I'm snipping a lot more than Debbi did. :)
Deborah Harrell wrote:
>
> I'm snipping/plucking out sentences from the article,
> with commets following - Debbi
>
> --- The Fool wrote:
> http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,361521,00.html
> >
> > Jesus and the FDA
> > BY KAREN TUMULTY
> > Saturday, Oct. 05, 2002
>
> > In his private practice, two sources...
> > say, Hager refuses to
> > prescribe contraceptives to unmarried women.
>
> Oh *that's* brilliant - but what he does in his own
> practice affects only those blind enough to go to him;
> to have a male like this in charge of _women's_ health
> is *unacceptable* -- just as having a female who
> states that 'all men are potential rapists' would be
> unfit to preside over anything to do with men's
> health.
What's *really* stupid is that it takes a few months for contraceptives
to be totally effective. If I were unmarried but about to *be* married,
and could not get contraceptives far enough in advance to be fairly
confident of not becoming pregnant on my wedding night, I'd be upset
about that.
Julia
Responsible Family Planning Maru
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