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It was Protest The Pill Day!
Jun. 8th, 2008 12:11 amTHE PILL KILLZ AND CONDOMS CAUSE CANCER! EVERYBODY SCATTERRRRRR!!!
Yeah. I'm fuzzy on my reproductive rights history, but from what I can gather, today marked the day that contraception was made LEGAL! Yes! Woo! 'Least in the States, which, seeing that it was founded by Puritans, is a big fucking deal.
According to Wikipedia, we get this on Griswold v. Connecticut:
Griswold v. Connecticut (1965) involved a Connecticut law that prohibited the use of "any drug, medicinal article or instrument for the purpose of preventing conception." Although the law was passed in 1879, the statute was almost never enforced. Attempts were made to test the constitutionality of the law; however, the challenges had failed on technical grounds.
In Tileston v. Ullman (1943), a doctor and mother challenged the statute on the grounds that a ban on contraception could, in certain situations, threaten the lives and well-being of patients. The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal on the grounds that the plaintiff lacked standing to sue on behalf of his patients. A second challenge to the Connecticut law was brought by a doctor as well as his patients in Poe v. Ullman (1961). However, the Supreme Court again voted to dismiss the appeal, on the grounds that the case was not ripe. It held that, because the plaintiffs had not been charged or threatened with prosecution, there was no actual controversy for the judiciary to resolve. Thus, the Connecticut statute had evaded judicial review until Griswold v. Connecticut.
And of course, pro-lifers have to go spoil it by protesting contraceptives, aiming first for the Pill. Apparently, the Pill kills! Yes it does! How, you ask? Well, the Pill prevents implantation of the fertilized egg (which, being fertilized, is now a baby!), so effectively, it's aborting the baby! Never mind that this happens quite naturally about half the time, or that the Pill just prevents ovulation in general, the Pill Kills! REALLY!
So, whatever. You know after they get the Pill, they goin' for condoms next! ( Here's some absolutely fabo reading I did on today, which you should read to, because they will make you smile! )
And now, from Cara, of the Curvature:
Yeah. I'm fuzzy on my reproductive rights history, but from what I can gather, today marked the day that contraception was made LEGAL! Yes! Woo! 'Least in the States, which, seeing that it was founded by Puritans, is a big fucking deal.
According to Wikipedia, we get this on Griswold v. Connecticut:
Griswold v. Connecticut (1965) involved a Connecticut law that prohibited the use of "any drug, medicinal article or instrument for the purpose of preventing conception." Although the law was passed in 1879, the statute was almost never enforced. Attempts were made to test the constitutionality of the law; however, the challenges had failed on technical grounds.
In Tileston v. Ullman (1943), a doctor and mother challenged the statute on the grounds that a ban on contraception could, in certain situations, threaten the lives and well-being of patients. The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal on the grounds that the plaintiff lacked standing to sue on behalf of his patients. A second challenge to the Connecticut law was brought by a doctor as well as his patients in Poe v. Ullman (1961). However, the Supreme Court again voted to dismiss the appeal, on the grounds that the case was not ripe. It held that, because the plaintiffs had not been charged or threatened with prosecution, there was no actual controversy for the judiciary to resolve. Thus, the Connecticut statute had evaded judicial review until Griswold v. Connecticut.
And of course, pro-lifers have to go spoil it by protesting contraceptives, aiming first for the Pill. Apparently, the Pill kills! Yes it does! How, you ask? Well, the Pill prevents implantation of the fertilized egg (which, being fertilized, is now a baby!), so effectively, it's aborting the baby! Never mind that this happens quite naturally about half the time, or that the Pill just prevents ovulation in general, the Pill Kills! REALLY!
So, whatever. You know after they get the Pill, they goin' for condoms next! ( Here's some absolutely fabo reading I did on today, which you should read to, because they will make you smile! )
And now, from Cara, of the Curvature: