Dr. Heather Prescott, a Professor of History at Central Connecticut State University, is working on a book about the history of emergency contraception (aka “ec,” or “plan B”). Dr. Prescott’s book will describe the history of emergency contraception from the 1960s until the present and place this story within the larger context of women’s health [...]
Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy The wing nuts have been making death threats against Democratic senators because they’re run out of logical arguments. Not that the debate has ever been logical – I mean, death panels . . . yeah, that’s totally beyond the realms of logic. But [...]
I had the pleasure, this past weekend, of attending a philosophy conference devoted entirely to Ethics. There were three keynote speakers, two of whom are among the most widely published on the issue of abortion (and the third was no slouch either!). The two I refer to were Don Marquis and Judith Jarvis Thompson. JJT [...]
A really interesting crossfire over Dr. Tiller Check this out. It’s a pretty heated discussion between Joan Walsh & Bill O’reilly over abortion, choice, and the recent death of Dr. Tiller. I figured it was worth sharing seeing as Joan did a fabulous job keeping her cool around such an arrogant anti-choice advocate! I’m curious [...]
