In times of old, The Furies protected Mother Right. If a mother (or any woman) was harmed, The Furies swooped down and took their vengeance. They were one of the last vestiges of a world that existed before the patriarchy. When we feel righteous anger, it is The Furies who are calling out to us to make what is wrong right again.

Saturday, September 03, 2005

RIP Roe v Wade 

Rehnquist has died. Let's hope I'm wrong about this being the end of Roe v Wade. I was wrong about Bush being reelected. I was wrong about hurricane Katrina. I've been wrong about many things. So I'm hoping I'll be wrong about this too.

And speaking of women's reproductive rights: It got lost in the hurricane news, but the
chief of women's health for the FDA, Dr. Susan Wood, resigned because the director wouldn't approve the so-called morning after pill for over-the-counter distribution. She said their decision was not based on science. The FDA said they were going to table the discussion until they could make certain only women seventeen and older could buy it

Wood said, "I have spent the last 15 years working to ensure that science informs good health-policy decisions. I can no longer serve as staff when scientific and clinical evidence, fully evaluated and recommended by the professional staff here, has been overruled."

According to the New York Times, she also said, "I feel very strongly that this shouldn't be about abortion politics. This is a way to prevent unwanted pregnancy and thereby prevent abortion. This should be something that we should all agree on."

Good for you, Dr. Wood.
Posted by: Kim Antieau / 9/03/2005 08:19:00 PM
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