Kentucky antiabortion loons target birth control pills
The ultraloony wing of the anti-abortion movement wants to ban birth control pills and IUDs too, and they've had some political success in northern Kentucky. "Before the May primary election, Northern Kentucky Right to Life sent questionnaires to candidates, asking if they would commit to appointing only health board members opposed to abortion. Right to Life's definition included language describing 'the so-called "standard birth control pill" ' as a form of chemical abortion. Both Kenton County Judge Executive Richard Murgatroyd, a Republican seeking reelection, and his opponent, Patrick Hughes, a Democrat, answered yes. In other words, whoever wins the judge executive race believes the pill kills babies and has agreed to help oppose federal funding for the contraceptive."
