Shift Buzz Pro-choice advocates long argued that abortion rights save the government money. Some anti-abortion activists have called this argument cynical — but their side talks about money too. Let's look at the history of the aborted-taxpayer theory.
Politics Buzz And he quickly defuses it. At an unpredictable town hall, a loose Romney shows some campaigning chops.
Culture Buzz Transvaginal ultrasound is the new scarlet letter. Virginia leaps backward to take first place with one of the most Big Brother draconian reproductive laws to date.
Yes, this is both real and terrible. How dare Planned Parenthood try to educate people?
Because they can't have kids of their own. If you spend too much time thinking about everything that's wrong with this rationale, your brain will explode out of your ass.
The sign, focused on African-American abortions, was removed due to a concern for public safety. Waitstaff in the restaurant behind the billboard were being harassed and threatened with violence. Also, unrelated, but the girl whose stock photo was used for this is pretty unhappy about it. More info at CNN.
A commercial for Mancrunch, a new gay dating website, will not be aired during the Superbowl, which would be less weird if CBS hadn't given the OK to a pro-life commercial featuring Tim Tebow. To be fair, babies are cute. Two dudes kissing? Not so much, says CBS.
If you can't fit “LUVMYUNBRNFETUS” onto your license plate in Tennessee, there's always a Plan B. Personally, I'd take an Anne Geddes-decorated plate over a “My other baby is a caterpillar” bumper sticker any day.
Culture Buzz The Christian social worker deceived legions of loyal readers after blogging about being pregnant with a terminally ill baby - whom she planned to keep to term - before revealing it was all a hoax in the name of pushing her own pro-life agenda. Before apologizing on her blog, Beushausen posted pictures of her “baby,” which readers recognized as a doll. And, yes, the baby was, in fact, sold to her by our favorite company.