Shocker of the Day - March 1, 2006

I know this may come as a surprise to many of you, but it has come to my attention that unintended pregnancies are directly related to abortions.

"The most powerful and least divisive way to decrease abortion is to
reduce unintended pregnancy," said Sarah Brown, director of the
nonpartisan National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy. "If we can
make progress reducing unintended pregnancy, we can make enormous
progress reducing abortion."

I know, I know. Take a moment to digest this new thought-provoking information.

However, it is unfortunate that 33 states have made contraceptives and related medical care more difficult to come by.

From 1994 to 2001, many states cut funds for family planning, enacted
laws restricting access to birth control and placed tight controls on sex
education, said the institute, a privately funded research group that
focuses on sexual health and family issues.

And it's even more unfortunate that people like Rick Santorum go on teevee and spout off about how birth control harms women and society.