a bitter pill in election season

[niyad]

A bitter pill in election season

By CRISTINA PAGE


At all levels, anti-abortion groups are trying to undermine contraception of any kind.
The Centers for Disease Control is not the first place one looks to for ideas on conflict resolution. But with one issue that has divided America, it should be.

A recent CDC study revealed that between 1990 and 2004 teenage abortion rates plummeted by 50 percent in the U.S. The researchers suggest one common-sense policy approach is most responsible: access to contraception.

As political campaigns around the country take very different stands on the abortion issue, there is no question that this argument will intensify. And the stakes couldn't be higher. The next president, if history is any measure, is likely to appoint two Supreme Court justices. Roe v Wade, the Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion nationwide, currently stands by one vote. The next election will likely decide whether Roe v Wade remains the law of the land.

Against this political backdrop, another, potentially more important, reproductive rights conflict may get lost. In fact, the issue many candidates don't want voters to think about is not abortion, but contraception, and the media hasn't called them on it.

Access to contraception is the only proven way to reduce unwanted pregnancy rates. It's no wonder that Americans on both sides of the abortion debate overwhelmingly support contraception. Yet few know that more and more candidates vying for their vote don't. Across the states, anti-abortion organizations have added anti-contraception activities to their agenda and expect those they help elect to office to join in these efforts. Since this issue isn't on most voters' radar, most complacently comply.

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[BrklynLiberal]

1. K&R. This is VITAL!!!!! Thanks for posting.

[niyad]

2. you are most welcome--with mcstupid's "life begins at conception" moment, we know what

he and his cohorts intend to do if he steals the election.

[niyad]

3. ......