Why A Self-Described ‘Redneck Republican’ Is Wearing An IUD As Jewelry

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As the Colorado legislature is locked in a bitter debate about whether to keep funding a family planning program for low-income women — a political fight that hinges on whether intrauterine devices (IUDs) are a form of abortion — some lawmakers are making a strong fashion statement in favor of the birth control method.

In order to drum up support for IUDs, and ultimately help demystify this particular form of long-acting contraception, politicians on both sides of the aisle have started wearing IUD-themed earrings and lapel pins. As the Denver Post reports, “the IUD jewelry is emerging as one of the most visible political symbols this legislative session.”

Lawmakers are currently considering a bill that would appropriate $5 million in state funding for a program, called the Colorado Family Planning Initiative, that provides women with IUDs and impants. Since 2009, this particular program has handed out an estimated 30,000 long-acting contraceptives, contributing to a staggering 40 percent drop in teen births over the past five years.

But the program has hit a roadblock among anti-choice lawmakers in the state, who incorrectly claim that IUDs are abortion-inducing devices. The disagreement over the science regarding IUDs could have big consequences: Unless the legislature agrees to designate state funding to keep it going, the Colorado Family Planning Initiative may not have enough money to continue its work in this area.

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[NoJusticeNoPeace]

1. The TeaParTY assholes consider abortion more important than everything else

this used to be OK as long as they were on street corners with signs, now they are in our government, and this cant be tolerated any longer.

Pretty soon women will be dying.

Dont know what to do exactly but they cant be tolerated.

Doesnt mean violence, but it does mean IT IS NOT AN OPTION no matter who or where, that they take away a woman's right to her own body, PERIOD

[Panich52]

4. Womens' health means little to religious fanatics -- and wonens' health is the crux of the

"War on Choice." Those poor little "pre-borns are nothing more than a moralistic smokescreen for their fanatacism.

[NoJusticeNoPeace]

5. EVery day I pass abortion protesters, mostly women, I want to ask them why

are they so blinded not to realize they are promoting hate of women.

[riversedge]

2. Dems in CO need to wear signs: ENROLL IN BIOLOGY CLASS STUPID REPUBICANS--shame them

but most repugs have no shame but worth a try-

[mercuryblues]

3. because

preventing teen pregnancy means more women graduate high school and go to college. Can't have that now, can we?

[Blue_Tires]

6. I'll admit...

Had I seen a woman wearing those, I just would have seen a pair of brightly colored, odd-shaped earrings...