tagged w/ Reproductive Rights
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This PSA to save uteruses will put those sappy commercials with Sally Struthers to shame!
“Everyday, in cities across the United States, uteruses are emotionally abandoned by the women who carry them. Most mornings, these organs don’t know what to do with themselves, as their female host is unable to make a sound decision on her own.”
http://veracitystew.com/?p=36122This PSA to save uteruses will put those sappy commercials with Sally Struthers to... more
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A proposed new law in Arizona would give employers the power to request that women being prescribed birth control pills provide proof that they’re using it for non-sexual reasons. And because Arizona’s an at-will employment state, that means that bosses critical of their female employees’ sex lives could fire them as a result.
http://veracitystew.com/?p=35429A proposed new law in Arizona would give employers the power to request that women... more
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Bubba was recently videotaped speaking before a local group of Republicans, in which the narrow-minded theocrat celebrated that state’s recent anti-abortion law that places excessive and senseless certification requirements on physicians in relation to abortions. The law will effectively close down the LAST remaining abortion clinic in Mississippi. Critics have warned that this will lead women to take desperate measures and a return to back alley clinics and coat hanger abortions. To that, Bubba said...
http://veracitystew.com/?p=35465Bubba was recently videotaped speaking before a local group of Republicans, in which... more
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There is some news in the ongoing war on women, some good, some bad. Let’s start with the good.
http://veracitystew.com/?p=34135There is some news in the ongoing war on women, some good, some bad. Let’s start... more
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"This presidential election year is the first time in a generation, that women have an opportunity to gain a large number of congressional seats," says Deborah Walsh."This presidential election year is the first time in a generation, that women... more
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WATCH: Religious Right claims Liberals are like Nazis killing Jews because we support reproductive freedom, marriage equality, etc...
http://veracitystew.com/?p=31506WATCH: Religious Right claims Liberals are like Nazis killing Jews because we support... more
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If you are a woman worried about conservatives legislating your rights, you need to read my article!If you are a woman worried about conservatives legislating your rights, you need to... more
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I'm told I'm a member of the patriarchy. I didn't run for the job, win a contest, nor do much of anything really. It was enough to be born with patriarchal plumbing. Contrary to popular belef, I don't get out of bed, stretch, and say, "I love the smell of sexism in the morning. I'm rarin' to trod me down some wimmen folk today." I've missed a few lodge meetings, but I don't think that's common for many of my clubmates either.I'm told I'm a member of the patriarchy. I didn't run for the job, win... more
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HB 358 would exempt any hospital that opposes abortion from performing emergency procedures, and would also abolish the requirement of arranging transport to another hospital, leaving women completely helpless and without care....In other words, left to die.
http://veracitystew.com/2011/10/13/gops-let-women-die-act-is-debated-in-congress/HB 358 would exempt any hospital that opposes abortion from performing emergency... more
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After failing to de-fund Planned Parenthood in February, now the GOP is leading a House probe to see if the organization has used public funds for abortion services.
The investigation is an abuse of government resources. Planned Parenthood is regularly audited by the Department of Health and Human Services, and has consistently been found to be in compliance with federal law. 97% of the health care provider's services are non-abortion related, and include things like screening for cancer and STD tests. House Democrats wrote a letter to the Republican leading the investigation calling it "unwarranted" and "designed to harass and shut down an organization simply because Republicans disagree with the work that it does."
The probe is part of a broader right-wing assault on health care and reproductive rights. Please sign the petition below to remind our Reps that Planned Parenthood makes health care more accessible, and that this probe is unnecessary and wasteful, especially when so many Americans need jobs.
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/oppose-republican-attack-on-planned-parenthood/After failing to de-fund Planned Parenthood in February, now the GOP is leading a... more
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Enter whack-job of the day, Janet Porter, who is hard at work making sure Ohio’s Heartbeat Bill passes the state legislature and becomes the most restrictive law against women’s rights on the books. The law would prohibit a woman from having an abortion once the heartbeat of a fetus can be detected, which can be as soon as 18 days after conception.
http://veracitystew.com/2011/09/28/janet-porters-heartbeat-bill-god-can-bless-us-now-video/Enter whack-job of the day, Janet Porter, who is hard at work making sure Ohio’s... more
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The GOP’s concerted campaign against women’s health has resulted in about 1,000 anti-abortion bills in state legislatures across the country and numerous federal attempts to eradicate a woman’s right to choose. The extremity of the efforts include attempts to redefine “personhood,” put warning labels on contraception, and criminalize birth control altogether. But while they smother women’s rights with one hand, Republicans insist “we are not attacking women” on the other. “This is not a war against women,” said Republican founder of WomanTrend Kellyanne Conway.
Texas Rep. Wayne Christian (R), however, begs to differ. With Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX) at the helm, Texas Republicans have passed an “emergency” law forcing women to view a sonogram before an abortion, threatened a poor women’s health care program over Planned Parenthood funding, are seeking to restrict hospitals and physicians over abortion procedures, and has cut funding for family planning clinics by two-thirds.
