Nicholas Mark from the University of Wisconsin argues that the reason that agency gave for canceling these grants — “normalizing sexual activity for minors” — is a “bizarre” framework. “In a world where teens have smartphones, teens are surrounded by sex and such easy access to sex and sexual imagery, sexual iconography,” he says. “It … Read more
There used to be a consensus on both the left and right that it was best to wait for adulthood to have kids. But some conservatives are rethinking this view, and Republicans are now drifting toward open complaints that teenage girls aren’t having enough babies. Read more at Salon
By demonising birth control, she is toeing the Project 2025 line. Republicans aren’t just content with overturning the right to a safe and legal abortion; they’re also quietly undercutting access to contraception. What’s next? The party of “family values” rallying behind child marriage? Oh, wait, they’ve already ticked that one off. In recent years, several … Read more
