RS: The cost of persuading a woman not to have an abortion is $336

[Coexist]

from Rawstory:

President Bush to appoint abstinence-only activist to oversee reproductive services

"President Bush will appoint an anti-birth control advocate of abstinence to oversee funding for reproductive clinics next Monday, RAW STORY has learned."

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Diggs, who has known Keroack for four years and has worked with him on human sexuality and sanctity of life issues, added that anyone who said they wouldn’t let their personal beliefs influence their judgment would be lying.

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Dr. Keroack has consistently opposed contraception, in sometimes what many would consider extremist forms. Planned Parenthood reports that, as a member of the Medical Advisory Council for the Abstinence Clearing House and Federal Expert Panel, Keroack defined the guidelines for grants from the Community-Based Abstinence Education Program. His requirements included that there be no discussion of contraception, or even sexually transmitted infections.

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He calculated that the cost of persuading a woman not to have an abortion is $336, according to an article published by National Right to Life Committee.

This really, really pisses me off. I am a woman with a daughter, and this sucks.

[Coexist]

1. I am still angry - here is more:

Keroack's theory is that when a one-night-stand or cohabitation ends and the bonding is severed, oxytocin levels drop. “Many in this increased state of emotional pain and lower oxytocin seek sex as a substitute for love, which inevitably leads to another failed relationship, and, so, the cycle continues,” Keroack wrote.

The cure? Abstinence, and time to heal.

“If you have multiple partners, then the spouse is no longer significant,” Diggs said.

Okay - I had multiple partners when I was younger and I have to say - when I decided that my husband was one I could stay with, I was able to make that decision.

And, only ONE of my three children was planned. The other two were surprises, and we made the decision TOGETHER to continue the pregnancy and raise them.

ERRRrrrrrr...

[silverojo]

2. When this anti-contraception movement goes mainstream....

You'll find a lot more people getting PO'ed at these right-wing jerks, which can only help the Democrats. It's one thing to shed crocodile tears over fetuses, but to deny people contraception??

That'll go over like free tickets to go hunting with Dick Cheney.

[jwirr]

3. I think that while we do not agree with this idiot, he and a few more

like him in the next 2 years will let the voters see what they have been supporting. I do not think that every anti-abortion person is also an abstinence anti-birth control nut. When they cannot get their birth control pills even married pugs are going to see red turn to blue.