I know that I am a woman of the new millennium, but I still cannot believe that in 2008 there are still people out there trying to control women’s bodies and what we choose to do with them. Especially doctors.

Recently, a federal rule was proposed in Minnesota that would eliminate the mandate for hospitals to provide emergency contraception to rape victims. This rule would “broaden the definition of abortion to include the most widely used forms of birth control, which can prevent implantation of a fertilized egg.”

“It elaborates that the rule change would mean doctors and nurses would not have to provide information on birth control, prescriptions or give referrals to get it elsewhere. Operating room technicians would not have to clean instruments used in a surgical procedure, the proposal said.” Read More »

When the announcement came last year that Plan B would be sold over the counter, slutty college girls, or just college girls in general, silently rejoiced.This means no more shameful experiences at the local college health clinic having to explain to a nurse who looks like your mom why you need this pill, as well as the exact details of what happened. That situation is traumatizing enough that I’m sure it deterred many girls who really needed the pill, but were not willing to go through the humiliation of actually obtaining it.

Lucky for the incoming freshman class of 2011, who will never truly appreciate the easy accessibility of Plan B pills at the drugstore pharmacy instead of a doctor’s office. Well, pharmaceutical companies are just as excited as we are, with the sales expected to be ENORMOUS for 2007. Read More »