Community Corner

Poll: Are Conservatives Trying to Limit Women’s Access to Birth Control?

Sandra Fluke's testimony before House panel revived issue of taxpayer-backed contraception.

In an essay reprinted in the online site San Diego Free Press, Andrew Jenkins writes: “Make no mistake about it: Birth control is under attack because it empowers young people with the agency to make healthy choices about sex and sexuality.” Further, he argues that the “progressive community is deathly afraid of talking about sex and young people.” Is Jenkins right—and that conservatives are trying to roll back access to contraceptives?

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