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The place to read about the ways in which women are empowered and degraded in our media and society.

Saturday, March 24, 2012

Hall of Shame - War on Women

So, it has been awhile since I posted but this all out attack on women's rights is unbelievable.  It is like we are back in the early 1900's.  It has been 40 years since the Supreme Court ruled in Eisenstadt v. Baird ruled that unmarried women had the right to use contraceptives.  Are we really still having this fight?!?!  And by "we" I mean MEN.  How many women have you seen arguing about against the use of contraceptive methods.  That is because the vast majority of women ARE USING contraception.  According to Guttmacher Institute:

  • Virtually all women (more than 99%) aged 15–44 who have ever had sexual intercourse have used at least one contraceptive method
  • Overall, 62% of the 62 million women aged 15–44 are currently using a method
That is why, regardless of your political or personal views, women need to unite and fight against this insane time traveling back to the 1950s.  We have fought for our rights and, while we may think fighting is no longer necessary, it is.  Even if you do not believe in using contraception, think of this as an attack on your rights over your own body.  If this regression happens, then who know what else the white, conservative, men will try to do.  

For a little inspiration, listen to the insane comments that these (mostly) men have made: