For decades the religious right has tried to turn back the clock on women’s access to family planning services. That misguided crusade is now putting even basic health care like pap smears and breast exams at risk for low-income, uninsured women. Tonight supporters of women’s family planning and other health services will rally in Austin […]
Reproductive Rights
Culture War Casualty: Women’s Health Care
The religious right’s crusade to restrict women’s access to birth control and reproductive health care services is increasingly fueled by falsehoods and distortions. A press release yesterday from The Heidi Group, a Round Rock-based anti-abortion organization, is a classic demonstration of the problem. The press release actually praises a measure passed by the Texas Legislature […]
Rush Limbaugh: She’s a Birth Control Slut!
You just knew that right-wingers have been wanting to say something like this since the controversy over birth control erupted a few weeks ago. Last week Georgetown University law school student Sandra Fluke told a congressional panel why she believes health insurance plans should cover birth control, even for women working at religiously affiliated institutions. […]
A War on Modern Medical Care?
Does the religious right want to limit pregnant women’s access to modern medical care? It’s beginning to look that way. This past weekend Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum — endorsed by religious-right leaders meeting at a Texas ranch in January — came out in opposition to requiring that health insurance cover prenatal testing at no […]
Aspirin as Birth Control
It’s thinking like this that filters down to school sex ed policies and gives states such as Texas a horrible track record with teen birthrates: “Back in my days, we used Bayer aspirin for contraception. The gals put it between their knees, and it wasn’t that costly.” That was said today by mutual fund manager […]
