Anti-choicer in charge of birth control distribution? Huh.

So I'm sure many of you have heard about President Bush's appointment of Dr. Eric Keroack as the leader of Title X, a governmental Family Planning Program. Keroack has an incredible array of anti-choice and abstinence-only credentials, but has been placed in charge of the $283 million dollar program specifically designed to provide access to contraception, especially to those who can not afford it. This appointment doesn't need to be approved by anyone. Here's an editorial with more info:


Newsday editorial

Whether you're pro-choice or not, this is a pretty clear statement about how much interest Bush has in maintaining the dignity of Choice and of programs designed to promote it.

Below, if you feel like I do about it, are some opportunities to tell Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt to withdraw the appointment:


NOW petition


Planned Parenthood Petition