Sexual and Reproductive Health

Phoenix Mom Who Said She Killed Her Baby Because She "Had Too Many Kids" Belongs to "Church" That's Not Big on Birth Control

It looks like there's a story behind the thoughts of a Phoenix mother who admitted to killing her 6-day-old girl because she "had too many kids already."Perhaps it's what that mother, Nina Koistinen, learned at the Laestadian Lutheran "Church" -- some would reach for the word cult -- which people fa ... More >>

Circumcision Causes "Dramatic Changes" in Penis Bacteria, Says Phoenix-Based TGen

After spending a year studying 156 penises in Uganda, researchers say male circumcision reduces bacteria on the penis, and perhaps is the reason why circumcision can protect men from contracting HIV.Scientists have been studying the relationship between circumcision and rates of HIV for more than tw ... More >>

Dining Out for Life: Help Fight HIV and AIDS on April 25

We love dining out at local restaurants. Not only do we get to nosh on good eats, we also leave with a nice case of the warm fuzzies for giving our hard-earned dollars to a local business owners. See also: - Mark Tarbell, Beau MacMillan, and Barbara Fenzl to Team Up with Childsplay on April 13 - G ... More >>

"Religious Freedom" From Contraception Bill Changed; ACLU Still Not Remotely Pleased

Amid heavy dissent from the public over Arizona's bill allowing employers to drop coverage for contraception in their health care plans if they have "religious objections," House Bill 2625 was voted down by the Senate late last month.Thanks to those gems of procedure in the Arizona Legislature, Sena ... More >>

Employers Not Covering Contraception for Religious or Moral Reasons: Yay or Nay?

​The Arizona Senate is currently considering a bill that would keep all of the existing prescription drug coverage for any medications your doctor prescribes for you, unless it's contraception.It's been the law in Arizona since 2003 that prescription contraception is treated just like any other m ... More >>

Arizona Bill Calls for "Freedom" in Prescription Drug Coverage -- Unless You're a Woman and Your Boss Can Cite a Diety

​The Arizona Senate is currently considering a bill -- which has already been passed by the House -- that would keep all of the existing prescription drug coverage you're getting through your employer or health insurance company... if you're a dude.If you're a woman, and Jesus or a similar figure ... More >>

Talking "Rock and Roe" and Birth Control with Russian Arms and Optics

Behold, sluts! You can now combine your love of live music with your desire to get the government to cover your floozy behavior.  Just kidding. Sort of. On March 15, those of you who aren't at Radiohead can visit Crescent Ballroom with Crash Coordinates, French Girls, Chicano Power Revival, Barefo ... More >>

State Rep. Kimberly Yee Sneaks Her Dead Abortion Bill Into Senate

​Here's a feature of the Arizona Legislature that Republican state Rep. Kimberly Yee is happy about -- how her bill regulating contracts between the state and private attorneys, passed by the House a month a go, went to the Senate and magically turned into her abortion bill that was previously kil ... More >>

Rick Perry's Texas Is a Fantasy Land

Planned Parenthood Won't Challenge Court Ruling on Abortion Laws; New Regulations Go Into Effect Today

​If you live in a rural part of Arizona and want to get an abortion, best of luck to you -- new abortion laws that pro-choice advocates say will make it extremely difficult for people in the boonies to get an abortion go into effect today, compliments of the Arizona state Legislature and Governor ... More >>

"Dangerous" New Laws Force Planned Parenthood to End Abortions in Six Arizona Cities

www.donkeytees.com​Thanks to "dangerous" new laws passed by the Arizona Legislature this year -- and a recent court decision that overturned an injunction on laws passed in 2009 -- Planned Parenthood announced today that it will discontinue abortion services in six Arizona cities."Under the guise ... More >>

