Oh just...what.

[pikabot]

sasori_katana linked this to me. I am just flummoxed.

HHS Moves to Define Contraception as Abortion

In a spectacular act of complicity with the religious right, the Department of Health and Human Services Monday released a proposal that allows any federal grant recipient to obstruct a woman's access to contraception. In order to do this, the Department is attempting to redefine many forms of contraception, the birth control 40% of Americans use, as abortion. Doing so protects extremists under the Weldon and Church amendments. Those laws prohibit federal grant recipients from requiring employees to help provide or refer for abortion services.

Just. Just. What the fuck. I'm glad to be living in Canada is all I have to say, and I'm not even a woman. This is just an atrocity.

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[rebbe]

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This.

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THANK GOD FOR CANADA

[kanthia.livejournal.com]

Holy shit.

I'm this close to thinking it's a joke, it's so unbelievable. And to think Henry Morgentaler was just inducted into the Order of Canada. Reading this makes me sick.

Did you see that article about McCain and his rape 'joke'?

[pikabot]

...no, I missed that one.

[dragon-faere.livejournal.com]

Disgusted, and spreading the word.

[a-white-rain.livejournal.com]

You might want to add this link: here (https://secure.prochoiceamerica.org/site/Advocacy?JServSessionIdr009=1d07wz1qy3.app46b&cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=3253). It's a letter to protest - spreading the word as much is A++. I'm about to post it too.

[babydolleyez.livejournal.com]

geez >_> I generally consider myself moderate-conservative, and I AM against abortion, but abortion is the ending of a pregnancy, NOT preventing it from occurring. Dumbasses probably missed out on junior high school health class.