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I had to read this article twice, and it still didn't make sense. Wooing "pro-lifers" to the Democratic Party by implementing more laws restricting abortion? No. Just no. Many pro-lifers were…
Can You Chip In To Help Planned Parenthood?

Can You Chip In To Help Planned Parenthood?

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Never mind that this probably won't pass... yet. The writing is on the wall, and it doesn't have a single thing to do with abortion (Hello, Hyde Amendment). But given the rampant ignorance and stupidity within the Republican Party we really need to send a message. Via WSJ:
The Senate will vote as early as Monday on a bill to strip Planned Parenthood of federal funding, a largely symbolic vote causing pain for centrists in both parties and drawing fire from conservatives who say it won’t satisfy their quest to put the organization out of business. The bill isn’t expected to garner the 60 votes needed to advance, as nearly all Democrats object to it. Its defeat, however, won’t end the effort to cut off federal money for Planned Parenthood.
When you consider the Hyde Amendment, you need to ask yourself, what is the real agenda of the GOP? The correct answer is that The War on Women continues. This is really about contraception... and women who have the ability to have an enjoy sex (a mythical creature in GOP land, among GOP men and women - which is really sad.) without the fear of pregnancy.
It’s Not About Gay Wedding Cakes. It’s About A National Religion

It’s Not About Gay Wedding Cakes. It’s About A National Religion

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Take a good long look at this story.
MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga.-- Brittany Cartrett recently learned some bad news from her doctor about her pregnancy. She miscarried around five or six weeks along. "So we made the decision to not do a D&C and to get a medicine. So he said I'm going to give you this medicine, you'll take it, and it will help you to pass naturally so that you don't have to go the more invasive route", said Brittany Cartrett. The doctor's office called the Milledgeville Walmart to fill the prescription but they were told no and they were not given a reason. "So we found another place to fill it but I still had to go up there to get another prescription so when I went up there she asked if I had any questions about this prescription I said no I don't but I do have a question about the other one. And she looks at my name and she says oh, well...I couldn't think of a valid reason why you would need this prescription", Cartrett said. The drug in question is Misoprostol, which can also used to induce abortions. [emphasis mine]
Everyone okay with a pharmacist overruling an actual doctor's orders and diagnosis? Everyone okay with a pharmacist deciding, without examining you (not that they would even be capable of that) or knowing your medical condition, if you have a "valid reason" for the prescription decided upon by an actual doctor? Republicans knew what they were doing making this about wedding cakes and photographers - they knew most people would shrug at cakes, flowers and wedding photos while missing the end game. These pharmacist "conscience clauses" are simply another way to achieve the same end. Religious Discrimination.
Forced Birth Improves The Economy? Armed “young, hot little girls on campus” Will Stop Rape?

Forced Birth Improves The Economy? Armed “young, hot little girls on campus” Will Stop Rape?

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There's just so much of this nonsense. As a woman, who's also raising a teen daughter, it's overwhelming and frightening. It's also disheartening when issues that directly impact over 50% of the country are dismissed as single-issue votes. Women do not view abortion or contraception as a "pet" issue. These issues directly affect our economy. Having a child is one of the biggest economic decisions for both men and women. If only we treated these issues with the same freak out we display when it came to a gas tax and tax cuts - and, make no mistake, abortion and contraception are a way bigger deal than things like the gas tax and tax cuts. Mainly because cutting/raising taxes won't make a damn bit of difference to a woman's (who's forced to give birth) economy. And yeah, I'm going to keep writing about women's issues, mainly because it's really all the GOP talks about. They link controlling women to every flippin' bill they pen. It's almost impossible to discuss anything the GOP puts forth without discussing women - and religion and gay people. All Republican roads lead to controlling sex.
Legal Representation For Fetus Of Brain-Dead Women, Or The Next Step In “Personhood”

Legal Representation For Fetus Of Brain-Dead Women, Or The Next Step In “Personhood”

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We've seen Personhood on the ballot, and we've seen it fail in some pretty conservative states. That doesn't mean it's going away. It just means the pro-Personhood contingent has switched tactics. They will chip away at the fringes of legalized abortion and they will use the most vulnerable among us.
The proposal by Rep. Matt Krause, R-Fort Worth, would appoint a representative to speak on behalf of the fetus if a pregnant woman is declared brain-dead or otherwise permanently incapacitated. Krause is working with legislative bill-drafters and has yet to introduce a specific measure in the House. “You’ll hear what the family wants, and you’ll also give the pre-born child a chance to have a voice in court at that same time,” Krause said. “The judge weighs everything and he or she makes their decision based on that.”
Please notice how the pregnant, brain-dead and/or permanently incapacitated woman's wishes aren't considered.
Supreme Court Strikes Down Massachusetts Buffer Zone From Inside Their Own Buffer Zone

Supreme Court Strikes Down Massachusetts Buffer Zone From Inside Their Own Buffer Zone

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Can we start making Supreme Court Justices go on field trips?  Because it's obvious they have never witnessed what goes on outside of an abortion clinic.  Perhaps we can simply demand that they look in a mirror, since the buffer zone around the Supreme Court (one of the most publicly owned areas in the country) is massive.  Why does that buffer zone exist?  Why do they afford themselves and the people who work in that building protection from sidewalk counselors?  Why shouldn't they be counseled when they arrive at work?  For that matter, why can't we have sidewalk counselors at polling sites?  At military funerals?  Why are these petitioners/sidewalk counselors considered harassers and a threat when "pro-lifers" - who have a history of harassment and violence are not?  Consistency, please.
Those Republican Classes On How To Woo Women Aren’t Working

Those Republican Classes On How To Woo Women Aren’t Working

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After the 2012 election, Republicans announced that they would be changing their ways.  Call it outreach, sensitivity training, whatever, they knew they had female problems.  They also have minority problems, immigration problems, LGBT problems, 47% problems, but I'm going to focus on their female problems for this post.  Let's start with their latest example.  Mike Huckabee.

Erick Erickson Reveals More of the Despicable Me Strategy of the GOP

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Last night, the Texas legislature voted to approve a strict new abortion law, in spite of state polling that noted opposition to this bill and to special sessions to enact it. After an evening of confiscating tampons and maxipads from women entering the Capitol building, Texas Senators took their vote and decided that Texas Government needed to be big enough to interfere with women's health decisions. After the vote, one of CNN's stable of brain-dead conservative commentators posted this on Twitter: