Is the availability of contraception SOLELY a federal thing? I mean, since a huge majority of people have health insurance, aren't they covered for the pill and a variety of other contraceptives? What about the state, the county, or the city apparatus? Any private corporations or other NGOs working on the issue? Are there NO other groups working on this? Is anyone trying to ban contraceptives? I don't mean advocate for not using them, I mean outlaw them. Anyone? And in particular, is Runbeck trying to ban contraceptives? This is the biggest non-issue I've seen on this list in QUITE some time. While I'm at this, Let me also suggest that we keep the tone of the message here on a somewhat higher plane. I find suggestions of incinerating candidates depressing, and find the long standing practice of purposely misspelling of names, particularly GOP names, unedifying. This is not Serbia, it is Minneapolis. Rich Chandler - Ward 9 > -----Original Message----- > From: Steve Minn > I'm trying to keep the issue/thread tied to Minneapolis, ala' Mr. > Moderator's request. > > The short answer is that the availability of birth control and the > prevention of unwanted pregnancies - particularly in high risk/incident > populations IS an issue of federal funding that passes to local > governments. Prevention of unwanted pregnancies is a part of the abortion > debate and IS considered a pro-choice position. > -- > Steve Minn > Lupe Development Partners, LLC > ---------- > > From: "Clark C. Griffith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: Steve Minn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Cc: Multiple recipients of list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: Re: The Mpls spin to Griffith's "what can elected officials can > do > onabortion?" > >Date: Tue, Sep 26, 2000, 9:47 AM > > Steve, Re-read my message. I referred to federal elections and the > ability of any one here having an impact on federal policy in the > pro-life/pro-choice arena. Your message related entirely to local > politics. The campaign in question is federal, and this issue should not > be relevant in that contest. I need to know whether you are now saying > that birth control for high school girls is a pro-choice position . It > seems to beg the question. > > Regards, Clark Griffith > Seventh Ward, site of the big gala this evening.
