From Mousewords (which I’ve just added to the blogroll, by the way):
My little sister is a student at Stephen F. Austin University. Stephen F. is a large state university with a diverse student body. They have on campus health facilities, but those are hardly comprehensive, so the university invites Planned Parenthood onto campus to sponsor events like free HIV testing. The service Planned Parenthood provides the university students is probably immeasurable in terms of education and health services.
The university is under alot of pressure from their state representative Wayne Christian to ban Planned Parenthood from campus, and it looks like the school is going to buckle under the pressure.
The university is under alot of pressure from their state representative Wayne Christian to ban Planned Parenthood from campus, and it looks like the school is going to buckle under the pressure.
Mousewords has more. I’m not as certain as she is that the Rep is close to success in chasing off Planned Parenthood, but it’s disturbing and anti-free-speech that he’s even trying.
I’m sure that FIRE will be on this issue any day now – after all, they’re concerned with the first amendment, and are in no way a right-wing organization dedicated only to the protection of right-wing speech. Right?
(Actually, I’m glad FIRE exists – some of the free speech violations they fight are really disgusting.).
Thanks, ampersand! Things have improved at SFA considerably. I have the details at my blog.