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Mar 07, 2006 08:59

Anybody see "Iron Jawed Angels"? Usually played on Lifetime, it features the story of Alice Paul, a famous women's suffragettes, and what she did to help get women the right to vote. It is an inspiring story that moves the soul of those who watch it ( Read more... )

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Ummm... rant-ramble ahead. isawa_funaki March 8 2006, 06:19:55 UTC

Go Am-chan! *laughs ( ... )

Re: Ummm... rant-ramble ahead. isawa_funaki March 8 2006, 06:20:17 UTC

bah. used the wrong head. Meant to use this one. *shrugs*

Re: Ummm... rant-ramble ahead. lilamchan March 8 2006, 16:56:00 UTC

So, if I'm having sex with my husband and the protection we are using fails, I have to have to continue with a pregnancy that I obviously didn't want? The perceptions of who's getting abortion is misconstrued by many who don't want to see what the reality is. The reality that 33% of all abortions, which happen to be the largest percentage, are performed on married women who used protection and where most already have at least one child. Only 18% of abortions are the "sex-crazed teens" that is suggested as the majority. Which is incorrect and that should be ignored. It isn't teens getting the most abortions, boys and girls, it is adults. MARRIED adults.

As for vamping sex education, I'm all there and with you. I think the "abstinence-only" bullshit doens't work. Hell, we KNOW it doesn't work through numerous studies. And while teaching the how, why, and this is how you don't get might not help too much, it will sink into more heads than just saying "Don't have sex because God says so and it makes me feel icky ( ... )