I’m a tad upset. The House just voted (all the Republicans and ten Democrats) to de-fund Planned Parenthood.
Why?
Planned Parenthood has been the target for the Right since it was founded in the 1920s—during a time, it should be stressed, when you could go to jail for distributing information about contraception. Jail. Because such information was seen as destructive of public morals.
Again, why? This should be a no-brainer for Conservatives. Privacy. The ability to control your own person. The responsible management of your own life. But time and again we keep running up against this perverse negative reaction to anything that smacks of responsible sexuality. …