Morning Roundup: Anti-abortion Group Disparaging Rep. Giffords
Earthquake that has not happened yet is pre-blamed on gay marriage, Lifesite.com wastes no time in calling Congresswoman Giffords a "pro-abort," male circumcision may reduce spread of HPV, teen pregnancy in DC, a "gay hot potato," and a beautiful tribute to the work of Planned Parenthood from an unlikely patient.
Earthquake that has not happened yet is pre-blamed on gay marriage, Lifesite.com wastes no time in calling Congresswoman Giffords a “pro-abort,” male circumcision may reduce spread of HPV, teen pregnancy in DC, a “gay hot potato,” and a beautiful tribute to the work of Planned Parenthood from an unlikely patient.
- No need to look to seismologists to predict the next earthquake. (Science? Pish posh!) Christian “dominionists” are predicting an 8.0 earthquake for California because of Prop 8. This time it will apparently just be the fault of the gays, so the feminists, abortionists, pagans and ACLU (blamed for September 11 by Jerry Falwell) can take a step back.
- Lifesite.com is using the tragic shooting rampage in Arizona as an opportunity to call Rep. Giffords a “pro-abort” and vilify the National Organization for Women, disparaging NOW’s president Terry O’Neill for the following e-mail to supporters, “conservatives cannot have it both ways, screaming sexist, racist and homophobic slurs at legislators as they vote for health care reform, putting legislators on a violence-inciting ‘Targets’ list, and then simply saying how sorry they are when someone explodes into murder.”
- A new study is showing that male circumcision may reduce the transmission of HPV from male-to-female partners. HPV can lead to genital warts, cervical cancer, or reproductive health problems such as infertility. (And, in case you missed it in your calendar, January is cervical cancer awareness month.)
- Washington Post columnist Colbert King discussed teen pregnancy in a recent column, quoting the DC Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy as saying the condition is a “one-way ticket to persistent poverty.”
- As a review of the issues facing the gay community in the new year, this is a great roundup, but I have to say that I chose it also for it’s fabulous title: New Year Brings Us The Same Ol’ Gay Hot Potato: Marriage.
- In case you missed it, the New York Times printed a beautiful narrative of a Mormon woman’s trip to Planned Parenthood, a place she never thought she’d visit.
Oddly, my trip to Planned Parenthood provided much that the church had not in recent years. During my exam, the clinician explained every move before she made it, asked permission to touch me during the most routine procedures. I was mystified: by her compassion, by the level of attention paid to my body — as if it were fragile, or sacred. Only then did it occur to me how many terrified and abused women Planned Parenthood must treat every day.
And that brought me to tears, sorrowful for the ways in which we all suffer, in whatever ways we do, and grateful for the unlikely refuge of this place. Grateful also for the safety granted my own tears, prompted by the delicate weight of a hand on my shoulder, the warmth of her palm against my back.
How unprepared I was to experience tenderness in the place I had been warned so vehemently against. How unprepared for the flood of relief, the bud of hope, after a life devoted to keeping myself separate from my body. Here was a path, an opening; here was empathy.
Jan 10
- Pope says sex education an ‘attack on religious freedom’ – ABC Online
- Blogs Comment On Contraception, Home Birth, Other Topics – Medical News Today (press release)
- Jaime Winstone warns of the health risks of oral sex – BBC News
- Demand for HIV test before marriage – NDTV.com
- Sister’s unwanted pregnancy could be his boon – or bane – Washington Post
- Number of teen births in Wyoming increases – Billings Gazette
- Obamacare’s baby death panels, Part 1 – WND.com
- Antibiotics may increase infants’ asthma risk – Boston Globe
- McDonald’s defends gay filters on Wi-Fi – 3News NZ
Jan 9
- Filipino Catholics Risk Excommunication Over Reproductive Rights – The Irrawaddy News Magazine
- Autism risk ‘trebles’ if you conceive again within 12 months – Daily Mail
- Iowa Legislature to tackle gay marriage, abortion, Salvia and Four Loko in 2011 – Iowa State Daily
- Would you squeeze your pregnancy bump into control pants? – The Guardian
