The No Room for Contraception Campaign celebrates it's first birthday on February 27th, 2007!
This is part 1 of the year in review of No Room for Contraception.
If you are new to this website, it's divided into two parts: 1. The main website NoRoomforContraception.com, where you will find numerous resources, articles, links, and brochures about the harms of contraception and 2. Our blog, ContraceptionBlog.com , where you'll find informative posts by our featured bloggers, Jill Stanek, Genevieve Parker, and Britt Shankle.
Here are some links to articles that we have published on the main site within the last year.
The Role of Contraception in Increasing Abortion It's a common assumption that contraception reduces the need for abortion in the United States. Yet the history of contraception and abortion in the 60s and 70s shows this assumption to be incorrect. (click the title to read the rest of the article)
Ortho Evra Birth Control Patch: 1,000 Claimants and Counting According to Johnson & Johnson's third quarter SEC filing for 2006 , there are over "1,000 claimants who have filed lawsuits or have made claims regarding injuries allegedly due to Ortho Evra." Ortho Evra, also known as the birth control patch, is a transdermal hormonal contraceptive which is applied weekly to the skin. In addition to being a contraceptive, the patch can act as an abortifacient by preventing implantation of a fertilized egg. (click the title to read the rest of the article)
Breast Cancer and Oral Contraception October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, which is an annual campaign to build public awareness about the disease as well as to raise funds for research. What does this educational campaign have to do with contraception? It has to do with the fact that many types of oral contraceptives contain estrogen, a synthetic steroid believed to have a key role in the development of breast cancer.(click the title to read the rest of the article)
Contraception Deception: Changing Definitions To Mask Abortion Abortion rights advocates have been accusing the pro-life movement of trying to redefine pregnancy and reclassify certain contraceptives as abortifacients. In essence, they have been charging that the movement has not been telling the truth about contraception but instead has been playing word games in an effort to ban it.... (click the title to read the rest of the article)
"Birth Control Is Selfish" ... The Message Society Doesn't Want To Hear This past weekend graduates of Saint Thomas University were treated to a surprising speech by 21-year-old graduating student Ben Kessler. Some graduates walked out, many jeered, and others spewed profanities in response to his speech. Just what did he speak of which caused such an outcry? The War in Iraq? Border control? NSA spying? None of the above....(click the title to read the rest of the article)
"Contra-Contraception..." and for a Good Reason A recent New York Times Magazine article, "Contra-Contraception" by Russell Shorto [1], highlighted the growing trend against the use of artificial contraception by Christians and the growing number of anti-abortion (pro-life) groups that are addressing the issue. Though he brought to light many aspects of negative impacts of contraception, Shorto's article avoided many important points regarding the harms of artificial birth control on marriage, society and women's health. It served more as a forum to mock the anti-contraception movement....(click the title to read the rest of the article)
