The XX Factor : family planning

Quiverfull Feminism

Kerry Howley — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 19:22:00 GMT

"The threat of population decline," writes Michelle Goldberg at the American Prospect, "is one of the best arguments yet for socialized day care, family leave, and other dreamy Scandinavian-style policies.... I get why liberals have shied away from this...(read more)

Maybe the Duggars Are The World's Largest Rorschach Blob

Noreen Malone — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 20:37:00 GMT

Jessica , I think you're right that the fascination with the Duggars and their cohort is more than simple freak show, can't-look-away compulsion. People are always oddly obsessed with/judgmental of big families, even if they're not extreme cases. I'm...(read more)

For Women, Good Jobs Depend on Good Contraception ... and Yet ...

E.J. Graff — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:20:00 GMT

Dayo , I agree with you on a number of things about contraception and economic prosperity for the country and for women—and disagree with Rachael 's contention that contraception isn't related to jobs. Let's be real: Most women (with the exception of...(read more)

More Stimulation

E.J. Graff — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:06:00 GMT

Rachael , it's lovely to agree with you ... at least partly. I too am vastly in favor of contraception being available to all, and yet agree that it shouldn't be in the stimulus package. I've long found it amusing that Viagra, but not contraception, is...(read more)

Is Birth Control, Um, Stimulating?

Rachael Larimore — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:38:00 GMT

When I read this morning that President Obama was going to ask House Democrats to pull family-planning funds from the stimulus package, I breathed a sigh of relief. Not because I'm opposed to birth control (quite the contrary, actually), but because I...(read more)