In a first, Japan has approved the over-the-counter sale of emergency contraceptive pill Norlevo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/20/japan/science-health/japan-morning-after-pill-otc-sale-approval/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #mhlw #pregnancy #birthcontrol #drugs #health
"For Wilson, Hegseth represents a unique chance to spread his extreme ideology. Some at his church oppose female suffrage; his denomination is against women in combat, homosexuality, abortion, and pushes for an extremely traditional interpretation of family structure."
~ Josh Kovensky and Emine Yücel
#DouglasWilson#Hegseth #churches #patriarchy #misogyny #homophobia#Trump#WhiteSupremacy #immigrants#WhiteChristianNationalism
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https://talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things-stand/where-things-stand-pete-and-the-preacher-man
"Yes, they're coming for same-sex marriage. This was always part of the right-wing plan. And it won't stop here."
~ Jill Filipovic
#Trump#Republicans#Obergefell#SameSexMarriage#WhiteChristianNationalism #homophobia#MAGA#SupremeCourt #contraception #women#BirthControl#ReproductiveRights
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https://jill.substack.com/p/yes-theyre-coming-for-same-sex-marriage
Millions of dollars worth of U.S.-funded contraceptives are being sent to France to be incinerated after Washington rejected offers to buy or ship the supplies to poor nations, sources said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/24/world/politics/us-contraceptives-poor-nations-burned/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #women039sissues #birthcontrol #usaid #us #donaldtrump