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Magazine article by Burk surfaces

A 1997 Ms. Magazine article titled "Sperm stops here!" by Martha Burk is making the rounds on various Web sites and talk shows.

In the article, which Burk claims is a parody, she writes the following on the debate over abortion:

"So how do we control men's fertility? Mandatory contraception, beginning at puberty, with the rule relaxed only for procreation under the right circumstances (he can afford it and has a willing partner) and for the right reasons (determined by a panel of experts, and with the permission of his designated female partner)."

Burk, who is leading the fight to have a woman admitted into Augusta National Golf Club, said Wednesday that she wrote the article. Now the chairwoman of the National Council of Women's Organizations, Burk became well-known as an abortion-rights advocate when she was president of the NOW chapter in Wichita, Kan.

"It's a great article. It's a modest proposal type thing aimed at those who would restrict abortion," she said. "Anyone who reads it will recognize it as a satire."

The article was mentioned on Tuesday night's edition of Crossfire and is featured on conservative talk-radio host Rush Limbaugh's Web site.

"I think it's interesting they've dug up this article and think people won't recognize that it's tongue in cheek," she said. "I guess Rush Limbaugh didn't but that doesn't surprise me."

-John Boyette


Previous Stories

 2004
 • Augusta settles in Burk suit
 • Editorial: Over and done with
 • Editorial: Rewrite protest ordinance
 • Law on protest gets no hearing
 2003
 • Burk leads small rally amid crowd of protests
 • Augusta man will organize protest
 • Information on Masters often wrong
 • Decision on Masters protest to come next week
 • Burk seeks permission to protest at Masters front gate
 • Rainbow/Push requests application to demonstrate at Masters
 • Augusta grants first permit for Masters protest
 • Burk to file for permit to protest at Masters
 • Masters spending feels corporate cutbacks
 • Woman organizes protest of Burk
 • Walker asks city officials to hold forums on protest
 • Mayor resolves deadlock with vote for amendment
 • Man plans protest against protesters
 • NCWO's Burk makes her first trip to Augusta
 • City law muddles protest decision
 • Jackson warns of protests
  • Protest law will stay put
 • Committee reviews protest law
 • Votes fail to change city's law
 • City revises protest law ahead of Masters
 • Howell says controversy is costing Augusta
 • Safety concerns hinder protesters

 2002
 • Times to publish revised versions previously rejected columns
 • Web sites back National
 • Times cites editorial standards in refusal to run two sports columns
 • Club loses member amid controversy
 • Associated Press poll finds even split on Augusta National policy
 • Jackson sounds off on Augusta National
 • Poll shows support for Augusta National
 • View the survey
 • Magazine article by Burk surfaces
 • There is no timetable, Johnson says
 • Q & A with Hootie Johnson
 • Advocate's fight goes beyond National
 • What writers are saying about the Augusta National
 • Augusta National membership - 'We will not be bullied,' chairman says
 • All-male policy gets respect
 • Michaux: Augusta National has right to keep all-male policy
 • All-male policy gets respect
 • Masters will air ad-free
 • Michaux: Another tradition for Masters
 • Masters coverage under fire
 • Michaux: Augusta National controversy takes spotlight
 • Hootie Johnson has successful surgery
 • Michaux: Augusta National debate promises to continue
 • Masters telecast to stay on CBS
 • Area women respect all-male golf clubs
 • Advocate's fight goes beyond National

--From the Thursday, November 14, 2002 printed edition of the Augusta Chronicle



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