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File another one under “ridiculous ideology vs. compassionate science.” According to tomorrow’s Washington Post (March 24, 2009; p. AO2, subscription required), US District Judge Edward R. Korman is requiring the FDA to revisit its position on Plan B, enacted during the Bush administration, and to make the “emergency contraceptive” available to 17 year old girls within 30 days, [...]
Posted in sex on Mar 23rd, 2009
This piece from KansasCity.com suggests that cheaper Chinese condoms are causing a dilemma for the folks at the U.S. Agency for International Development, which has distributed an estimated 10 billion U.S.-made AIDS-preventing condoms in poor countries around the world. Which makes me ask, “Why are my federal tax dollars being used to purchase condoms which, in [...]
The Reverend Robert C. Baker, B.B.A, M.Div., M.S., is an ordained pastor in The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod, and serves as an adjunct professor of philosophy at Lindenwood University's Belleville, IL campus. He is general editor of Natural Law: A Lutheran Reappraisal (CPH, 2011), author of "Natural Law, Human Sexuality, and Forde's 'Acid Test'" appearing in that volume, is the author of What Happened To Merry Christmas?, and has authored or edited numerous Bible studies and books.
