DC Abortion Fund helps women whose Medicaid-funding for abortion was pulled at the last minute; Florida senate wants to subject Medicaid funding for contraception to religious refusals; and Sen. Manchin thinks showing that no Title X money is spent on abortion will solve something.
A report released by the Guttmacher Institute yesterday shows that while religious affiliation may play some role in decisions regarding sexual behavior, it has little to do with whether women (married and unmarried) use contraception.
Something I’ve been noticing lately since I upped my volume of Facebook postings on the issues of Planned Parenthood and preventative care is the number of my MALE friends who are displaying angry knee-jerk reactions to it.
Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America and Planned Parenthood Action Fund, talks with Rachel Maddow about the Republican disinformation campaign in its attack on women's health services.
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Kenya could get condom manufacturing plant, Santorum announces exploratory committee, Indiana won't require women to hear breast cancer lies before an abortion, and Philadelphia's teen condom campaign causes controversy.
Last week the fate of the entire federal government revolved around birth control. Yes, birth control. Analysis of the ongoing war against women being waged in Congress and in state legislatures nationwide.
