Planned Parenthood Federation of America

Senator Jon Kyl's Press Secretary Admits the "Not Intended to be Factual Statement" Line Made No Sense

politico.com​Senator Jon Kyl's press secretary has taken the blame for the senator reporting "statistics" last week about Planned Parenthood he found in the land of make-believe, and later saying it "was not intended to be a factual statement." In case you missed it, Kyl completely BS'd the a ... More >>

Morning Poll: Is Senator Jon Kyl's Excuse Over "Factual Statements" Satisfactory?

Disclaimer: Jon Kyl's apology for lying about abortion statistics is "not intended to be a factual statement" -- or it is? ​Senator Jon Kyl issued a statement yesterday apologizing for his attempt to redefine lying by following a lie with the disclaimer that his statement was not "intended to be a ... More >>

Morning Poll: Best Non-"Factual Statement" About Senator Jon Kyl?

Jon Kyl is a card-carrying member of NAMBLA...#NotIntendedToBeAFactualStatement .​Senator Jon Kyl had some non-"factual statements" about Planned Parenthood that he spouted off on the floor of the U.S. Senate last week, most notably that 90 percent of the services the federally funded organization ... More >>

"Jon Kyl is One of Gaddafi's Sexy Female Ninja Guards," According to Stephen Colbert's Non-Factual Twitter-Town Crusade Against the Senator

www.time.comStephen Colbert invented "truthiness." Senator Jon Kyl redefined lying as a remark that's "not intended to be a factual statement." Colbert for Senate 2012.​Stephen Colbert, the late night dispenser of all things "truthiness," is continuing to wage war against Arizona Senator Jon Kyl o ... More >>

Senator Jon Kyl's Lies About Planned Parenthood "Not Intended to be Factual Statement"

www.persephonemagazine.comDisclaimer: whatever Senator Jon Kyl says is "not intended to be a factual statement."​As the United States government creeped closer to shutting down on Friday because far-right-wing-nuts don't like abortion, Senator Jon Kyl took to the Senate floor to give a less-than-" ... More >>

Governor Jan Brewer Probably Will Sign Bill Designed to Guilt Women Out of Having Abortions

​The Arizona Senate gave final approval earlier this week to the second of two controversial abortion bills to pass through the Legislature this year. This one's aimed at guilting women out of ending their pregnancies and places more restrictions on abortions by pill.HB 2416, approve ... More >>

Race/Gender-Based Abortions: GOP Lawmakers Refuse to Provide any Evidence They Even Happen in Arizona

​If you happen to have a problem with Sasquatches trampling your lawn, or unicorns eating your shrubs, or if a leprechaun is running amok in your garage, just call state Representative Steve Montenegro or state Senator Nancy Barto -- they seem to have a knack for solving problems that don't actual ... More >>

Race-Based Abortion Bill Passes in State Senate. Non-Existent Problem (Almost) Solved

​(Gulp) Good news, Arizona -- we're one step closer to solving a problem that doesn't actually exist in the Grand Canyon State: gender and race-based abortions.The Arizona Senate -- which apparently thinks its oversight extends to regions of China, where these types of abortions are actually a pro ... More >>

Senate Vote on Race-Based Abortion Bill Set for Today

​As state legislators continue to waste their time -- and infinitely more important, your tax dollars -- coming up with solutions to problems that don't actually exist, the Arizona state Senate will vote today on a bill that would make having an abortion based on race or gender a felony.The bill w ... More >>

Arizona's Batty Abortion Bills to be Heard in House

www.strickergiant.com​Two bizarre/completely unnecessary bills regarding abortion go before the full House in the Arizona Legislature today.Last week, the House gave initial approval to a bill that would require women getting an abortion to sign a document promising they aren't aborting the pregna ... More >>

Bizarre Abortion Bills to be Heard in Arizona House Today

​Several bills that would place stricter regulations on abortions will be heard in the Arizona state Legislature later today, and pro-choice groups aren't happy about it. In fact, one group calls the bills an "assault [on] a woman's dignity." Aside from forcing abortion doctors to offer patients t ... More >>

Race-Based Abortion Bill Gets Initial OK in Arizona House

In Arizona, Leprechaun attacks are about as significant a problem as race-based abortions. ​The Arizona Legislature is one step closer to tackling a serious problem that doesn't actually exist.Today, the House reportedly gave initial approval to a bill that would require women getting an abortion ... More >>

Arizona Republican's Abortion Bill is "Assault [on] Woman's Dignity," Pro-Choice Group Says

www.demotivateus.com​There are several abortion bills making their way through the Arizona Legislature at the moment. None of them seem to make a whole lot of sense, considering the other, more-pressing issues the state currently faces (namely a pesky $2 billion budget shortfall), but o ... More >>

Arizona Legislator Wants to Make Sure You're Not Getting Abortion Based on Race or Sex

When Representative Steve Montenegro's done talking about race-based abortions, maybe he can tackle some other non-issues like stiffer regulations for unicorn ranches.​State Representative Steve Montenegro seems to think he represents a district in China -- where aborting babies based on sex or ra ... More >>

Tea Party T-Shirt: Can What You Wear Determine Whether You Can Go to the Polls?

