SUCH A SELF-LOATHING ROMANTIC LIFE...:

A bad first date with Mr. Obama (Adrienne T. Washington, February 1, 2009, Washington Times)

Loretta J. Ross, national coordinator of the SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Health Collective in Atlanta, joked that she was surprised "by the rapidity with which [President] Obama jettisoned the family planning" programs in his $819 billion economic-stimulus package.

"He's the date I had last night who forgot my name this morning," Ms. Ross said, noting how much support Mr. Obama received in the election from women, particularly women of color, who count on family-planning services such as contraception.

...explains why she thinks abortion is family planning.

Posted by Orrin Judd at January 31, 2009 9:59 PM