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

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