Flagstaff Tea Party Member Told to Cover Up Her Shirt by Poll Workers

Clint Bolick says a Flagstaff woman's First Amendment rights were violated when she was told not to wear a Tea Party T-shirt to the polls.​A Flagstaff woman was told she would not be allowed to vote if she wears her Tea Party shirt to the polls.And when Diane Wickberg called the Coconino Cou ... More >>

Lady Gaga's Designer Condom Line

​So make sure your little mosters are in them.Okay. I stole the joke. But it was so obvious I couldn't resist. Evidently making music, performing sold out concerts, winning Grammys, finding the most outrageous fashions that she can, and working for Polaroid is not enough for the Lady. Now she has ... More >>

Hot Links: Abortion Bills, Torture Murders, and Hunger Strikes

​Planned Parenthood and the New York-based Center for Reproductive Rights have sued to block the enactment of House Bill 2564 and Senate Bill 1175, which would enforce new laws in Arizona that impose restrictions on abortions. Among the restrictions would be a mandatory 24-hour waiting period to g ... More >>

Hot Links: Disabled Services, Jim Balsillie, and a Butt Stunt

Despite a lawsuit on behalf of the developmentally disabled that challenges a January budget-balancing law, the Arizona Supreme Court declined to review a Court of Appeals ruling that would allow budget cuts in services for disabled people. Among the services that can be cut are various forms of the ... More >>

Hot Links: Warner Meets Obama, Yearbook Insults, and STDs

Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner met with President Barack Obama yesterday prior to Obama's speech at ASU. Obama invited Warner to play basketball with him at the White House, and Warner offered to pray for Obama's family...L. William Seidman, former business school dean at Arizona State Un ... More >>

Controversial philosopher Peter Singer to talk at ASU

Meth and Sex

Tweakers, straight and gay, are obsessed with sex. The result is that pregnancy and HIV-infection rates among meth-heads are increasing at alarming rates

Jesus Wouldn't Do That

Trent Franks is no fiscal conservative. And he's the worst kind of Christian.

Drag-Stars

Drag diva Barbra Seville and her ab-fab cross-dressing queens vamp the night away at Wink's.

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Lock Up Your Daughters

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Here Comes the Judge

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Cut to the Chaste

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Double Your Pleasure

Cathy Dresbach's turn as sparring siblings highlights The Mineola Twins

Wash Daze

Now in its first cycle, Arizona's new Clean Elections law is putting bureaucrats and candidates through the wringer

Rights of Spring

Pro-choicers walk, attorney serves up double-talk

Letters

Sculpt Friction

Modern-art patron envisions 500-acre desert sculpture garden -- in McDowell Mountain Regional Park

The Terminator

Trash-talking abortionist Dr. Brian Finkel has a message for pro-life zealots: "Kiss my ass."

Ranch Handout

Quit fiddling around with Spur Cross Ranch's owners, and condemn the land

Pupil Haze

Yesteryear's Big Eye art is still raising eyebrows

A Rift in the Ranks

Pro-choice lobby may be weakened by a disagreement over regulation of abortion clinics

Master of the House

Jeff Groscost as "brilliant" tactician, schoolyard bully

Pro-Life-Choice

The Vision Quest of Philip Curtis

More than 500 paintings of social and psychological truths spanning 50 years have made Curtis the dean of Arizona artists. At 90, he's losing the most important tools of his trade.

MisJudged

U.S. District Court Judge Carl Muecke ruled on the letter of the law, but his liberal views and tough courtroom style made him the judge that conservatives love to hate

Ascent of a Woman

Meet Jane Hull. She's probably your next governor.

Aisle of Lesbos

Sapphic sisters chew the fat in talky Everything Relative

Kid Pics for the week

Pic Hits for the week

Age of Consent

Once again, the Legislature wants to require minors to get a parent's permission for an abortion

EDUCATION INTERRUPTUS

A SCOTTSDALE PARENTS' GROUP WITH TIES TO PAY ROBERTSON IS MAKING SURE THE SEX-ED CURRICULUM DOESN'T GO ALL THE WAY

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