Tag Archives: Reproductive Rights
We’ll be back tomorrow
As we’re taking the day off from blogging and will be back in full swing tomorrow. In the meantime, Amy Poehler rocks our world.
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Undaunted, Republicans keep introducing anti-choice legislation
On Monday, Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) on introduced legislation that would prohibit abortion after 20 weeks of gestation in Washington, D.C., as reported in the Salt Lake Tribune. Taking the law directly from the playbook of the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC), Senator Lee based his proposed bill on model legislation directly from the anti-choice [...]
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Republicans go all in on culture war
Unchecked and undeterred by the political ass-whooping brought to bear upon them during the past few weeks, Senate Republicans are pushing yet another bit of anti-woman, anti-choice, anti-birth control bit of legislation. According to White House Press Secretary Jay Carney, in a statement to The Huffington Post, this particular referendum is again about the importance [...]
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Senator adds “Every Sperm is Sacred” amendment onto Oklahoma personhood bill
Amazing. After Oklahoma conservatives introduced a “personhood” bill to the state Senate on Monday, Sen. Constance Johnson decided to follow in Virginia Senator Janet Howell’s footsteps and attach an amendment in protest, which would add this language to the bill: However, any action in which a man ejaculates or otherwise deposits semen anywhere but in [...]
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Virginia transvaginal ultrasound bill delayed after a thousand protest outside capitol