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The dangers of Amendment 6

 

Amendment 6, which will come to a vote in November, would mean women would lose their power to make decisions over their bodies in private. It removes privacy rights that have been in place in Florida for years. Read this article in Creative Loafing to learn more.

Which forms of birth control work best?

Study concludes that it’s not the Pill - long-lasting contraceptives like the IUD and implants are the most effective.

From the ‘really???’ files

So anti-choice protesters can harass medical patients in front of a health center and hold graphic propaganda posters right across the street from schools without being asked to leave, but a young lady can get kicked off a plane for “‘being clothed in a manner that would cause discomfort or offense to other passengers”? Amazing.

(Source: thinkprogress.org)

9 out of 10 believe birth control is ‘morally acceptable’

So while the major Catholic institutions are falling over themselves to attack the birth control mandate in court, Gallup poll shows 9 out of 10 Americans believe birth control is morally acceptable. Can you say out of touch?

Sign the petition - Personhood for Women!

Do you agree there’s a war on women going on? Would you like to have control over your own body? Sign this petition on Change.org, granting “Personhood” to women. You’ll be stating, among other things: “A person identifying as a woman and/or having a uterus shall retain all of the full, basic, and fundamental rights of a US citizen as promised by the Declaration of Independence - life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” We love it!

“When you’ve been in your career field for a long time, it is rare to come across information that you’ve never heard of before. That’s what happened when I ran across a brochure titled, “Your Monthly Miracle: Storing Menstrual Stem Cells.” Seriously?”
Oh yes, that’s right - you can now bank your menstrual blood for its stem cells. Science is kind of cool.

(Source: feroniaproject.org)

Sandra Fluke: Life after Rush

Our CEO met Sandra Fluke during the national conference this winter. What does the young contraceptive/healthcare advocate say about life after the attack by Rush Limbaugh? Read HERE to find out.

“If she identifies as a woman, she’s a woman.”
— If my younger brother can get it, anyone can. (via oscillatequeerly)