Nothing new here, but it does merit mentioning: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi boldly defended a move to add birth control funding to the new economic “stimulus” package, claiming “contraception will reduce costs to the states and to the federal government.” Pelosi, the mother of 5 children and 6 grandchildren, who once said, “Nothing […]
Look at this headline on ABC’s World Newser Blog: Gift Certificates for an Abortion? Sounds like something to really get the religious right up in arms – don’t it. The story they are talking about is this one, which I posted about last week. The network of 35 clinics across the state announced it is […]
Planned Parenthood in Indiana is offering gift certificates for health care and contraceptives: The network of 35 clinics across the state announced it is offering holiday vouchers for basic health care services “or the recipient’s choice of birth control method.” The organization decided to offer the vouchers because so many people are uninsured or are […]
What interesting timing: Women may buy the morning-after pill without a prescription — but only with proof they’re 18 or older, federal health officials ruled Thursday, capping a contentious 3-year effort to ease access to the emergency contraceptive. Girls 17 and younger still will need a doctor’s note to buy the pills, called Plan B, […]