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ONTD_Political: Breaking news -- a fetus is now an organ!
Alabama state Rep. Mary Sue McClurkin (R) is pushing legislation that would impose restrictions on abortion clinics -- a move that she argues is necessary because the procedure is a major surgery that removes the largest "organ" in a woman's body. -- I doubt this will actually go anywhere, it's just a prime example of right-wing anti-choice idiocy and straw-grasping.
ONTD_Political: Missouri Rep: Spousal Consent Bill Exists But “Has Too Many Loopholes” -- More asshattery; spousal consent doesn't stand under current "undue burden" standards but I have little enough faith in the Supremes that I really don't want this kind of crap making it onto the books in case they change their minds.
ONTD_Political: Obama Seeking to Boost Study and Mapping of Human Brain -- awesome news, but I'm quite sure the tea party is going to claim this is somehow about learning to control voters' brains or something.
RHRealityCheck: Anti-Choicers Shamelessly Abuse Dead Woman Because She Chose Medically-Indicated Surgery -- Unsurprisingly, it's an article at RH Reality Check that finally completely encapsulates my feelings about this case.
Slate: HPV Costs Americans Nearly $2 Billion To Treat. Why Is It So Expensive?
ONTD_Political: Thawing Permafrost May Be “Huge Factor” in Global Warming
HuffPo: Planned Parenthood Wisconsin Closes Four Clinics Due To State Funding Cuts
TalkingPointsMemo: Michigan Republicans Introduce Bill Mandating Transvaginal Ultrasound Before An Abortion
ThinkProgress: Parents Tend To Be Uncomfortable With Giving Their Teens The Most Effective Form Of Birth Control
Just 18 percent of parents would be comfortable with their teen’s doctor giving them an intrauterine device (IUD), despite the fact that doctors actually recommend that long-lasting form of birth control as the first contraceptive that should be offered to young adults. -- A lot of this is a matter of common understanding catching up with the medical literature, really. There's a lot we used to think about the IUD that is no longer true, or turns out never was. And given that younger users are more likely to forget to take pills, etc, going with this kind of reliable form makes a lot of sense. And I think it's a lot better idea than the more-popular-with-the-demographic Depo-Provera, when you compare side-effects and overall hormone exposure.
TheHill: Sex ed bill nixes 'gender stereotypes'
IO9: 11 works of sexology that will blow your mind (with science) -- Eh. It's an ok list given the space limitation, but if you're interested I'd recommend Science In The Bedroom: A History Of Sex Research for a much, much better overview.
Guardian: There's no need for this obesity epidemic hysteria -- I could rant about the topic much more extensively than she had space for, but basically, yes to pretty much all of this.
Alabama state Rep. Mary Sue McClurkin (R) is pushing legislation that would impose restrictions on abortion clinics -- a move that she argues is necessary because the procedure is a major surgery that removes the largest "organ" in a woman's body. -- I doubt this will actually go anywhere, it's just a prime example of right-wing anti-choice idiocy and straw-grasping.
ONTD_Political: Missouri Rep: Spousal Consent Bill Exists But “Has Too Many Loopholes” -- More asshattery; spousal consent doesn't stand under current "undue burden" standards but I have little enough faith in the Supremes that I really don't want this kind of crap making it onto the books in case they change their minds.
ONTD_Political: Obama Seeking to Boost Study and Mapping of Human Brain -- awesome news, but I'm quite sure the tea party is going to claim this is somehow about learning to control voters' brains or something.
RHRealityCheck: Anti-Choicers Shamelessly Abuse Dead Woman Because She Chose Medically-Indicated Surgery -- Unsurprisingly, it's an article at RH Reality Check that finally completely encapsulates my feelings about this case.
Slate: HPV Costs Americans Nearly $2 Billion To Treat. Why Is It So Expensive?
ONTD_Political: Thawing Permafrost May Be “Huge Factor” in Global Warming
HuffPo: Planned Parenthood Wisconsin Closes Four Clinics Due To State Funding Cuts
TalkingPointsMemo: Michigan Republicans Introduce Bill Mandating Transvaginal Ultrasound Before An Abortion
ThinkProgress: Parents Tend To Be Uncomfortable With Giving Their Teens The Most Effective Form Of Birth Control
Just 18 percent of parents would be comfortable with their teen’s doctor giving them an intrauterine device (IUD), despite the fact that doctors actually recommend that long-lasting form of birth control as the first contraceptive that should be offered to young adults. -- A lot of this is a matter of common understanding catching up with the medical literature, really. There's a lot we used to think about the IUD that is no longer true, or turns out never was. And given that younger users are more likely to forget to take pills, etc, going with this kind of reliable form makes a lot of sense. And I think it's a lot better idea than the more-popular-with-the-demographic Depo-Provera, when you compare side-effects and overall hormone exposure.
TheHill: Sex ed bill nixes 'gender stereotypes'
IO9: 11 works of sexology that will blow your mind (with science) -- Eh. It's an ok list given the space limitation, but if you're interested I'd recommend Science In The Bedroom: A History Of Sex Research for a much, much better overview.
Guardian: There's no need for this obesity epidemic hysteria -- I could rant about the topic much more extensively than she had space for, but basically, yes to pretty much all of this.