Category Archives: Anti-Contraceptives/EC zaniness

Do They Really Believe Abortion Is Murder?

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Ampersand

WARNING: Some supporting links go to pro-life websites, which commonly feature really gross images of alleged aborted fetuses. [This post was originally published in 2006, but there seems to be an error and the original post can’t be accessed anymore. … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights, Anti-Contraceptives/EC zaniness, crossposted on TADA | 97 Comments  

Worst Bush Moments: #16, The Conscience Exception Rule

Posted on January 4, 2009 by Jeff Fecke

We forget, because it happened in the pre-9/11 world, but one of George W. Bush’s earliest controversies was his decision to block federal funding of stem cell research in all but a few cases. It was a bouquet to the … Continue reading →

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The Pill Makes You Smell Bad

Posted on August 13, 2008 by Jeff Fecke

So MSNBC is currently running the following, terrifying headline: The Pill makes women pick bad mates Oh dear. What do they mean? Does The Pill cause women to seek out narcissistic jerks? Emotional wrecks? Abusers? Fans of Two and a … Continue reading →

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The Male Pill

Posted on August 5, 2008 by Jeff Fecke

Jesse Taylor completely destroys the idea that men won’t take a male version of the pill: Dude.  In the past fifteen years, I’m now intimately familiar with marketed treatments and cures for diseases that I’m pretty sure didn’t exist before … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-Contraceptives/EC zaniness, Feminism, sexism, etc, Sexism hurts men | 21 Comments  

Bush Appoints Anti-Contraception Advocate To Run Title X

Posted on November 17, 2006 by Ampersand

From Reverand Debra at Sexuality And Religion: Yesterday, I blogged about the Catholic Bishops telling their married congregants not to use birth control. Seems like the nation’s family planning program could be headed in that direction as well. The Bush … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-Contraceptives/EC zaniness, Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc. | 1 Comment  

The Bible says that God is the only opener and closer of the womb.

Posted on November 16, 2006 by Ampersand

Both Newsweek and The Nation have both posted articles about the “Quiverfull” movement – the extremist anti-birth-control movement among right-wing Protestants. (The title of this post is a quote from a leader of the movement, quoted in the Newsweek article). … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-Contraceptives/EC zaniness, Families structures, divorce, etc | 26 Comments  

I Still Want My Period

Posted on July 14, 2006 by Rachel S.

(Warning: This post is really long. Primarily because it took me about 3-4 weeks to write and research.) Well, It seems like menstruation has been the hot topic on feminist blogs for the past few months, and I wanted to … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights, Anti-Contraceptives/EC zaniness, Feminism, sexism, etc, Gender and the Body | 126 Comments  

Do they really believe that abortion is murder?

Posted on March 21, 2006 by Ampersand

I really like to assume the best of everyone, even people I disagree with. And I try hard to take what opponents say, at their word. But sometimes it’s hard.. A lot of people who favor forced childbirth for pregnant … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights, Anti-Contraceptives/EC zaniness, \"Partial Birth\" Abortion | 529 Comments  

Heads-Up: Ortho Evra Contraceptive Patch Warning.

Posted on March 20, 2006 by Ampersand

Recently there was a conversation on the safety of contraception for women, and whether or not it was ever fatal and how. Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights, Anti-Contraceptives/EC zaniness, Popular (and unpopular) culture | 4 Comments  

What Other People Are Saying

Posted on December 13, 2005 by Ampersand

By the way, if you have a link you’d like other “Alas” readers to see, or just something you’d like to say that isn’t on-topic in one of the other threads, please feel free to post it in these “link … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-Contraceptives/EC zaniness, Choice for Men, Gender and the Economy, Link farms | 23 Comments