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Old Scare Tactic A New Weapon In Abortion Wars
via Eric Zorn, Chicago Tribune New Hampshire House Bill 1659 is titled the “Women’s Right to Know Act,” but a more accurate title would be the “Activists’ Right to Lie to Women Act.” The measure, now...
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GOP Congressman Tells Women To Give Their Money To Democrats
via Laura Bassett, The Huffington Post As the only Republican Congressman at a rally for the Equal Rights Amendment on Thursday, Rep. Richard Hanna (R-N.Y.) gave women an unexpected piece of advice:...
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Wisconsin Lawmaker Says Women Should Stay In Abusive Marriages
via Lylah M. Alphonse, Yahoo! Shine In Wisconsin — yes, the same state where lawmakers have introduced a bill penalizing single mothers for being unmarried — a Republican state representative has come...
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Arizona’s ‘Tell Your Boss You’re On The Pill’ Bill Dead
via Jessica Pieklo, Care2 Causes Arizona Republicans lost an effort to force women to explain to their employers why they need and use birth control so that their employer could chose whether or not to...
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Missouri Also Wants Your Boss To Ok Your Birth Control
via Jessica Pieklo, Care2 Causes Last week Missouri picked up where Arizona left off, tackling two abortion bills, including one that would allow employers to deny coverage for birth control pills...
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Student Loan Interest Rate Bill That Cuts Health Care Program Passes House
via Michael McAuliff, The Huffington Post The House of Representatives advanced a bill Friday that funds cheaper student loans by cutting a preventive health care program — sparking a heated battle in...
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Kansas Legislature Passes One Bill, Considers Others To Limit Abortions
via John Celock, The Huffington Post Kansas lawmakers are gearing up for a possible fight over an abortion bill Friday, two days after the state Senate passed a bill allowing health-care professionals...
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Utah First In Nation To Have 72-Hour Abortion Waiting Period
via Dan Harrie, The Salt Lake Tribune Come Tuesday, Utah will become the only state in the nation with a law requiring a woman to wait 72 hours for an abortion. “For some people that may be a point of...
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Catholic Bishops v. Girl Scouts Of America
via Nicole Brodeur, The Seattle Times The Little Rascals had the “He-Man Woman Haters Club.” We’ve got The Catholic Church. Just a few weeks after the Vatican started looking into the activities of the...
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Missouri House Passes A Bill Allowing Medical Professionals To Deny Women’s...
via Zachary Bernstein, ThinkProgress The Missouri House passed a “conscience bill” yesterday to allow health care workers to deny health care to women. Under the law, medical professionals cannot be...
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Franciscan University Drops Entire Student Health Insurance Plan Over Birth...
via Laura Bassett, The Huffington Post Franciscan University of Steubenville, a Catholic institution in Ohio, has decided to drop its entire student health insurance plan as of the fall semester 2012...
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Michigan Anti-Abortion Bill, ‘Most Extreme’ In The Country, Barrels Through...
via Laura Bassett, The Huffington Post A massive, 60-page omnibus bill that drastically limits abortion access and could shut down all abortion clinics in the state is being rushed through the Michigan...
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Michigan Reps Silenced For Use Of ‘V-Word’
via Chad Livengood, Detroit News House Republicans tried to silence two female Democratic lawmakers Thursday for floor outbursts a day earlier referencing male sterilization and a female sex organ. The...
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Last Standing Abortion Clinic In Mississippi
via Kelly Newson, The Guardian Express Come July 1, Mississippi just may be the only state in the United States to not have an abortion clinic. This is due to a huge vote in that state’s legisture for...
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Conservatives Slam Obamacare Using Pro-Choice Language
via Laura Bassett, The Huffington Post For years, Democrats and progressive women’s groups have characterized Republican attempts to limit access to abortion — such as mandatory ultrasounds and...
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North Carolina Defunds Planned Parenthood In Midnight Vote, Overriding Veto
via Laura Bassett, The Huffington Post North Carolina’s Republican-controlled state legislature voted Monday night to override Democratic Gov. Bev Perdue’s veto of a state budget that strips money from...
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Multiple States’ Abortion Laws Restrict Women’s Access To Reproductive Health...
via Emily Le Coz, The Huffington Post * Abortion opponents say laws promote safety, better care * Mississippi could be first state without abortion facility * Nearly 40 laws passed this year, 60 in...
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Right-Wing Food: You Are What You Eat
via Lauren Kelly, Alternet, Salon [Editress' Note: You can only vote for politicians once every few years. You can vote with your wallet every single day. Make change happen.] – 1. Chick-fil-A It...
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GOP Senate Nominee: Victims Of ‘Legitimate Rape’ Don’t Get Pregnant (And Even...
via Evan McMorris-Santoro, Talking Points Memo Rep. Todd Akin, the Republican nominee for Senate in Missouri who is running against Sen. Claire McCaskill, justified his opposition to abortion rights...
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Where Is The Pro-Choice Movement?
via Charles P. Pierce, Esquire The remarks of Missouri Republican Senate candidate Todd Akin, and Akin’s stubborn refusal to defenestrate himself to placate the party’s leaders who want him gone for...
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