By Juliana Jiménez Progress is not inevitable, and the current political climate, the state of women in politics, and the war on women are all cases in point. Kathy Kleeman and Debbie Walsh from the Center for American Women and Politics wrote an op-ed for the Washington Post on channeling the ire of women so that … Continue reading »
By Juliana Jiménez UPDATE: As of today, 45 advertisers have dropped Rush Limbaugh’s show, and there might be more in sight, according to the Rachel Maddow Show blog. And as if his lame “apology” wasn’t enough, he keeps burying himself deeper in national contempt by attacking a young author – you guessed, it, a woman … Continue reading »
Mother Jones: “Dear Rush Limbaugh: Birth Control Doesn’t Work Like Viagra”
From Mother Jones, By Juliana Jiménez
We hinted at this in a previous post, the embarrassing fact that Rush Limbaugh does not understand how birth control works, and as Rachel Maddow points out, neither does Mitt Romney. What is also particularly painful is the awful irony, the long-standing injustice, that Viagra has long been covered by health insurance, while birth control is not. Yes, lets all have more sex without birth control, because clearly the earth is running out of people.
By Juliana Jiménez The Obama administration announced on Jan. 20 that all FDA-approved forms of contraception must be covered by most insurers without a co-pay, co-insurance or a deductible paid by the patient, starting Aug. 1, 2012. The original ruling provided an exemption for churches, synagogues, and some primary and secondary religious schools. That was not enough for the U.S. … Continue reading »
