Tag: Teenage Pregnancy
Red And Blue Families
I keep stumbling across articles on Naomi Cahn and June Carbone’s new book, Red Families v. Blue Families: Legal Polarization and the Creation of Culture. I will be picking it up today. I’m not trying to score points in this post – although points will be scored. I’d rather discuss the disconnect between Red and […]
Teen Pregnancy and Syphilis Increase Under “Abstinence Only” Bush, Or… Duh
Like we didn’t see this one coming. Teenage pregnancies and syphilis have risen sharply among a generation of American school girls who were urged to avoid sex before marriage under George Bush’s evangelically-driven education policy, according to a new report by the US’s major public health body. In a report that will surprise few of […]
Breaking: FDA to Permit ‘Morning-After’ Pill for 17 Year-olds
The FDA today said that it will not appeal a judge’s order to permit 17-year-olds to get the ‘morning-after’ pill. From the Associated Press story: WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration says it will allow 17-year-olds to get the ‘morning-after’ birth control pill without a doctor’s prescription. The FDA said Wednesday it will […]
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