Birthright
The political history of Planned Parenthood.
The political history of Planned Parenthood.
Jill Lepore New Yorker Nov 2011 35min Permalink
On the Becket Fund, a little-known firm that has become the leading force in the fight for corporations seeking a religious exemption from covering employees’ birth control.
Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux The American Prospect Jun 2014 20min Permalink
On the morality of procreation and the origins of birth control.
Elizabeth Kolbert New Yorker Apr 2012 10min Permalink
"Look, people's lives are people's lives, and some of them can't cope or be as organized as some of us might like. But it's only in the area of sex that we get involved in the ethics of promoting risk-taking, the idea that we should withhold information or devices because we don't want people to need them. Would you make the same argument about cholesterol drugs? Saying, If we give people a drug that will reduce cholesterol, they won't be as likely to exercise and eat properly like they really should?"
Jan Hoffman New York Times Magazine Jan 1993 20min Permalink