Monthly Archives: June 2003

Feminists for Life–Far, Far from a Contradiction in Terms!

People believe that to be a feminist is to sell the fetus short and be pro-choice, and likewise that abortion, while unpleasant is necessary for women.

Serrin Foster and Feminists for Life are campaigning to teach people that this need not be the case, and that the early feminists like Susan B. Anthony were avowedly pro-life, and decried abortion as both murder of a child and a repression of women by divorcing them from motherhood, which early feminists fiercely defended.

Here is an article on Serrin Foster’s “A Feminist Case Against Abortion” talk, which has changed hearts in universities across America, including the University of Pittsburgh, where Serrin lectured at the School of Medicine, and had immediate, tangible results.

Ill Wind

Will man EVER find an environmentally friendly fuel?!? Hmmm…I wonder if Bush knew this when he promoted them in his address. By backing a doomed horse, he could look like an environmentalist while remaining loyal to his oil cronies.

Ballyhooed hydrogen fuel cells may have environmental drawback

“WASHINGTON (AP) – Widespread use of the hydrogen fuel cells that President Bush has made a centerpiece of his energy plan might not be as environmentally friendly as many believe”.

No Toll on Info Superhighway

Taxing internet service would be like taxing TV or telephone.

Pols: Ban Net-Access Tax Forever
By Joanna Glasner

If a coalition of congressmen has its way, the government’s temporary moratorium on Internet-access taxes could soon become permanent.

This week, a House of Representatives committee is expected to consider a proposal that would bar states from imposing levies on Internet service, but would not affect their ability to collect sales taxes.