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Our new president has hit the ground running --

1) He has stopped many of the former president's final orders from being implemented until they can be reviewed.

2) He has plans to close Guantanamo Bay.

3) He has said that government agencies must find reasons to give the public access to public records (rather than find reasons to deny ( Read more... )

I hardly know where to start - my gut response is drop-jawed hand-flailing (and not in the good way). I seriously believe that 'stupidity' doesn't cover it; this is a deliberately evil attempt to hold women down / prevent them from reaching true equality in society by turning them into unwilling baby-factories ( Read more... )

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In poking around the Blogging for Choice posts yesterday, I came across a link to a series by Aspazia at Mad Melancholic Feminista. Last year she heard about a Doctor Henrie who, for many years, was the only doctor in the small town of Grove, Oklahoma. He treated everybody's illness for little or no money (it was a poor community), helped young ( Read more... )

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Connected to yesterday's post, where BB was denied access to emergency contraception for over two days, and my Pro-Choice Post, wherein I mention that some doctors are now refusing to prescribe, and some pharmacists refusing to fill the prescriptions, for simple, daily, birth control pills. Pregnancy PREVENTION, people, not abortion -- except ( Read more... )

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Remember my Pro-Choice post?

Maybe you saw the news, less than a month ago, that the Plan B emergency contraception will now be available over the counter. IE, if a woman is over eighteen, she should be able to purchase it from any pharmacist, no questions asked.

Remember that Plan B prevents conception; it does not cause abortion ( Read more... )

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A while back, I posted a little explanation of why I'm making more political-type posts lately. (Not often, mind you, but anything is more than my previous zero. *g*) In the post, I said, Therefore, if it comes up and I feel disposed to speak of it, you'll find me arguing in favor of gay rights (including marriage), disabled rights, women's ( Read more... )

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This is outrageous! According to Planned Parenthood, the anti-choice movement -- those who are trying to restrict abortion by any means possible -- are setting up fake "Crisis Pregnancy Centers" all over the country. The women who unknowingly walk into them will be harrassed unmercifully.

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