I’ve been accused of being alarmist for saying that Virginia Republicans want to ban birth control. For anybody who is not convinced that this is the case, see yesterday’s Washington Times, which interviews Del. Richard Black and Del. Bob Marshall.
[A] leading anti-abortion delegate said he opposes birth control, including the emergency contraceptive “morning-after pill.”
“Anything designed to kill a child, which I define as a living organism with the DNA of Homo sapiens, is unacceptable,” said Delegate Richard H. Black, Loudoun County Republican.
Mr. Black said, aside from the morality of the issue, he is concerned that birth control is contributing to a low birth rate in the United States and called contraceptives “baby pesticides.”
In addition, Delegate Robert G. Marshall, Manassas Republican, said the government shouldn’t give funds to state colleges and universities that use the money to promote birth control.
These men are like caricatures of themselves. I shudder at the thought of what their wives and children must be like.