No birth control here, but may I interest you in a vitamin?
7 is the number of pharmacies in the country that now refuse to sell any forms of contraception to their customers. When you think about it, seven really isn’t that big of a number, but it is seven too many pharmacists that are not filling contraception prescriptions because of their faith.
Yet another pharmacy, this one in Chantilly, VA, is refusing to honor doctors’ prescriptions for birth control and the morning after pill. No candy and no soda is sold either! Yes, Divine Mercy Care Pharmacy has a right to decide which products to sell, but that does not excuse the fact that these pharmacists are refusing to do their job!
Read more for excerpts from Matthew Barakat’s article and quotes from people who want to dictate your family planning.
Rights to choose, freedom of speech…who needs ‘em?
Two weeks until the 2008 presidential election! How well do you know your candidate’s positions?
Women’s rights, in my humble opinion, are just as important of an issue as the economic policy, international relations, and homeland security. And yet it seems like a lot of people are forgetting lately about the changes to the constitution that are proposed by the Republican campaign.
John McCain and his infamous running mate are trying to abolish the right to freedom of choice. Instead of having the federal government guarantee women’s rights to choose for themselves, McCain wants to leave it up to the states to make the decisions for them, by either abolishing or allowing abortion.
Read further to see how your vote may be solidified with the left after reading excerpts from “Mocking Women’s Health and Losing Their Votes (with ‘Air Quotes’)” by Nancy Keenan.


