Valerie Huber’s New Role at HHS Could Bring Abstinence-Only Agenda to Global Policy

Via: Don Overton  •  News & Politics  •  20 Comments  •  5 years ago

“Huber spearheaded the rebranding of abstinence-only sex-ed as “sexual risk avoidance”—and then brought that language into government health policy.”

Abstinence-only proponent Valerie Huber will move to a new position in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of Global Affairs, worrying reproductive health advocates and experts who believe she could push her agenda into the global arena. Huber’s new role as the Office...

Self-Induced Abortion’s Risks Could Leave Immigrant Women Choiceless

Via: Don Overton  •  News & Politics  •  7 Comments  •  5 years ago

“"Imagine being undocumented and considering self-managed abortion in this environment."”

With the confirmation of Justice Brett Kavanaugh, the U.S. Supreme Court now has the votes it needs to completely undermine or overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark case legalizing abortion that turns 46 next week. In response to the likelihood of Roe’s demise, reproductive rights advocates have...

Legislative Lowlights: Total Abortion Bans Proposed in Colorado, Indiana, and Texas Last Week

Via: Don Overton  •  News & Politics  •  4 Comments  •  5 years ago

“Meanwhile, Oklahoma state Sen. Joseph Silk prefiled another ridiculous piece of legislation to restrict abortion.”

Rewire.News tracks anti-choice and anti-LGBTQ legislation as it works its way through state legislatures. Here’s an overview of the bills we’re watching. Lawmakers in Colorado, Indiana, and Texas want to criminalize abortion, a lawmaker in Oklahoma is trying to prohibit abortion when the sex of...

Don't Doubt What You Saw With Your Own Eyes

Via: Don Overton  •  News & Politics  •  0 Comments  •  5 years ago

“Two days ago, video was posted online that pretty much everyone who saw immediately recognized for what it was”

Two days ago, video was posted online that pretty much everyone who saw immediately recognized for what it was—footage of white teens taunting and harassing a Native American elder named Nathan Phillips on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. What was happening was clear and unmistakable, not just...

Six Facts About Abortion to Counter March for Life’s Junk Science

Via: Don Overton  •  Religion & Ethics  •  281 Comments  •  5 years ago  •  LOCKED

“This year's March for Life claims that “being pro-life is not in opposition to science," though many of its positions fly in the face of evidence.”

The 46th annual March for Life in Washington, D.C., has adopted “Unique from Day One” as its theme, an apparent declaration of the extreme anti-choice position that life begins at conception. The event not only asserts this view as a moral position but also claims that “being pro-life is not in...

‘What the f*ck were we thinking?’: Even Trump’s most hardcore supporters are turning on him over the shutdown debacle

Via: Don Overton  •  News & Politics  •  15 Comments  •  5 years ago

“Whenever a poll shows him with low approval ratings, President Donald Trump’s response has been to fire up his hardcore base as aggressively as...”

Whenever a poll shows him with low approval ratings, President Donald Trump’s response has been to fire up his hardcore base as aggressively as possible. And in the 2018 midterms, Trump’s rally-the-base strategy seemed to help Republicans achieve narrow victories in certain Senate and...

Mitch McConnell fiddles for Trump while the nation burns

Via: Don Overton  •  News & Politics  •  53 Comments  •  5 years ago

“With the nation in crisis, on the 28th day of a government shutdown caused by the capricious whims of an unstable and possibly illegitimate...”

With the nation in crisis, on the 28th day of a government shutdown caused by the capricious whims of an unstable and possibly illegitimate executive, the one person who could end this crisis by having a vote to reopen government is Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. But instead of leading,...

Trump Wrong About Wall Effect in El Paso

Via: Don Overton  •  News & Politics  •  3 Comments  •  5 years ago

“El Paso has never been “one of the most dangerous cities in the country.” ”

President Donald Trump falsely claimed that El Paso went from “one of the most dangerous cities in the country to one of the safest cities in the country overnight” after “a wall was put up” along the Mexico border. Here are the facts: El Paso has never been “one of the most dangerous cities...

Native American Vietnam Veteran Speaks Out After MAGA Hat-Wearing Teens Harass Him

Via: Don Overton  •  News & Politics  •  664 Comments  •  5 years ago  •  LOCKED

“Congresswoman Deb Haaland called the students’ behavior a show of “blatant hate.””

A group of teens wearing “Make America Great Again” hats harassed a Native American Vietnam War veteran during Friday’s first Indigenous Peoples March. Now the Native American elder is speaking out about the ordeal. Video posted online captures the unsettling incident in Washington, D.C.,...

Gods Are Everywhere Because It’s Hard to Bargain With Them

Via: Don Overton  •  Religion & Ethics  •  173 Comments  •  5 years ago

“Why do so many people worship invisible beings, accept the authority of millennia-old texts, or or congregate on weekends in buildings for no...”

Why do so many people worship invisible beings, accept the authority of millennia-old texts, or or congregate on weekends in buildings for no apparently practical reason? The cognitive and bio-cultural sciences of religion are burgeoning as researchers attempt to answer these questions in the...