Research Center says that 57 percent of Americans say abortion should be legal in all or most cases, while 39 percent say it should be illegal in all or most cases. That’s the most public support in the last two decades. What will this mean with a new president who insists he’s against abortion, mostly? …
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…that he had to hide behind a locked doors as protection against 87,000 pro-Planned Parenthood petitions. Think he was worried about a paper cut? Or is he worried about this? The ramifications of cutting funding for Planned Parenthood are far greater than a teeny lil’ paper cut, my friend.
House Speaker Paul Ryan (who said once he was reformed and would not treat people who are poor with a newfound respect) has announced new legislation that will repeal the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) and defund Planned Parenthood, to boot. Here’s more on the topic. And what would happen if Planned Parenthood is defunded? From …
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The JAMANetwork just published a study that looks at the mental health of women five years after either having or being denied an abortion. The study found that… …compared with having an abortion, being denied an abortion may be associated with greater risk of initially experiencing adverse psychological outcomes. Psychological well-being improved over time so …
Yesterday’s New York Times carried this story about businesswoman and philanthropist Melinda Gates and her campaign to get contraceptives into developing countries. From the conversation: If you allow a woman — if you counsel her so it’s truly voluntary — to have a contraceptive tool and she can space those births, it unlocks the cycle …
…you’ll need to keep an eye on Tim Kaine. I wrote this for The Hill.
On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that the state of Texas should join this century. The Court said, in a 5-3 vote in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt, that the state of Texas had placed an “undue burden” on women who seek an abortion in that state. The state did so by requiring doctors who perform …
From LOLGOP at EclectaBlog: If you want to call yourself “pro-life,” fine. You just have to meet at least five (5) of the following requirements: [ ] I support publicly funded nurse coaching. [ ] I support universal health care. [ ] I support paid parental leave. [ ] I oppose the death penalty. [ …
And yes, I stole “Biblesplain” from here.
Dating Jesus 