In all the strategems, rhetoric and political theater surrounding Planned Parenthood, it’s easy to forget that what we’re arguing about and fighting for are people. We fight for access to quality, affordable healthcare for people who need it. But we are also fighting to save the jobs of the people who work at Planned Parenthood.…
Quick! What comes to mind when you think about a client of Planned Parenthood of Southern Nevada? Ask yourself, is it an image crafted by oppositional, anti-choice rhetoric? Let me guess: She is a young, godless woman. She’s probably African-American or Hispanic. She’s uneducated. She is sexually promiscuous and engages in dangerous behavior. She’s a…
As promised, all this week I will be campaigning for the winner of the SCS anniversary fundraising contest. And that winner, by a landslide, is Planned Parenthood of Southern Nevada! Congratulations to PPSN! Indeed, PPSN jumped to an early lead on Friday and stayed there over the course of the voting period. Within hours of…
Let’s make this short and bittersweet: I am really disappointed that AB314, the comprehensive sex education bill, is done. Sponsored by Assemblyman David Bobzien and Assemblywoman Sheila Leslie, the bill proposed to establish medically accurate, standardized sex education for every school district in the state. But as the drop deadline approached (the date by which…
In honor of National STD Awareness month, Planned Parenthood is offering $10 STD testing for gonorrhea and chlamydia as well as $10 rapid HIV testing. The special $10 testing day is Friday, April 29. Here’s more info from Planned Parenthood of Southern Nevada: As many as one in two sexually active young people will contract…
From the Nevada Coalition Against Sexual Violence: Nevada First Lady Encourages all to Participate in Sexual Assault Awareness Month Event Kathleen Sandoval, the first Lady of the State of Nevada, is encouraging all Nevada residents to participate in “Denim Day” on April 27, 2011. “Denim Day” resulted from the mishandling of the 1992 rape of…
So it’s Earth Day. Do you care? Does it matter? When I started this blog four years ago, I wrote a lot about environmental stuff (click here for classic SCS). I have always been a little bit closet-hippie. (Don’t tell my punk friends!) I mean, what’s wrong with caring about the environment anyway? How many…
From our friends at Planned Parenthood: Planned Parenthood of Southern Nevada Works to Keep Young People Healthy During STD Awareness Month PPSN joins MTV, the CDC and the Kaiser Family Foundation to Urge Young People to GYT: Get Yourself Tested LAS VEGAS— To help reduce the alarming rate of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)…
Oh, Sin City Siren readers and supporters, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways! Well, so far, I love you 130 ways… or rather, I love that you have donated $130 to the National Abortion Funds Bowlathon fundraiser! You’ve helped me blow out my goal of $100 and in record time —…
For the second year in a row I am participating in the The National Abortion Funds virtual Bowlathon. Why do I do this? Because I believe that striking out barriers to health care can be a matter of life and death. Through more than 100 affiliate programs all over the country (find yours here), NAF…
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