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Monthly Archives April 2008

The beginning of the end to abstinence-only education programs

Our lovely lawmakers have finally gotten up the nerve to tackle Bush’s abstinence-only sex education funding. It’s no surprise that it took a Democrat controlled House and Senate to allow this challenge to happen, but the question is, why didn’t it happen sooner? Despite years of outcry and criticism, it took our lawmakers seven […]

Posted 03 April 2008 † Liz § anti-choice § anti-contraception § birth control § christian right § feminist thought § gw bush § ignorance § politics § religion § reproductive health § sexuality ‡ Comments (0) °

Senate hearing on rape as a weapon of war

We’ve all heard the gruesome stories of female military personnel going off to war and being raped, kidnapped, mutilated, and tortured, whether by the enemy or by their fellow soldiers. The United States Senate has finally caught up with the use of rape as a weapon of war and the Senate Subcommittee […]

Posted 03 April 2008 † Liz § feminist thought § politics § rape § reproductive health ‡ Comments (0) °