For when the body politic gets wild!
At last! A judge ordered the FDA to allow the morning after pill, Plan B, to be available over the counter! Hurrah! Plan B is not my favorite pill to take, because it can be crampy and make you cranky, but seriously, the drug is as safe as anything and it’s important to have access […]
Happy V-Day once again! Time flies. Per the usual, I’d recommend a viewing of the Vagina Monologues – find one in your area and go if you’ve never been! For the 15th anniversary of V-Day, check out the One Billion Rising campaign to end violence against women. Share
Exciting new development on the Plan B front! It seems that New York City is going to pioneer this badass new program in which girls as young as 14 will have access to over the counter emergency contraception from school nurses. They have so far been sneaky about revealing plans and testing out the pilot […]
Kathleen Sebelius, the Health and Human Services Secretary, and I haven’t always been on the best of terms. I was appalled when she overode the FDA recommendations on Emergency Contraception. I’m pretty sure a Health and Human Services secretary had never publicly overruled what the FDA suggested, and this was just bollocks. It’s great that […]
I was glad to see this video this morning – a happy little PSA about not abusing the ladies in your life. Of course it’s sad we need to be reminded, but it’s also important that politics tackles these matters on every level. The sad truth is that we need these PSA’s. Silence about abuse […]
This photo speaks for itself. Too much even going on in the media today for me to absorb it all. But, people. Please. Share
Planned Parenthood rarely endorses a candidate, but they just endorsed Obama today. With all the nonsense we have been up against in the past few months fighting to support very basic things like birth control, the idea of a Romney presidency is terrifying for sure. Whether or not you feel jazzed about politics, think Obama […]
Republicans, Get In My Vagina! from Kate Beckinsale I need a republican to get in my vagina. It is seriously one of those things that you just can’t reconcile. Alas, there are moments of hilarity. Share