Topic: Arizona

Arizona Follows Texas’ Lead, Passes Law To Defund Planned Parenthood

Arizona Follows Texas' Lead, Passes Law To Defund Planned Parenthood

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed into law Friday a bill blocking all state funds from Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers (because, you know, that’s working out so well for Texas …). The Republican-backed bill, delightfully named the “Whole Women’s Health Funding Priority Act,” would cut off funding for family planning and gynecological health services provided by any organization that also performs abortions, even though such organizations are already prohibited from using government money to fund abortion services. More »

More Contraceptive Controversy: Arizona Bill Would Allow Employers To Fire Women Using Birth Control

More Contraceptive Controversy: Arizona Bill Would Allow Employers To Fire Women Using Birth Control

And the controversy over a woman’s right to obtain birth control from her health insurance continues. Except this time it’s not Rush Limbaugh or any other man making the ridiculous statement of the day–it’s a woman. That’s right, Arizona Republican, Debbie Lesko says that employers should have the right to pry into our sexual lives and ask exactly why we use birth control. What’s worse, employers could potentially fire a woman using birth control for non-medical reasons.
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