Secularists and evangelicals attempt to divide and conquer suburbia in the biting new book, "The Abstinence Teacher" by Tom Perrotta. And divide they do.
Today, the Democratic controlled Labor HHS Appropriations conference committee report includes the full increase requested by President Bush for abstinence-only programs. Let's call that what it is: a stunning disgrace.
Tomorrow, Rep. Joseph Crowley will unveil a bill aiming to correct the loophole that prevents college and university health care centers and safety-net providers from accessing affordable birth control.
Bill Hybels, conservative Christian and founder of a Chicago-area megachurch, recently indicated interest in "the plight of women in the developing world."
Politicians of all stripes should face reality -- increasing the rate of completed adoptions, however valid on its own merits, is irrelevant to the abortion rate.
Some of the nation's leading performing artists are calling for the U.S. Congress to roll back the Bush administration's policy on global HIV/AIDS funds requiring abstinence from sex until marriage.
No matter how we feel about adolescent sexuality, the fact remains: real girls and boys are choosing to, or being forced to, enter into sexual relationships every day. The stories are numerous. We need to listen.
Abortion can't fairly be considered a "single issue" issue for the right -- it's better characterized as a Trojan Horse for a whole host of right wing-nuttery that has trouble breaking into the mainstream.
