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American Psychologial Association Applauds Prop 8 Ruling

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  The American Psychological Association praised today’s U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling upholding a U.S. District Court’s 2010 decision overturning Proposition 8. APA had filed a brief in the case (Perry vs. Brown) providing the scientific research relevant to the association’s support for marriage equality for same-sex couples. Proposition 8 took away the right of same-sex couples to marry in California that had been granted by the state Supreme Court in 2008. “Research shows that marriage provides important health and wellness benefits and that same-sex couples are similar to heterosexual couples in essential ways including the fact...

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What Does Planned Parent Actually Do?

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Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA), commonly shortened to Planned Parenthood, is the U.S. affiliate of the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) and one of its larger members. PPFA is anon-profit organization providing reproductive health and maternal and child health services. The Planned Parenthood Action Fund, Inc. (PPAF) is a related organization which lobbies for pro-choice legislation, comprehensive sex education, and access to affordable health care in the United States. Planned Parenthood is the largest provider of reproductive health services in the United States, which include contraceptives and abortions, among other services. Contraception accounts for 35% of PPFA’s total services and abortions account for 3%; PPFA conducts roughly 300,000 abortions each year,...

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What’s So Bad About Planned Parenthood?

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Planned Parenthood announced that Susan G. Komen for the Cure, a charity that collects donations and funnels those monies to breast cancer research, would no longer be giving support to Planned Parenthood – through lies and political ties the Susan G Komen for the Cure has unveiled itself to be nothing more than a political entity that believes only breast screening are for the wealthy and wants to align itself with the religious right. (read The Complete Guide to the Susan G. Komen Debacle) Let them keep their money.  With the bad publicity and political alliances “Race For the Cure”...

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End Piracy, Not Liberty

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Norway and US Need To Talk Fish

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There is a sudden boom in Scottish salmon exports to China. Two Chinese pandas have arrived at Edinburgh zoo without cost to Scots. What’s going on? According to the Norwegian Seafood Export Council (NSEC), exports of the country’s salmon and trout to China, excluding Hong Kong, fell 52 percent during the four first months of 2011 from the same period last year. The result has been a collapse in sales of salmon to China, and the sight and smell of North Sea fish rotting in Chinese warehouses. The Norwegian Foreign Office said sales of fresh salmon have collapsed 61.8...

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