When asked whether Texas’s anti-family planning efforts were “a war on birth control,” Christian replied, “Well of course this is a war on birth control and abortions and everything”:
The goal is to get government money out of the abortion process and if contraceptive services have to suffer a bit of collateral damage in the process, so be it. When The Texas Tribune asked state Rep. Wayne Christian (R-Nacogdoches), a supporter of the family planning cuts, if this was a war on birth control, he said “yes.”
“Well of course this is a war on birth control and abortions and everything, that’s what family planning is supposed to be about,” Christian said.
Family planning clinics are routinely referred to by many Texas Republican legislators as “abortion clinics” even though none of the 71 family planning clinics in the state that receive government funding provide abortions. Texas and federal law prohibits that, but most women’s health clinics will refer women or teens who want an abortion to a provider.
“They’re sitting here, referring women out to receive abortions,” Christian said in an interview with NPR. “Those are the clinics, including Planned Parenthood, we were targeting.”
While disturbing, Christian’s honesty is a refreshing change from Republicans’ more common defense that cuts to women’s health care will save money. As NPR notes, the state estimates that 300,000 women will lose access to family planning services because of these cuts, resulting in roughly 20,000 additional unplanned births. “Texas already spends $1.3 billion on teen pregnancies — more than any other state.”
There is no doubt that Republicans across the country are waging a comprehensive war against women’s health. At least Christian is willing to admit it.The GOP’s concerted campaign against women’s health has resulted in about... more
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Reported that he had been having sever chest pains so friend figures massive heart attack.
Personally, I think it unlikely. He did not show any indication of having a heart IMHO.Reported that he had been having sever chest pains so friend figures massive heart... more
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Rachel Remarks on the Right Wing Rebranding of the Republican Party,
The Rich may have Rallied the Rabble-Rouser's 'grassroots' Rage in the beginning,
to assure the Redistribution of wealth went TO the Ruling Class.
But in the end, the biggest blip on the Religious Right's Radar Remains Reproductive Rights.
video and story at link
http://videocafe.crooksandliars.com/heather/so-much-tea-party-being-all-about-fiscal-iRachel Remarks on the Right Wing Rebranding of the Republican Party,
The Rich may... more
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Many pro-choice women feel that abortion is a personal decision that a woman makes regarding her body. Some even feel that a man has no say in the decision to abort since it is the women’s body that is affected by the pregnancy. Some women are less inclined to cut the man entirely out of the decision. Similarly, men have different views on it that run the gamut. One New Mexico man took news of his ex-girlfriend’s abortion to an extreme, and attempted to publicly humiliate her.
Keep reading here:
http://www.politicalfailblog.com/2011/06/boyfriend-takes-out-billboard-to.htmlMany pro-choice women feel that abortion is a personal decision that a woman makes... more
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Abortion. If you want to spark a heated debate with angry words and hurt feelings, I know of no better topic. Once again, it is making news because of Indiana’s recent decision to de-fund Planned Parenthood. People tend to fall into three camps about this decision. Camp 1 is for it and thinks it’s a great idea. Camp 2 is against it and thinks it’s a horrible idea. Camp 3 sees some of the good Planned Parenthood does, but they disagree with abortion so they really don’t know how to feel about it. But there is something your Republican representatives aren’t telling you: This isn’t about Planned Parenthood. And you know what? It isn’t even about abortion. (gasp) It’s about removing the tools needed for women to be in charge of their own reproduction.
I’m going to say that bit again because it is so vitally important for people to open their eyes and realize this. It is about removing the tools needed for women to be in charge of their own reproduction. Why this matters: Indiana is leading the nation in funding cuts for Planned Parenthood. If they are successful, this would set a precedence for other states to follow suit. Here is a link to the latest news on the Hoosier front.
Keep Reading and watch videos here:
http://www.politicalfailblog.com/2011/06/abortion-womens-heath-politics-oh-my.htmlAbortion. If you want to spark a heated debate with angry words and hurt feelings, I... more
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Many U.S. women have already lost their constitutional right to abortion.
That's the premise of an April 19 column by Dahlia Lithwick in Slate.
She writes that many of the 916 state measures seeking to regulate reproductive health introduced in 49 states since the start of the year infringe on Roe v. Wade. That 1973 Supreme Court decision concluded that women's right to privacy extends to their decision to end a pregnancy.
But pro-choice legal activists--wary of court battles that could go to an unfriendly High Court--are turning a blind eye, Lithwick writes.
A Louisiana lawmaker this week made it clear that anti-abortion activists are itching for a Supreme Court battle.
Rep. John LaBruzzo, R-Metairie, has filed legislation for the regular lawmaking session opening April 25 that would ban all abortions in the state and subject the doctor who performs one to prosecution on charges of feticide, Ed Anderson reported in The Times-Picayune on April 20.
When asked how the bill fits with Roe, LaBruzzo was blunt: "I believe it would be in direct conflict with them...and immediately go to court. That is the goal of the individuals who asked me to put this bill in.
