Mara Rhys

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  Mara signed the petition | over 1 year ago

  Urge Congress to Help End Violence Against Women
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  Mara signed the petition | almost 2 years ago

  Stop the Rape and Abuse of Women Worldwide
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  Mara signed the petition | almost 2 years ago

  Urge Congress to Stop Child Marriage
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  Mara commented on the article | over 2 years ago

  Iowa's Gay Marriage Tourism Boost

  "Love means telling the Truth, at the risk of being hated".  So true.  Isn't that exactly what homosexuals have been doing?  They've been sticking up for love at the risk of being scorned and reviled by society.

  
  

   

  
  

   

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  Mara commented on the article | over 2 years ago

  Pathfinder International "Fingers Crossed" Ad Starts The Conversation

  Natural Family Planning requires couples to abstain during fertile times, which just happen to be the days when a woman's libido is highest.  So saying it involves a denial of sexual urges is not that far off base.

  
  

  Also, it isn't as easy as some people make it out to be.  It requires careful record keeping and if a woman has an irregular cycle it can complicate things.  If it's not followed to a tee, it can have a 25% failure rate.  That means 2-3 woman out of 10 will become pregnant during the first year of use.  And of course it does nothing to prevent against STDs.

  
  

  http://www.med.umich.edu/1libr/pa/pa_nfp_wha.htm

  
  

  If a woman is not in a position to have a child financially, emotionally, or it can pose a threat to her health- she shouldn't be denied access to contraceptives.  Saying a couple should just remain abstinent isn't always realistic.