You know, it would be best if I could live my life like Elvis Costello: "I used to be disgusted, now I try to be amused." Unfortunately, I just can't pull it off. America's hypocrisy towards sexual health, especially that of women, is legendary, and I shouldn't continue to be appalled, and yet I still am. Another thing you have to remember when reading the above article that kind of brings the entire issue into even clearer focus is that many health insurance companies won't pay for contraception -- but Viagra is definitely on the roster. What's that say about the relative values of the health of the cock and the cunt in the great bureaucracy that is our modern health system?

Alternet also has an interesting article that shows how urgently we value the role of childbearing for women, whether they want to or not: it talks about women who are well into their twenties -- far beyond the age necessary to drink, smoke, join the army, or vote -- are routinely denied tubal ligations simply because the doctors think they're not old enouth.

Blog: Literate Perversions

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