re: #1 Freeze Peach

This kind of attitude probably explains the origin of FGM.

No, not really. Female Genital Mutilation has no roots in Western cultures, nor in Asia either. Though Afghani and Pakistani society is often characterized by gender apartheid, does not happen there. It exist almost entirely in Africa and is mostly a means of preventing women from “straying”.

What these men said was they did not want to be “using taxpayer dollars to fund someone’s irresponsibility.” That’s not saying “birth control will not be available”, it’s saying “we don’t want government to pay for it”. Not the same thing