{"id":1443,"date":"2008-10-07T16:56:00","date_gmt":"2008-10-07T16:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cynthiasamuels.com\/blog\/2008\/10\/07\/sarah-palin-and\/"},"modified":"2008-10-07T16:56:00","modified_gmt":"2008-10-07T16:56:00","slug":"sarah-palin-and","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cynthiasamuels.com\/blog\/2008\/10\/07\/sarah-palin-and\/","title":{"rendered":"Sarah Palin, Rape Kits and Birth Control"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><object height=\"258\" width=\"319\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/CCx7A2lwCWE&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><\/object>When you first heard that Wasilla, AK and its then-mayor Sarah Palin were charging rape victims for the cost of their rape kits (evidence collecting) you didn&#8217;t quite believe it, right?&nbsp; This video is the first of a series being produced by &quot;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wasillaproject.com\/index\/about.html\">The Wasilla Project<\/a>&quot; and was called to my attention by <a href=\"http:\/\/notmygal.com\/\">Nerdette<\/a>, a sharp cookie whose blog &quot;<a href=\"http:\/\/notmygal.com\/\">Not My Gal<\/a>&quot; is usually on top of these things.&nbsp; After I watched it I went back to this CNN version of the story:&nbsp; <object height=\"258\" width=\"319\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/OQOf05GxpnM&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p>\nIt&#8217;s kind of slippery but, partly because I&#8217;ve been working on the issue of very scary threats to the right to planning ones pregnancies, and to actual birth control and family planning, I&#8217;ve very aware of the Palin perspective on these important life decisions.&nbsp; Watch both videos and see what you think.&nbsp; And if you want to learn more, stop by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.birthcontrolwatch.org\/\">Birth Control Watch<\/a> and see for yourself what informs a lot of the thinking behind Sarah Palin and that guy she&#8217;s running with.&nbsp; 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