The problem is, your “moral objection” is making your community a worse place
There are some new addiction treatments that work well, esp. for meth and cocaine. But we can’t use them because of “morality?” Continue Reading
Abortion
Pro-Choice! Pro-Life! Um, how about Pro-Voice?
Personally have never understood the over-politicization of the abortion topic, especially because it’s inherently ironic that decisions about women’s bodies can be dictated in a political arena, which is predominantly old white men with money. Now there’s this: Pro-voice means listening to all… Continue Reading
Abortion’s at its lowest level since 1973 (and everyone wants credit for that), but Republicans still want to end insurance coverage of abortion
I’m not going to write a lot about this, because while I know a few people who have had abortions, I’m (a) not a woman and (b) not tremendously well-informed on every nuance of the idea, so I feel like… Continue Reading
Wendy Davis is pro-life, pro-choice, an international figure, and trailing by double digits for Texas Governor
Above is the filibuster that made her famous. Thing is, as some would argue, Wendy Davis won the battle, and Rick Perry won the war. Now, months later, she’s writing a memoir and running for Governor of Texas in 2014 (more on… Continue Reading