family planning

OMFG, Patricia Miller, RD Blog, Remapping American Christianities, Sexuality/GenderAugust 12, 2015

Planned Parenthood Gets Religious Support

By Patricia Miller

A total of 56 faith-based groups have sent a letter to members of the Senate…

(A)theologies, Election 2012August 7, 2012

“One of Us”: Rick Santorum and the Politics of (Very Big) Family

By Kathryn Joyce

“Seven kids! Seven kids!” one woman exlaimed at a Rick Santorum rally in Louisiana on March 21, when organizers asked people to say what they liked most about the ultra-conservative Catholic, homeschooling presidential candidate.

Sexuality/GenderApril 17, 2012

Apoplectic about Abortion: One Woman’s Emotional Roller Coaster

By Donna Schaper

I used to be angry, now I am apoplectic. I also used to be fraulein and now I am a frau. I used to be a mademoiselle and now I am madame, a señorita and now a señora. In other words, I am a mature woman whose human rights are vanishing before her very eyes. For a long time, I have become habituated to freedom, confusing myself, apparently, with a human being—or even a man. I don’t like it when Congress treats me like a girl by hacking away at abortion rights and talking about eliminating funds for family planning.

Sarah PosnerDecember 1, 2011

Darrell Issa’s Show Trial
on Alleged Obama Administration “Anti-Catholic Bias”

By Sarah Posner

A two-million dollar contract becomes a focal point.

Guest BloggersNovember 2, 2011

Did Jesus Help Ghanaian Women with Birth Control?

By Allie Carter

Just ask them directly.

Sexuality/GenderJuly 3, 2009

“The Pill Kills” Movement Readies Itself for the Mainstream

By Kathryn Joyce

By slipping into religious language, and evoking “conscience clause” exemptions, it’s becoming clear that this underground movement is readying itself for the mainstream.

Politics/Law, Sexuality/GenderJuly 3, 2009

Historical “GOTCHA!” and the Planned Parenthood Sting

By Tom Davis

The religious right tries to cut off public funds for Planned Parenthood; a look at the effort to discredit PP with allegations of racism.

Culture, Politics/Law, Sexuality/GenderJune 23, 2009

Planned Parenthood ‘Stung’ By Lila Rose

By Bill Berkowitz

Lila Rose, a 20-year-old UCLA student, is taking on Planned Parenthood with a phony story, video equipment, and support from a host of Christian Right media outlets and organizations.

(A)theologies, Politics/LawJune 22, 2009

O(Pinn)ion: God’s Little Soldiers: Procreation as a Weapon

By Anthony B. Pinn

The Quiverfull movement sees children as an army of missionaries meant to reshape the United States along biblical lines.

Culture, Sexuality/GenderJune 10, 2009

Makers of Depopulation Doc Have a Past

By Kathryn Joyce

Journalists should look more to the example of the Times, which recognizes the loaded arguments of dedicated culture warriors like the creators of Demographic Winter…