New Head of Family Planning Hates Birth Control |
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by Izzy Grinspan, October 17, 2007 |
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Hey, do you enjoy having sex without having babies? If so, the Bush administration’s new head of family planning for the Department of Health has a bone to pick with you. Susan Orr, who is critical of contraception (like, all of it), was just put in charge of “$283 million in annual grants to provide low-income families and others with contraceptive services, counseling and preventive screenings.” That’s like giving that “God Hates Fags” minister $283 million to spend on Will and Grace episodes.
Bonus money quote, just in case you’re on the fence about whether to start stockpiling condoms:
In a 2001 article in The Washington Post, Orr applauded a Bush proposal to stop requiring all health insurance plans for federal employees to cover a broad range of birth control. "We're quite pleased, because fertility is not a disease," said Orr, then an official with the Family Research Council.
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Izzy Grinspan is Jewcy's ex-managing editor. Her work has been published in Salon, The Believer, and The Village Voice. More... |
Lys H
Well, I'll save you some space over here in Europe.
So, really, I guess what she's saying is more butt secks for everyone? No...?
patty mayonaise
too bad Orr's parents didn't have birth control, we could have been spared this little treat.
Lys H
So, evidently, children protection services are also not good - "intrusive".
More here: http://thinkprogress.org/2007/10/17/susan-orr/
Izzy Grinspan