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The Prison of Mandatory Pleasure Provision

Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check on May 14, 2008 - 8:00am
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What would happen if our right to abortion hinged on the right to sexual pleasure rather than on a penumbra? Ecuador might just find out.

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Almost All Sex Is Sin?

Carolina Austria, RH Reality Check, Asia on April 29, 2008 - 9:45am
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With a very limited and negative view of sexuality, the Catholic Church's attention always seems inordinately focused on what it views as "unnatural sex acts" -- and it doesn't bother distinguishing between consensual acts and abuse.


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Do Anti-Choicers Really Care About Abortion Rate?

Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check on January 10, 2008 - 9:57am
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It's a misinformed notion that anti-choicers are primarily motivated by a desire to save fetuses rather than a desire to control sexual expression, especially female sexual expression.


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Sore Losers

Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check on January 3, 2008 - 8:38am
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For our homegrown anti-choice terrorists and stalkers, it's obvious that they're fighting a losing battle. Sure, they hope to have Roe v. Wade overturned and claim victory in the continuation of abstinence-only funding, but overall, the writing's on the wall.


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This Thanksgiving, I'm Grateful for Sex

Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check on November 21, 2007 - 9:15am
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It's important for sexual health advocates to remember that we're not just fighting to protect people from themselves, but to make the world a humpier -- and happier -- place to live.


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Sexual Freedom and Women's Rights

Carolina Austria, RH Reality Check, Asia on September 20, 2007 - 8:14am
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The dominant voices engaged in what passes for the debate over "sexual morality" are often on the same side of the fence regarding sexual stereotypes, and united in sexism.


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