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Biologist Gregory Pincus had his hands full in 1950, when the Planned Parenthood organization gave him $30,000 and told him to develop a contraceptive that was "harmless, entirely reliable, and aesthetically satisfactory to husband and wife." Within 10 years, however, Pincus and his colleagues delivered, inventing the drug that sparked the sexual revolution. Introduced in the U.S. in 1960, the birth control pill, known simply as the Pill, was an ovulation-suppressing mix of estrogen and progestin that was 99% effective...
...former national-operations director for the Christian Coalition, zapped an e-mail to scores of top conservative activists in early March lambasting Dole for choosing Linda DiVall, whom Cunningham describes as "the left's favorite Republican pollster." Citing DiVall's past work for such "reliably liberal organizations" as Planned Parenthood and the Human Rights Campaign, a gay-rights group, Cunningham warned Dole that hiring DiVall "sends a deafening message to conservatives: Get to the back of the bus and shut up!" Dole has said she opposes abortion except in cases of rape, incest and where the life of the mother...
Mason worked for two years at Planned Parenthood of New York City before coming to the Bunting as the 1998-99 Miller Fellow...
Spending an early Saturday morning in front of a Planned Parenthood clinic is a profound way to see how abortion rights in this country have deteriorated since the passage of Roe v. Wade. On the day Planned Parenthood performs abortions, crews of anti-abortion protesters threaten, abuse and physically block those trying to enter the clinic. This is the situation that awaits women lucky enough to be in a state with abortion providers...
This Saturday, find a Planned Parenthood in the Boston area. Protect patients and doctors as they enter the clinic. Stand up for the constitution. Send a message that the abortion battle will be fought with words and laws, not with guns and violence. Today, send a note to an abortion provider near you thanking them for continuing to do their job despite the tremendous odds. Salute America's modern-day heroes. Meredith B. Osborn '02, a Crimson editor, lives in Greenough Hall...