Among the laws that have passed so far this year is South Dakota's expanded waiting period for abortion from 24 to 72 hours and a requirement that counseling from "crisis pregnancy centers" include scientifically-flawed data on risk factors.
This week Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin, a Republican serving her first term, signed into law a prohibition on abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy, making it the fourth state to ban abortions after that date, Steve Olafson reported for Reuters on April 20. Fallin also signed a law preventing health insurers from covering elective abortions.
Full blog at http://www.womensenews.org/story/abortion/110422/new-anti-choice-laws-are-strangling-roe-v-wade-0Many U.S. women have already lost their constitutional right to abortion.... more
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Under a GOP-backed bill expected to sail through the House of Representatives, the Internal Revenue Service would be forced to police how Americans have paid for their abortions. To ensure that taxpayers complied with the law, IRS agents would have to investigate whether certain terminated pregnancies were the result of rape or incest. And one tax expert says that the measure could even lead to questions on tax forms: Have you had an abortion? Did you keep your receipt?
In testimony to a House taxation subcommittee on Wednesday, Thomas Barthold, the chief of staff of the nonpartisan Joint Tax Committee, confirmed that one consequence of the Republicans' "No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act" would be to turn IRS agents into abortion cops—that is, during an audit, they'd have to detemine, from evidence provided by the taxpayer, whether any tax benefit had been inappropriately used to pay for an abortion.
The proposed law, also known as H.R. 3, extends the reach of the Hyde Amendment—which bans federal funding for abortion except in cases of rape, incest, or when the life of the mother is at stake—into many parts of the federal tax code. In some cases, the law would forbid using tax benefits—like credits or deductions—to pay for abortions or health insurance that covers abortion. If an American who used such a benefit were to be audited, Barthold said, the burden of proof would lie with the taxpayer to provide documentation, for example, that her abortion fell under the rape/incest/life-of-the-mother exception, or that the health insurance she had purchased did not cover abortions.
"Were this to become law, people could end up in an audit, the subject of which could be abortion, rape, and incest," says Christopher Bergin, the head of Tax Analysts, a nonpartisan, not-for-profit tax policy group. "If you pass the law like this, the IRS would be required to enforce it."
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"The Internal Revenue Service has no business interfering with a woman's right to a safe, legal, constitutionally-protected medical procedure," Thompson tells Mother Jones. "Private health care decisions belong to a woman, her family, and her doctor—not a government auditor."
Most IRS agents would likely agree, Owens says: "I don't think [IRS agents] enjoy prying around into those sorts of private matters." Another IRS veteran tells Mother Jones he doesn't believe his ex-colleagues would want to enforce such a law. "You can't ask people to go out and ask some woman about what the circumstances are surrounding her abortion. They just won't do it."
UPDATE: NARAL Pro-Choice America, one of the major groups supporting abortion rights, has issued a statement responding to this story:
"This bill gets more outrageous and insulting by the day. Not only would a woman have to describe her sexual assault to the police, but she could then be forced to relive that horrifying experience with an agent from the IRS," said Nancy Keenan, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America. "The 221 members of Congress who signed their names to this egregious bill must explain to their constituents why they want to give the IRS authority to audit rape survivors."Under a GOP-backed bill expected to sail through the House of Representatives, the... more
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The US House of Representatives is expected to pass an amendment to the Full Year Continuing Appropriations Act of 2011 by this weekend that would cut millions of dollars in funding to Planned Parenthood for contraceptives, reproductive health counseling and cancer screenings.
The amendment eliminates all $327 million in funding for Title X, a family planning program that began 40 years ago under President Richard Nixon. And while Planned Parenthood receives millions of dollars from the program, Title X funds cannot be used for abortion services.
The money is to be used for noncontroversial family planning services, mostly for low-income families.
"I am aware that Title X family planning funds are eliminated in this bill, but eliminating Title X funding has never been my goal," Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN), who offered the amendment, said on the House floor Thursday.
"I support the important work of Title X clinics across the country that provide breast cancer screenings, HIV testing, counseling, and other valuable family planning services."
"My focus has and will remain on denying taxpayer dollars to Planned Parenthood or any organization that provides or promotes abortion as a means of birth control," he added.
The amendment is attached to a bill that is needed to fund the government for the rest of the current fiscal year and considered "must pass" legislation.
"Congress should use the continuing resolution to create jobs, not to further the extreme assault on women’s reproductive rights by eliminating the cost-effective family planning program," Rep. Nita Lowey (D-NY) said.
The abortion rights group NARAL said the legislation would lead to more unwanted pregnancies by cutting funding for contraceptives.
"The new anti-choice House leadership now wants to take away birth control and cancer screenings from millions of American women and men," Nancy Keenan, president of NARAL, said. "While these politicians attack abortion coverage from every angle, they now want to deny funding for birth control, even though that’s the best way to prevent unintended pregnancy. Americans will not stand for this blatant hypocrisy."
more at link...The US House of Representatives is expected to pass an amendment to the Full Year... more
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