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Bush Appointment of Anti-Birth Control Advocate to Title X Family Planning Post
Public health and ideology.
From Jessica at Feministing (http://feministing.com/archives/006076.html):
[Dr. Eric] Keroack, who is currently the medical director of a
Massachusetts pregnancy crisis center (you know, the folks that lie to
women), will be the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Population Affairs.
Keroack is not only a well-known anti-choicer, he's also a major
proponent of abstinence-only education…
At the Annual Abstinence Leadership Conference in Kansas, Keroack
defended abstinence (in an aptly titled talk, "If I Only Had a Brain")
by claiming that sex causes people to go through oxytocin withdrawal
which in turn prevents people from bonding in relationships. Seriously.
"[Keroack] explained that oxytocin is released during positive
social interaction, massage, hugs, 'trust' encounters, and sexual
intercourse. 'It promotes bonding by reducing fear and anxiety in
social settings, increasing trust and trustworthiness, reducing stress
and pain, and decreasing social aggression,' he said."
But apparently if you've had sex with too many people you use up all
that oxytocin: "People who have misused their sexual faculty and
become bonded to multiple persons will diminish the power of oxytocin
to maintain a permanent bond with an individual." Hear that? Too many
sexual partners and you'll never love again!
The good doctor has also explained his use of ultrasounds in
anti-abortion counseling by stating, "even Midas lets you look at your
old muffler before they advise you to change it."
Statement by Planned Parenthood --
http://www.saveroe.com/blogs/2006/11/16/bush-appointment-of-anti-birth-control-advocate-to-key-health-post
Public health and ideology.
From Jessica at Feministing (http://feministing.com/archives/006076.html):
[Dr. Eric] Keroack, who is currently the medical director of a
Massachusetts pregnancy crisis center (you know, the folks that lie to
women), will be the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Population Affairs.
Keroack is not only a well-known anti-choicer, he's also a major
proponent of abstinence-only education…
At the Annual Abstinence Leadership Conference in Kansas, Keroack
defended abstinence (in an aptly titled talk, "If I Only Had a Brain")
by claiming that sex causes people to go through oxytocin withdrawal
which in turn prevents people from bonding in relationships. Seriously.
"[Keroack] explained that oxytocin is released during positive
social interaction, massage, hugs, 'trust' encounters, and sexual
intercourse. 'It promotes bonding by reducing fear and anxiety in
social settings, increasing trust and trustworthiness, reducing stress
and pain, and decreasing social aggression,' he said."
But apparently if you've had sex with too many people you use up all
that oxytocin: "People who have misused their sexual faculty and
become bonded to multiple persons will diminish the power of oxytocin
to maintain a permanent bond with an individual." Hear that? Too many
sexual partners and you'll never love again!
The good doctor has also explained his use of ultrasounds in
anti-abortion counseling by stating, "even Midas lets you look at your
old muffler before they advise you to change it."
Statement by Planned Parenthood --
http://www.saveroe.com/blogs/2006/11/16/bush-appointment-of-anti-birth-control-advocate-to-key-health-post