As I start to write this article I have the uncontrollable urge to ask Utah: are you kidding me?
I was alerted yesterday by Amplify that Utah’s congress overwhelmingly passed legislation that will criminalize women for miscarriages if it is determined the pregnancy ended as a result of “intentional, knowing, or reckless behavior.”
The bill is riddled [...]
“Hi Steph. My boyfriend says that anal sex is a good way to not get pregnant. Is he right? Can we use it as birth control?”
Good question! There are a lot of misconceptions about anal sex and you’re doing the right thing by asking questions and looking for accurate information.
Are you planning to use some [...]
This week’s safer sex question:
I’m 17 and very worried that I may be pregnant. I’ve been taking Loestrin 24fe for about 3 months now, and I have a steady boyfriend. I’ve never fully had unprotected sex, but sometimes we use a form of the withdrawal method (but only for about a minute or so). Otherwise, [...]
I’d like to talk ancient Greece this week (I promise I won’t be focusing solely on antiquity). I watched Hercules and Xena all growing up and I was utterly fascinated with the models of ancient Greece and Rome they presented. Kick ass women! Lesbianism, or at least the appearance of it, totally accepted! There was [...]
Recession news and information floods our TV, newspapers and blogs. The loss of jobs, rising cost of living, and stimulus packages all make headlines. A quick Google search on effects of the recession will produce stories about stress, environmental emissions and now reproductive decisions have made that list. Yes, the recession has made its way [...]
Florida is the latest state to jump on the personhood bandwagon. Like Colorado and Montana, voters in Florida will potentially consider a bill in 2010 that would define a fetus as a person, replete with constitutional rights. According to the Sun-Sentinel:
The Virgina-based American Life League will announce today a petition drive for the [...]
According to a new fact sheet fro the Guttmacher Institute, American teens are getting it on, whether adults want to believe it or not. The fact sheet also shows that accurate information about contraceptive use and STI’s can help teens delay the onset of sexual activity and decrease the rates of teen pregnancy . . [...]
A reader asks,
I’m a trans guy who sleeps with bio guys. I hear about Thomas Beatie. Can I get pregnant?
Trans folks have an understandably difficult task at hand when it comes to thinking about sexual health. You look, feel, and present as a dude, but what if you still harbor a vagina? When people like [...]
The notion behind surgically removing hysteria from women has EVERYTHING to do with the NJ case. The decision to remove VM’s child from her care was made based on her refusal to undergo a c-section and on her “erratic” behavior during the labor process. It also has everything to do with abortion and reproductive choice. I’ll get to that part shortly, I promise.
In a recent Huffington Post piece, Louise Marie Roth, PhD., tells the horrifying story of a mother who, during a normal, full-term birth, refused to have a c-section–against medical advice. The mother (V.M.), was accused by hospital staff of being irrational and erratic. Her refusal to have a c-section (an invasive procedure she [...]
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