"PRO-LIFE/BIRTH CONTROL--
The Wisconsin state legislature just passed UW Birth Control Ban-AB343, a measure that will ban the University of Wisconsin system fromfilling prescriptions for, counseling or even mentioning birth controlor emergency contraceptives in their health clinics--without even anexemption for situations arising from sexual assaults. The sponsor ofthe bill proposed it on the grounds that "dispensing birth controlleads to promiscuity"--when the reality, demonstrated clearly by aplethora of clinical studies, is that access to birth control andemergency contraceptives does not lead to any such increase, but doeslead to a drastic reduction in abortions and unwantedpregancies--especially for college students, a demographic categorythat undergoes a relatively high rate of a) sexual assaults; and b) unexpected sexual encounters. So, why would the "pro-life" legislators of Wisconsin ban somethingthat reduces the number of abortions and unwanted pregnancies? Simple. Many of us have made the mistake for far too long ofgenuinely believing that the anti-choice movement was, from a religouspoint of view, interested in the lives of unborn children. But it isclear, in light of this and many other proposed pieces of legislationon a national level that would in fact increase unwanted pregnancy andabortion rates, that these people are interested only in forcing womenback into a state of submission in which pregnancy is a punishment forwhat they consider to be immoral behavior--regardless of what theeconomic and social consequences of those pregnancies may be for themothers and children involved.But just remember: a woman's place is in the house. And the senate.And the oval office. Make it so
.In concluding, I would like to ask the state legislators of Wisconsina question: if they're interested in curtailing promiscuity, why notjust ban alcohol from college towns? I'm sure that leads to morepromiscuity than access to birth control. Oh wait, I think I know theanswer: it's because men like to drink too. Can't curtail ourfreedoms! And what about condoms? Wouldn't they promote promiscuityin the same way?You know, I really can't wait for the "male pill" to become available. I can't wait to see the onus of preventing pregancy undergo acomplete paradigm shift, and watch the immoral position of thesemisogynistic fundamentalists crumble under the weight of its ownhypocrisy.
The Wisconsin state legislature just passed UW Birth Control Ban-AB343, a measure that will ban the University of Wisconsin system fromfilling prescriptions for, counseling or even mentioning birth controlor emergency contraceptives in their health clinics--without even anexemption for situations arising from sexual assaults. The sponsor ofthe bill proposed it on the grounds that "dispensing birth controlleads to promiscuity"--when the reality, demonstrated clearly by aplethora of clinical studies, is that access to birth control andemergency contraceptives does not lead to any such increase, but doeslead to a drastic reduction in abortions and unwantedpregancies--especially for college students, a demographic categorythat undergoes a relatively high rate of a) sexual assaults; and b) unexpected sexual encounters. So, why would the "pro-life" legislators of Wisconsin ban somethingthat reduces the number of abortions and unwanted pregnancies? Simple. Many of us have made the mistake for far too long ofgenuinely believing that the anti-choice movement was, from a religouspoint of view, interested in the lives of unborn children. But it isclear, in light of this and many other proposed pieces of legislationon a national level that would in fact increase unwanted pregnancy andabortion rates, that these people are interested only in forcing womenback into a state of submission in which pregnancy is a punishment forwhat they consider to be immoral behavior--regardless of what theeconomic and social consequences of those pregnancies may be for themothers and children involved.But just remember: a woman's place is in the house. And the senate.And the oval office. Make it so
.In concluding, I would like to ask the state legislators of Wisconsina question: if they're interested in curtailing promiscuity, why notjust ban alcohol from college towns? I'm sure that leads to morepromiscuity than access to birth control. Oh wait, I think I know theanswer: it's because men like to drink too. Can't curtail ourfreedoms! And what about condoms? Wouldn't they promote promiscuityin the same way?You know, I really can't wait for the "male pill" to become available. I can't wait to see the onus of preventing pregancy undergo acomplete paradigm shift, and watch the immoral position of thesemisogynistic fundamentalists crumble under the weight of its ownhypocrisy.
posted by hekebolos at 12:45 PM
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