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When I was in the eighth grade I had Mr. Nadrowski for science, and one day he called Stephen Chilcote up to the front of the class and told him to push against the cinder-block wall until it fell over. As Chiclet obediently pushed and the rest of us watched, Mr. Nadrowski kept up a [...]
Archive for the ‘Birth Control’ Category
March 15th, 2012
Category: Birth Control, Health Care, Moral philosophy, Religion and Politics, Spirituality and Religion, Watching Conservatives
Although I disagree with it on specifics, I have always respected the Roman Catholic Church’s position that its social teachings are a “seamless garment” — that is, it focuses on all aspects of its social teaching even if it does not fit neatly into political boxes. Well, it turns out that the garment’s got a [...]
March 2nd, 2012
Category: Birth Control, Campaign 2012
Republican self-destruction on birth control has a fairly simple explanation: a majority of Republicans, and no one else, think that unmarried people shouldn’t have sex. That explains a lot about Rush Limbaugh’s tirade—but also about Mitt Romney’s equivocation.
February 25th, 2012
Category: Abortion, Birth Control, Feminism, Health Care, Illinois, Law Notes, Politics and Leadership, public health, Women
Illinois State Representative Kelly Cassidy has introduced a proposal requiring men who ask their doctors for Viagra to sit through a film showing treatment of its most common side effects, including that mythical four-hour erection. Apparently it’s not a pretty sight. Her proposed amendment to the Ultrasound Opportunity Act (obviously named by Eric Blair) parallels [...]
February 23rd, 2012
Republicans seem unable to admit that birth control, in itself, is a good thing. That inability itself should be highlighted, and endlessly broadcasted.
