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Catherine Townsend
A sex and dating columnist, Catherine Townsend published her first novel Sleeping Around: Secrets of a Sexual Adventuress in 2007, and followed up with Breaking The Rules: Confessions of a Bad Girl in 2008. She also appeared in How To Have Sex After Marriage on Five, and is now writing a third book. Born in Arkansas, Catherine was a gossip columnist for New York Magazine before moving to London in 2003, since when she has had a very interesting - and pretty public - private life...
Some religious wingnuts in the States are up in arms about the company's seemingly innocent promotion offering a " free doughnut of choice to every customer on this historic day" to celebrate Barack Obama's inauguration.
The American Life League noticed the word "choice" and issued a press release saying that "the unfortunate reality of a post Roe v. Wade America is that 'choice' is synonymous with abortion access, and celebration of 'freedom of choice' is a tacit endorsement of abortion rights on demand."
The rest of the full, totally insane, press release can be read here (via The Miami New Times and Jezebel)
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The American Life League noticed the word "choice" and issued a press release saying that "the unfortunate reality of a post Roe v. Wade America is that 'choice' is synonymous with abortion access, and celebration of 'freedom of choice' is a tacit endorsement of abortion rights on demand."
The rest of the full, totally insane, press release can be read here (via The Miami New Times and Jezebel)
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I was on a great date with a smart, handsome, successful man who was sexy and very passionate about his views. But about an hour into our conversation, he dropped a bomb when he told me that he was against abortion. As we continued to sip our glasses of champagne and chat about our jobs, all I could think was, I can't sleep with someone who thinks I could be capable of murder!!
I was thinking about the abortion taboo when I came across this blog, 'Un-Expecting' [via Jezebel], where one woman honestly discusses her experiences.
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I was thinking about the abortion taboo when I came across this blog, 'Un-Expecting' [via Jezebel], where one woman honestly discusses her experiences.
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