Planned Parenthood of Colorado gives away plan B

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By Lynn Bartels, Rocky Mountain News
June 27, 2006
Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains will dispense free emergency contraception on Friday to draw attention to Gov. Bill Owens' vetoes of measures that would have made it easier for women to obtain the morning-after pill.
"Gov. Bill Owens has turned his back on the women of Colorado, but Planned Parenthood won't," said Kate Horle, vice president of public affairs for the group.

Planned Parenthood will hand out free packets of the drug at its 24 centers statewide.

"Every woman should have it in their medicine cabinets, in case of birth control failure, or worse, sexual assault," said Vicki Cowart, president of Planned Parenthood.

Owens this year vetoed a bill that would have allowed pharmacists to dispense the drug to women without a prescription.

Opponents, including lawmakers who had supported earlier emergency contraception proposals, blasted the measure, saying there were no age restrictions and that they feared older boyfriends would pressure young girls into having sex.

Owens last year vetoed a measure requiring hospitals to provide information about the drug to rape victims. Catholic hospitals opposed the bill.

Both times, supporters of emergency contraception said the measures would reduce unwanted pregnancies and, thus, abortions.

But Planned Parenthood's giveaway on Friday illustrates why the governor didn't believe the emergency contraception measures were needed, said Owens' spokesman Dan Hopkins.

"The governor's point was this drug was already available at Planned Parenthood," Hopkins said.

The drug, called Plan B, must be taken within 72 hours of sex, and the manufacturers say it will not affect an existing pregnancy.


I just had to post this. Because it's important to women and important to the population at large and important for people's freedom.

Dude, I am SO off.

For a week! A whole week I'm off. I'm pumped about it. We'll spend the week working on the gallery building like demons. And if I can fit it in I'll even get my old Nissan put together. After towing it back from LaJunta last Tuesday it resides in my garage but it's in the door that I'll be closing in so I have to put together all of it I can and then get it running and out of there. We'll just have to see how I do. Crystal is off as well and wants to help put stuff together. I'll probably ask Marian for some wiring and sweat help. And I'll call here and there to see who else might want to pitch in.

Mostly I'm just really really really glad to be off work for a week and not liable to get called in. At least after Monday morning.

Been workin

So it's been really busy around the casa. :) Last week was fence building and dirt moving and today was planting and shining up the gallery. It's been nice, and felt good, and felt worthwhile. I love working with my hands and working with my family and working on our homes. It very much helps put everything into perspective. Yes, George Bush is a complete fucking idiot running around talking about gay marriage while Iraq burns, but somehow putting your hands into the nice warm moist soil and putting plants into it and turning a really crappy property into something beautiful is both small enough and important enough to make it all seem hopeful.

I feel hopeful.

And I like it.