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Want an RU 486 pill? That will be two forced trans-vaginal ultrasounds, please.
TweetRU 486 is a non-surgical early abortion medication that comes in the form of a pill and is generally used to end a pregnancy up to 10 weeks from a woman’s last period. So, naturally, a bill, approved by Indiana’s state Senate Health and Provider Services Committee on Wednesday, would require clinics to conduct trans-vaginal [...]
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What We Missed
TweetUgh: After more released photos, Rep. Anthony Weiner has admitted to sending the sexified pics of himself to women he’d met mostly on Facebook. The GOP fight to illegally defund Planned Parenthood in Indiana could cost the state $4.3 billion. Rather than sticking to its contention that its racist ad was just a “light-hearted” ad, [...]
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What We Missed
TweetThe Obama administration is saying they will take action against Indiana and others’ attempts to ban Planned Parenthood funding. How you can help the victims of the Joplin tornado. Every day this week, the New York Times will share a LGBT youth’s story in cool multimedia project. Jill Filipovic on the media attacks against Dominique [...]
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Indiana becomes first state to defund Planned Parenthood
TweetYesterday, Indiana became the first state to vote to defund Planned Parenthood. If signed into law, the bill would also make Indiana the 5th state to jump on the unscientific “fetal pain” train and ban abortion after 20 weeks. As we learned from the federal battle over Planned Parenthood’s funding, it’s quite a challenge to [...]
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Homophobic teacher suspended