According to the Chicago Sun-Times, abortion is at a ten year high in Illinois. There are a couple factors being credited for the 5% increase in abortion rates since 2007. The first of those reasons being the plummeting economy. Dave Mckinney reports,
The state’s main provider of abortion services has heard from its clients that [...]
So, I realize that generally this post is full of specific information or advice around having safer sex, but this month I seem to be without a good question. Instead I thought I’d try to spark a discussion about one of the hardest aspects of sexual actions to identify, name, or teach: Decision Making.
The sex ed question of the week: I’m a lesbian who doesn’t like eating pussy. I don’t like the taste, I don’t like the smell, and I’m not a fan of all that pubic hair in my mouth. Is there something wrong with me?
No, there’s nothing wrong with you.
Contrary to popular belief, there [...]
If you think that abstinence-only sex education is a total waste of taxpayer money, you’re not alone. Numerous studies have shown that abstinence-only has actually increased the teen pregnancy rate (just ask Bristol Palin), and it’s done absolutely nothing to reduce STI rates. I was pretty pissed a few weeks ago when I [...]
In a 12-11 vote by the Senate Finance Committee, both Republicans, headed by Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), and several spineless Democrats, voted on Thursday to restore $50 million a year in abstinence-only education. Yes, I’m talking about the same funding that Barack Obama has attempted to eliminate. In fact, Obama’s budget for 2010 includes diverting [...]
I could certainly see myself identifying as pro-life, but never in the way that the current movement defines itself. The problem is that life and choice are not at opposing ends of the spectrum, and considering that the debate is about choice, and not about life, I will happily take the moniker of pro-choice.
The weird [...]
Dear Steph,
My grandmother is a sassy single lady playing the field in her retirement community. How do I talk to her about STIs?
Concerned Grandchild
First, let’s give a feminist round of applause to your grandma, for not letting her age get in the way of a healthy sex life, and to you, for recognizing the importance [...]
We all know the old feminist adage, “If men were the ones to get pregnant, choice wouldn’t be such an issue.” At least that’s the way I’ve seen it since I was 12 and realized I was a true feminist (after listening to a Backstreet Boys song and getting angry because it contained a sexist [...]
This past Valentines Day and Earth Day I found more articles related to having a “green” sex life than ever before. I put together this fun short list of the best articles/blog posts for my own blog and thought FFC readers may enjoy it. Hope it brings you lots of pleasure!
–Janice
In celebration of Earth Day: [...]
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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