Tag Archives: birth control
The Wednesday Weigh-In: Male birth control edition
Tweet It’s no secret that dudes love to talk about hormonal birth control. But until now, their more direct involvement, namely, being able to take it themselves to effectively prevent against unwanted pregnancy, has been somewhat limited, as there are no options for male hormonal birth control out there just yet. Well to all my [...]
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Anti-choice bill sponsor in Minnesota: Viagra is a “wonderful drug” that “helps create life”
Tweet While Wisconsin’s new restrictions on tele-medicine abortions recently went into effect, Minnesota’s Democratic Governor sensibly vetoed a similar bill in my home state–but not before the bill’s sponsor sang the praises of that “wonderful drug” Viagra. During debate on the bill a Democratic Senator asked the bill’s sponsor, Republican Sen. Paul Gazelka, why the [...]
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Hey, Gov. Nikki Haley, wanna bet?
TweetAs Samhita mentioned, yesterday on The View, South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley claimed that “women don’t care about contraception.” She went on to clarify that she just doesn’t want the government dictating when we can and can’t use it. Which is a little bit like opposing that law that says you have to eat broccoli. [...]
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What We Missed
Tweet A truly awesome video of Howard University men educating us on racial profiling. Obama administration officials say they’re confident that despite what folks are saying, the health care mandate will be upheld. GOP Wisconsin legislators go after single moms with a new bill, essentially blaming them for child abuse. A new study shows that [...]
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Breaking: Women take contraception because it makes their lives better