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The shock!  The horror!  Keggy Kegnapped!

If you haven’t seen it, check out the Dartmouth Yale Enthusiasts (DYE):

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There’s some good news in the news today, abortion rates are at record lows. Although, of course, they’re lower for whites than for hispanics and blacks, a fact that Planned Parenthood ties to the fact that whites are more likely to have health insurance and contraceptive services available.

Yahoo News Story

You have to love the quote at the end of the article from the “Concerned Women for America” an organization that “strives to bring Biblical principles into all levels of public policy.”

In talking with women who have had abortions, we find that there are many reasons for abortions, other than the ‘oops’ factor,” she said. “Many women felt that they were coerced into it — they may have wanted the baby, but they were pressured into an abortion by other people — boyfriend, husband, parents, jobs, universities or such.”

Yup, because universities are really pushing women to have abortions. I know that Harvard has a quota where they try to have at least 1 in 10 students get an abortion every year. Dartmouth is behind, they really need to try catching up!

I’m definitely not pro-abortion. It’s an absolute last resort, but I do think it’s an important option to have open to women. Since it is a last resort though, I think it’s also incredibly important to get people information and contraceptive drugs and supplies. People are never going to stop having sex, so you have to help protect them in other ways.

Oh, and I’m a little bit upset about the sexism inherent in stories about abortion! Why do then never mention the statistics for men?