I'm Back

Sorry folks, I've been sick for a few weeks.  Plus, also, now I have internet access at home, so I'll be able to keep on top of stuff a lot better. 

I don't know what you all have missed, but I feel WAY out of the loop.  Here's what I've gotten in the past few days:

Planned Parenthood Golden Gate sent me a press release about new sex-ed standards in the State of California.  Under state law, sex ed is required to be medically accurate.  Can you believe we even need a law for that?

Lisa sent me a New York Times about sexism in the "post-feminism" era.  One of the points the article makes is that the majority of women we see in the news are connected to high-power men, not that they, themselves, have the power.  So it's the political spouses, or the call girls, that are featured.  The spouses unwaveringly loyal to marriage vows, it seems.

Rajesh wants you to know that the Royal College of Psychiatrists think that abortion may have an effect on mental health.  The College is calling for mental health counselling before abortions, which, in my opinion, isn't a horrible idea.  Abortion can be a serious decision, and for anyone, the decision should be made earnestly and with full informed consent.  I do not, however, agree with the need for a "cooling off period" or any waiting times for abortion - it's clearly a time sensitive matter (as expressed in the recent changes to UK abortion law) so increasing the time it takes to get an abortion is counter-productive.  Unless you want to actually stop women from having abortions, in which case it's brilliant.

NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio is having a Lobby Day on April 9.  Register here.

The National Coalition of Jewish Women has launched Plan A, a call for "universal access to contraceptive information and health services."

And I know this is short notice, but FRIDAY (March 21), nominations are due for your favorite female blogger.

In July, ChoiceUSA is having it's Generation to Generation Awards Ceremony July 17.   You can nominate young leaders here (PDF).

I'll probably do a news dump tomorrow just to clean out my inbox, so stay tuned.  And welcome back!

Colorado is looking to legislate that human life begins at conception.

Male fertility problems are due to hormone levels during fetal development.