As TIME reports, researchers at the Centre for Reproductive Health at the University of Edinburgh have discovered a gene (Katnal1) that appears to be crucial to sperm production. They found that mice with mutations in Katnal1 are infertile. If a drug can be developed to target Katnal1, the drug could serve as a non-hormonal, reversible, […]
Last week we discussed a recent Gallup poll showing that the number of Americans calling themselves “pro-choice” is at an all-time low. William Saleton at Slate.com considered the same poll when asking, “Why are Americans becoming more liberal on homosexuality but not on abortion?” He points out: At best, support for abortion is barely holding […]
[Today’s post is written by guest blogger KB.] Let’s set the record straight. Pro-Choicers: When talking about abortion, the vast majority of pro-lifers do not hate women. They do not think women should be subservient to men, should have no life outside of childrearing and most don’t even believe the government should stand in the way of women […]
Homepage for the Independent Adoption Center. Among the many reasons women cite for obtaining abortions are the following: Having a child would interfere with the woman’s education, work, or ability to care for dependents; The woman cannot afford a baby; and/or The woman is having relationship problems/does not want to be a single mother. It seems adoption would […]
The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy recently conducted a survey of 1,002 teens (age 12-19) and 1,032 adults (age 20 and older) regarding teenage sex and sexual education. Some key findings include: Teenage Sexual Activity 42% of teens agreed with the following statement: “It doesn’t matter whether you use birth control or […]
Jezebel recently posted an article entitled “This Is How Much It Costs to Own a Vagina: An Itemized List.” The main point is that hormonal contraception is just one of many female-specific costs; all those tampons, shaving items, and Midol packs add up. This is certainly true, although not really news to me as a […]
I came across this alarmist item from a right-leaning anti-sharia blog: Wegman’s has put up a sign asking customers buying pork or alcohol not to use a particular checkout line when a Muslim teenager is on duty as the cashier. … If you dont want to handle meat that’s not halal, work for a Muslim butcher. […]
New Hampshire’s House has banned abortions after 20 weeks. The Republican dominated legislature voted 190-109 to approve the measure. The fate of this bill now rests in the State Senate. It’s unclear of Governor Lynch (D) would sign the legislation if it were to pass the Senate. Here’s more from Boston.com: For the fifth time […]
Last month Health and Human Services (HHS) mandated birth control, sterilization, and abortion inducing drugs in President Obama’s healthcare reform. The issue at hand does not only consist of whether or not we believe any of the three above “preventative services’ are okay, the larger issue at hand is that the HHS mandate also forces […]
In my opinion, bodily integrity—the idea that no person has the right to use another person’s body against their will–is the strongest pro-choice argument. Consider the court case McFall v Shimp: McFall suffered from a life-threatening bone marrow disease and his cousin, Shimp, was a compatible bone marrow donor. Shimp refused to donate bone marrow. […]
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