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Related: About this forumVideo: Top Virginia GOP Official, Top Advisor to Ken Cuccinelli "I'm not a big fan of contraception"
http://bluevirginia.us/diary/9373/video-close-cuccinelli-aide-rpv-treasurer-im-not-a-big-fan-of-contraception-franklyAmong other things, this top adviser to Virginia GOP gubernatorial nominee Ken Cuccinelli says, "I'm not a big fan of contraception, frankly...I think there are some issues with giving morning-after pills to 12 year olds, and pretty soon I guess we'll hand them out to babies, I don't know." This advocate of "Christian abstinence" also says, "We have an entire generation of children who are in their teens, 50% of the ones that are sexually active have an STD."
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Video: Top Virginia GOP Official, Top Advisor to Ken Cuccinelli "I'm not a big fan of contraception" (Original Post)
lowkell
May 2013
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Given they are not given the info on how to avoid STD, this is not exactly surprising.
Mass
May 2013
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Mass
(27,315 posts)1. Given they are not given the info on how to avoid STD, this is not exactly surprising.
(even if the stat is probably very inflated).
Also, I am against any pill being sold to a 12 year old over the counter, but I am sure this idiot does not object to a 12 year old buying Tylenol.
Sunlei
(22,651 posts)2. oh he's like the politican in romania who banned birth control and now they have 100, thousands of
paint huffing throw-away street kids.
tanyev
(42,677 posts)3. No issues with a 12 year old having a baby, Ken?
Dawson Leery
(19,348 posts)4. The anti-choice movement is about contraception.
Traditional men cannot stand to see women "out of place".
sakabatou
(42,204 posts)5. Jack-ass has no idea about sex-ed does he?