reproductive rights

First no mo Gitmo, and now Obama has reversed the Global Gag Rule!

The "Mexico City Policy" was instituted by Reagan, reversed under Clinton, and re-instated by George W. Hopefully Obama's decision won't be just another flip of the coin, especially since this policy has sweeping consequences for health care around the world.

In a tiny bit of synergy, I read this excellent piece by Katha Pollitt only an hour after sitting at my ob-gyn's office next to a pregnant teen gabbing on a hot-pink cellphone.