The Best Songs to Listen to During an Arizona Monsoon

In anticipation of this weekend's (forecasted) rainy weather, I have compiled a list of the best locally generated songs to listen to during an Arizona monsoon. While plenty of bands nation and worldwide have created excellent songs to listen to during a storm, I am looking to some of Arizona's fin ... More >>

Planned Parenthood Files Lawsuit Challenging Arizona's New Scare-Tactic Abortion Law

www.zazzle.com Most Arizona lawmakers sure don't.​Planned Parenthood announced today that it's filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of two abortion bills signed into law by Governor Jan Brewer earlier this year that make it more difficult for Arizona women to end a pregnancy.As ... 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 >>

"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 >>

The Walkmen

Drink booze for a good cause at local bars

Agua Fria Special Education Director Accused of Raping and Threatening Special Needs Student

Brian Willner is accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl with special needs.​The Avondale Police Department -- after a two week investigation -- has arrested the director of the Aqua Fria High School's special education program after a 15-year-old student with special needs told her moth ... More >>

Hot Links: Testicle Lawsuit, State Park Openings, and Gunfight at the OK Corral

​A Scottsdale couple is accused of abusing their 4-month-old daughter. Police say that Zachary Wilson, 21, and his baby mama, 18-year-old Latovia Jones, abused the child and that Wilson admittedly used to quiet the baby by placing her face down on a bed and forcefully pushing down on ... More >>

Infertility Treatments Come Under Fire at the Arizona Legislature

Public Spirits

Get schnockered in a good cause

Hot Links: Wittmann Standoff, Newsweek, and Drug Tunnels

Following President Obama's decision in April to lift travel restrictions for Cuban-Americans, many Valley residents who have family in Cuba are taking trips to the country. Phoenix has a small but burgeoning Cuban-American community. Most other Americans are still barred from visiting Cuba or purch ... More >>

Chlamydia, Gonorrhea Strikes Up to 20 Percent of Black Women; Higher STD Rates for Everyone Found by CDC

About 10 percent of black women were reported to have chlamydia in 2007, but officials believe that only represents about half of the actual cases among that demographic group.The data comes from a new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that also showed about six percent ... More >>

XXY

Fried: We eat cow balls so you don't have to

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The Crying Game

Despite a celebrated history, Native American transgenders struggle in the modern world

Homo for the Holidays

When "gay bash" does not mean "festive party"

Scenes From an Abortion

Our reporter once watched Brian Finkel in action

Lock Up Your Daughters

Sun City's very own Nasty Stanley holds the key to perpetual virginity

Summer Camp

Alternative Theatre Company gives Jeffrey a comic boost

AZ Waity-Wait

Bite Me seeks the secret of service

Love Boat

The true story of a child artist facing death, The Yellow Boat triumphs without sentimentality

Crazy Quilt

The Valley's newest troupe tries mightily to make mediocrity entertaining

Day Break

Before they hooked up with Vagrant Records, Saves the Day were obscure pop-punks. Now they're the hottest indie-rock band around.

The Hole Shebang

Naughty but nice, The Vagina Monologues pays more than lip service to female power

Perverse Case Scenario

Form follows dysfunction in uproarious Pterodactyls

The Doctor Is Out

Lost lease causes labor pains for flamboyant abortionist

Second Helpings

Unchained Malady

Baltimore Waltz choreographs new twist on AIDS

Letters

Life With a Dying Liver

Seven years ago, doctors gave Hepatitis C its name. It had already condemned 3.9 million Americans to limbo.

Felix, the Stabilized Cat

Organ Lessons

Surgeon genital's warning: A penis-enlargement operation can leave you scarred, lumpy and--yikes!--smaller

Weird Science

CONCEIVED IN LIBERTY AND DEDICATED TO WHAT?

THREE ON YOUR SIDETV NEWS TRIO NABS COVETED BILL CLOSE AWARDS

IN CHINA, NO RIGHTS TO LIFE

WHAT ABOUT THE FAMILY VALUE OF BROTHERLY LOVE?

The Abortion Survey