Friday, December 7, 2012

How The People Who Brought You Curves Are Actually Working Against Women’s Health

How The People Who Brought You Curves Are Actually Working Against Women’s HealthAnd this past election isn’t the only time that Curves and the Heavins have worked against women’s reproductive rights. Gary Heavin pledged hundreds of thousands of dollars for controversial “pregnancy crisis centers” that try to talk women out of abortions and have been accused to providing false information. They also made large donations to abstinence-only education programs — programs which often misinformand make teens more likely to engage in risky behavior and become pregnant.