Contra Conception is a very chilling article in the New York Times today. Snip:

“Many Christians who are active in the evolving anti-birth-control arena state frankly that what links their efforts is a religious commitment to altering the moral landscape of the country. In particular, and not to put too fine a point on it, they want to change the way Americans have sex.”

That’s funny: changing the way Americans have sex is my mission, too. These people also think that church-sanctioned marital sex is also wrong if not for the express purpose of procreation; they are a group that includes politicians, “family” concern groups, abstinence activists (advocating it over sex education), drug and pharmaceutical people and, you know, the White House. Especially alarming is this snip:

“Abstinence has also become a primary element of Pepfar, President Bush’s overseas AIDS relief program — with, some experts say, disastrous results. The Government Accountability Office released a study in April that found that in many countries administrators were forced to cut funds intended to fight mother-to-child H.I.V. infection in order to finance abstinence programs.”

This is about a lot more than disallowing the abortion morning after pill. If you have trouble accessing the article, use Bugmenot or clear your New York Times cookies and open a new window.