- Boehner Postpones Abortion, Health Care Votes After Giffords Shooting – LifeNews.com
- Top 5 Lies of the Pro-Abortion Left – David Horowitz’s NewsReal Blog (blog)
- Should We Introduce Children to the Concept of Transgender People? – Huffington Post (blog)
- After Giffords Shooting, Blame Game Begins on Abortion – LifeNews.com
- GOP Adds Anti-Abortion Funding Bill to Monday’s Agenda – Christian Post
- Downingtown won’t use controversial sex-ed program – Daily Local News
- Parents should teach kids about sex – Times of India
- Reader Letter | Wrong committee heard Senate abortion bill – Louisville Courier-Journal
- Unsafe, Legal, and Not So Rare – American Thinker
- Early sex education debate still resounds, author finds – Journal and Courier
- 98 percent of parents feel youth should receive sex-ed from them: US study – Sify
Jan 8
- Abortion lobby pillories conservatives for shooting of pro-abort U.S. Rep Giffords – Lifesite
- Father’s diet can affect future child’s health, UT study says – Austin American-Statesman
- EU adopts an ostrich policy on HIV – Gulf Times
- Gwyneth Paltrow: Sex Education Teacher on GLEE! – Just Jared
- ACLU exhibit on display – Dubuque Telegraph Herald
- 1.8m Female Infant and Child Mortality Linked to Domestic Violence – MedIndia
- GUEST COLUMN: Millennials join battle vs. abortion – Delaware County Daily Times
- Teen pregnancy – Louisville Courier-Journal
Jan 7
- Beyond Vaccines: 5 Things that Might Really Cause Autism – MyHealthNewsDaily
- Renaissance for Outspoken Catholic Philosopher – New York Times
- Who’s afraid of the granny escort? – Salon
- Teen pregnancy perpetuates DC poverty – Washington Post
- Former executive director of Tulsa abortion clinic sentenced to five years … – kjrh.com
- Annual meeting explains Mesa sex-ed program – Arizona Republic
- Doctors fear ‘pill scare’ arising from birth control class-action – Montreal Gazette
- Those Who Oppose Abortion Should Oppose Contraception Too – Patheos
- New year Brings Us The Same Ol’ Gay Hot Potato: Marriage – SF Weekly (blog)
- In NYC, 40 Percent of Pregnancies Are Aborted – Slate Magazine (blog)
- Kentucky legislature weighs ultrasound abortion requirement – Reuters
- NARAL: Vote to repeal health-care law is only days away – OpEdNews
- Study: Circumcision May Help Lower HPV Risk for Some Women – TIME
- Increasing domestic violence against women – Ceylon Daily News
- Birth control pills using 24-day regimen may be more effective – Los Angeles Times
- Health Buzz: Circumcision Cuts HPV Risk – U.S. News & World Report
- Daniels Close to Presidential Run, Abortion Truce May Hurt Him – LifeNews.com
- D.C.’s number 1: Grading abortion access in D.C., Maryland, and Virginia – TBD.com (blog)
- VA patient says told to test for HIV after surgery – NECN
- Nebraska Bill Opts State Out of Abortion-Funding ObamaCare – LifeNews.com
- Clergy Slam NYC’s 40% Abortion Rate – Gothamist
- House Takes First Step in Repealing Abortion-Funding ObamaCare – LifeNews.com
- Well: How to Haggle With Your Doctor – New York Times (blog)
- Christian dominionists fear 8.0 earthquake in California – God Discussion
- Children With Thalassemia at Risk for HIV – MedIndia
- Annapolis and the abortion debate – Baltimore Sun (blog)
- Reactions to the Governor’s State of the State address – Legislative Gazette
- Pauley Perrette’s NOH8 Dress Wows At People’s Choice Awards – On Top Magazine
- LGBT students celebrate ‘Doin’ for 40 Years’ at U-Michigan – EnerPub
- Health officials hope report stills fears over MMR vaccine – Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette
- Put Women in the Constitution – Huffington Post (blog)
- Family Planning Helps Women, Slows Climate Change. What’s the Problem? – Treehugger
- House OKs Medicaid bill that should save hundreds of millions – Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette
- Insurance Companies Find New Way to Victimize Pregnant Women – The Stir (blog)
- Modern world plays havoc with age-old livelihood – Sydney Morning Herald
- WMA urged to consider violence against women – Associated Press of Pakistan
- New team to lead maternal and newborn health programme – Loughborough News
- Male Circumcision Cuts Women’s Cervical Cancer Risk – WebMD
- Empowering Women and Girls – Voice of America
- The ACLU meddles in Catholic hospital policy on abortion – Opelousas Daily World
- Medicaid bonuses aim to bolster enrollment – OHIOU The Post