In an effort to dance around the a-word a little (rhymes with shmashmortion) President Obama has pledged $25 million dollars to the Federal Pregnancy Assistant Fund, whose goal is to, "assist women who have decided to carry their pregnancies to term and those who are parenting."

[The money] will be used to will provide pregnant and parenting teens and women a seamless network of supportive services to help them complete high school or post-secondary degrees and gain access to health care, child care, family housing, and other critical support. In addition, States can use the funds to combat violence against pregnant women.

Is today my birthday?! This is fabulous news! Right-to-lifers go on and on about carrying a baby to term and then giving it to a loving (heterosexual) couple when it's time to pop, but they seldom pay any never-mind to the fact that being pregnant is expensive. Let's set aside the fact that having a baby is not only going to affect your life but your wallet too; the gestation period is filled with price tags from sonograms to checkups, from pre-natal drugs to late night trips to the 7-11 for a Big Gulp Blue Raspberry Fanta Slurpee (hey, she needs it man.) Hopefully now those women, who choose to carry their fetuses to term, will get the assistance they need. Who knows, maybe we might even get some well-needed sex education. (iEscandalo!) Via Jezebel Read full article at CNN