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" If ACT had floated the bill knowing it was doomed to fail, then absolutely." ACT's two right wing coalition…
Like when AOC dressed up in white and cried at a fence Remember the Alamo, right? All no respect, fuck…
The reason it’s one of the go-tos that come up when I think of performativity, is also the reason I…
So are you claiming that AOC – who wasn’t even a member of Congress at the time – spent millions…
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Category Archives: Abortion & reproductive rights
Anti-Choice lapdog up for a vote to be the FDA commissioner
Dubya’s anti-choice/anti-contraceptive nominee for FDA commissioner, Lester Crawford, is up for a committee vote on Capitol Hill today. Let’s take a look at his crappy track record on the FDA when it comes to women’s reproductive rights, the Plan B … Continue reading
Breastfeeding Activists Target Barbara Walters and "˜The View'
A new group of activists have joined the fray of fighting for women’s rights; their goal to nurse without shame or scorn where and when they choose or need. Cleverly touting themselves as ‘lactivists’, they’ve put Barbara Walters under fire … Continue reading
A Reframing I'd Like to See: Government-Enforced Childbirth
For all the talk about “reframing” the abortion debate, the reframing I’d like to see never seems to come up. The issue is government-enforced childbirth. Right-wingers want government-enforced childbirth; lefties don’t. The issue is not whether we favor or oppose … Continue reading
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Typical hypocrisy from anti-choice politicians on the Hill
Apparently, not only are anti-choice politicians on Capitol Hill against a woman’s right to choose and have control over her reproductive destiny, but they’re also against giving pregnant mothers and newborns proper healthcare and economic support. Hypocrisy on the Hill: … Continue reading
Forty years later and women are still putting up with b.s. about their birth control
With the slow rolling back of women’s reproductive rights taking place within our country let’s take a moment and observe the forty-year anniversary of a landmark Supreme Court decision that guaranteed a woman’s privacy and right to control her reproductive … Continue reading
Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights, Anti-Contraceptives/EC zaniness, Anti-feminists and their pals, Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc.
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The Salerno standard: A menace to abortion rights
Never heard of the Salerno standard? It just might be at the center of the most important abortion-related court struggle this decade. The Supreme Court will definitely be hearing a parental notification law abortion case from New Hampshire, and there’s … Continue reading
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A Common Cause
When one takes a look at the real liberal and progressive agenda (not the current Democratic Party’s agenda, as they are trying to pitifully mimic the Republicans and sell out their voting base they claim to represent) the focal point … Continue reading
Speaking of NARAL Pro-Choice America…
…I received my usual ‘take action alert’ email from them today, however this one was a bit entertaining given the political climate in this country and the state of women’s reproductive rights. It parodies the growing threat of Dubya appointing … Continue reading
Pro-life leaders defend system of forced abortion
“Alas” reader Glaivester emailed me a link to this item on Clarkstooksbury. Officials on Tuesday also confirmed what an ABCNEWS 20/20 investigation had found–that pregnant garment workers on Saipan are forced to have abortions to keep their jobs. “When I … Continue reading
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Why are complaining against the “Vote Blue no Matter Who” concept? It’s objectively very useful to progressives, who have an…