Wednesday, September 15, 2004
Citing references
I was reading a Marie Claire article on women's rights. (I'm engaged so it's ok, I also read Cosmo and Joan reads Maxim, so it's an even trade.) But they made stated some interesting facts.
Like the whole abstinence only policy for sex education doesn't work. (Shocker)
And that the government cuts funding for public clinics that offer abortions even if the funding for the abortions doesn't come from gov't funds.
That in only 5 states are they required to give you the morning after pill if you ask for it after being raped. (South Carolina is actually one of them, don't know how the hell that one got through in the Bible Belt but rock on!)
That if a pharmacist "conscientously objects" to your prescription, they can refuse to fill it, like birth control pills. (WTF! So if an herbalists was a pharmacist they could refuse to fill any?)
The FDA refused to make the morning-after pill OTC (over the counter) despite two studies/reports saying that they should and that it wouldn't be abused, so that now you have to go to the doctor, get it prescribed, and then find a pharmacy that has it and will sell it to you! Fuck, that's just messed up.
But my point is that they didn't reference most of their points, and that the above points are infuriating. Not that Marie Claire is infamous for printing lies, but I guess it's my inner-scientist that needs to reference everything.
So be sure to tell people where you get your info, register to vote, and vote with your mind and LISTEN to the candidates, and if they are not talking about what you want to hear, then go online. Somebody is keeping tabs on what they do.
Like the whole abstinence only policy for sex education doesn't work. (Shocker)
And that the government cuts funding for public clinics that offer abortions even if the funding for the abortions doesn't come from gov't funds.
That in only 5 states are they required to give you the morning after pill if you ask for it after being raped. (South Carolina is actually one of them, don't know how the hell that one got through in the Bible Belt but rock on!)
That if a pharmacist "conscientously objects" to your prescription, they can refuse to fill it, like birth control pills. (WTF! So if an herbalists was a pharmacist they could refuse to fill any?)
The FDA refused to make the morning-after pill OTC (over the counter) despite two studies/reports saying that they should and that it wouldn't be abused, so that now you have to go to the doctor, get it prescribed, and then find a pharmacy that has it and will sell it to you! Fuck, that's just messed up.
But my point is that they didn't reference most of their points, and that the above points are infuriating. Not that Marie Claire is infamous for printing lies, but I guess it's my inner-scientist that needs to reference everything.
So be sure to tell people where you get your info, register to vote, and vote with your mind and LISTEN to the candidates, and if they are not talking about what you want to hear, then go online. Somebody is keeping tabs on what they do.
# posted by Seth @ 7:59 AM 
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