In other news, no one knows who Allen is outisde VA, but it's great to know that he has had to curtail all of his 08 travels to fight for his re-election.

Oh Jim Webb-thanks for being the man to flush the rest of Allen's political life down the toilet.

If you're Jewish, and you ignore it and hide it, does that make you anti-semitic?  Hmmmmmmmmm....let's discuss.

Does taking this pill induce an abortion of a human embryo?

Allen opposes abortion; he does not oppose contraception.  This is not an abortion pill. 

So what's the problem?

Either way, I'm popping the popcorn.

Good try though.  :)

No matter what you say, you can't get away from that fact.  Allen owns stock in a company that makes a new-fangled contraceptive.  Point out the hypocrisy, or drop it.

Now... what's really hypocritical is people like pro-choice Catholics. Talk about swallowing your principles for political gain.  Hmmmmm, who could that apply to... any governor you know?

You are not helping your cause, but I have a feeling you are just rtying to get the Allen team to notice you and make you a blogger star, which makes our lives and webb's easier.

You're missing the facts here, which are inescapable.

It is at best ignorant and at worst a flat-out lie to call Allen hypocritical for investing in this pill.

He opposes abortion.  This is not an abortion pill.

He does not oppose contraception.  This is a contraception pill.

End of discussion.

Anti-abortion groups strongly opposed Barr’s application to switch Plan B from prescription to over-the-counter status, saying that the medicine is an abortion pill whose widespread availability could lead to an increase in sexually transmitted diseases.

Also, see this statement by conservative group "Focus on the Family":

To: National Desk

Contact: Wendy Cloyd of Focus on the Family, 719-548-4570 or culturalissues@family.org

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Aug. 22 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Focus on the Family Senior Bioethics Analyst Carrie Gordon Earll issued the following statement today in response to President Bush's endorsement of over-the-counter status for Plan B, the so-called emergency contraceptive, for women 18 and older:

"President Bush has a solid track record supporting parent's rights but he's missed the mark with this endorsement. Selling this drug over the counter to any adult who wants to buy it virtually guarantees that it will end up in the hands of teenage girls without their parents' knowledge or their doctor's supervision. Over-the-counter status for Plan B -- regardless of the age requirement -- is an invitation for adult men to pressure underage girls to have sex with the promise of an easily accessible magic pill to prevent or abort a pregnancy.

"At best, it is unrealistic for the president and the FDA to believe teens won't have access to these pills and won't be at risk of exploitation; at worst, it is irresponsible for them to assume an age limit for over-the-counter access is a safe and parent-respecting compromise."

Boyer, a very conservative member of the Campbell Board of Supervisors, states that EC produced by Barr Labs is an abortion pill since SOMETIMES it works to prevent implantation of a fertilized egg.

It's fun watching Republicans fight each other.

The Catholic Church opposes Plan B not just because it's birth control, but because it considers use of Plan B to be, in Cardinal Egan of New York's words, "a chemical abortion."

Also:

Most of the time, Plan B works by stopping ovulation so that a pregnancy cannot occur. In a small percentage of cases, when a woman is ovulating on the day she has unprotected sex, a fertilized egg could form. In that case, Plan B might prevent the egg from implanting in her uterus.

While most doctors do not consider that an abortion, anti-abortion-rights doctors do, such as David Hager, a gynecologist from Lexington, Ky., who won’t prescribe Plan B for his own patients.

While most doctors do not consider that an abortion, anti-abortion-rights doctors do, such as David Hager, a gynecologist from Lexington, Ky., who won’t prescribe Plan B for his own patients.

That's why you go to state hospitals.  There will always be soomeone there more concerned with science than science fiction and morality.

Oh, and btw-I haven't been to church in 9 years.  The day they busted out the petition to close planned parenthood clinics in the area along with a second collection basket, I decided that my God was in me, and I didn't need to visit his house anymore.  He has some nasty acquaintances.

It is estimated that up to 50% of all fertilized eggs die and are lost (aborted) spontaneously, usually before the woman knows she is pregnant. Among known pregnancies, the rate of spontaneous abortion is approximately 10% and usually occurs between the 7th and 12th weeks of pregnancy.

See http://www.nlm.nih.g...

Hmmm.  So, is the Intelligent Designer responsible for all these abortions?  The doctor isn't doing it.  The mother's not doing it.

I posted on Kos today about that fired Sunday School teacher (for the crime of being female).  Another example of religious hokum -- organized religions commonly try to subjugate females.  http://www.dailykos....

Last week, Planned Parenthood staff from Virginia met with Senator George Allen's office about access to birth control. Here is what we were told:

Senator Allen does not support federal funding for family planning because that would be like 'sponsoring sex.'

Senator Allen's staff also declined to support a Resolution in Support of Contraceptive Access, which is not tied to any funding, but simply states that Congress should support access to contraception to help Americans prevent unintended pregnancy and abortion.

I think that Senator Allen's answer to teen pregnancy is abstinence.  That always works, right?  Tell them not to do it and they won't. 

I can't remember who it was, but someone had a diary or posted a comment on Kos about sex education programs in school systems in Georgia.  There were two adjacent counties whose citizens had very different opinions on sex education and family planning classes in the schools.  The county who made sex education mandatory in their schools saw a huge reduction in teen pregnancy rates.  The county that didn't had the highest rate in the state.  Education and access to birth control WORK.  But the George Allens of Congress prefer to bury their heads in the sand and ignore results.

I do hope Webb makes clear that Plan B is a contraceptive pill, however.  The far right has confused the public enough on this issue, and he shouldntake them to task for this.  (BTW, I've read that at one time or another 90% of females having sexual relations use contraception.)  Imagine telling young females that they're aborting babies when they're just preventing them, which the right wingers have done!  Shame on them and their fear-driven superstitions.

In one of my recent diaries, I pointed out that the Canton Ohio school board is expanding sex ed after 13 percent of one high school's female students were pregnant last year.  Out of 490 female students at Timken High School in 2005, 65 were pregnant.  "The new Canton school board program promotes abstinence but also will teach students who decide to have sex how to do so responsibly, bringing the city school district's health curriculum in line with national standards."

In Virginia, then-Governor George Allen fought to remove the state mandate for sexuality education.

Maybe if Allen ever has a trip planned to see the football Hall of Fame he can stop by and ask the Canton school board what changed their minds.

Finally, study after study has shown that teaching about birth control does not increase sexual activity.

The PDF file is on this web site too, research in NY.

Allen is behind the times.
Must love the feel of sand in his ears.

Allen's constituents are the ardent pro-lifers -- that's why this is newsy...

The fact the he does oppose Stem Cell Research is another great point though - and against Nancy Reagan's strong beliefs - the wife of his hero (who could have immensely benefited from the results of SCResearch!)