What Was In That Budget Deal?
If you’re confused about whether the budget deal Friday night was good or bad, give this rundown of the Republican victories by House Speaker John Boehner a read, from the Speaker’s blog.
Tag: Abortion Rights
Do You Know What Planned Parenthood Actually Does?
Planned Parenthood keeps landing smack-dab in the middle of the Republicans’ war on women, ostensibly for its abortion practice. But that seems strange, considering this chart.
The Government Shutdown Isn’t Actually About Spending?
Nope, it’s not. It’s about Republicans not budging on these ideological demands, which include cutting programs for low-income and middle-class people.
Indiana GOP Rep Thinks Women Will Fake Rape Or Incest To Get An Abortion
On March 29, Indiana Representative Eric Turner (R) introduced HB 1210, a bill that would make all abortions illegal after 20 weeks. Dismayed, Rep. Gail Riecken (D) offered an amendment that would exempt “women who became pregnant due to rape or incest for whom pregnancy threatens their life or could cause serious and irreversible physical harm” from being forced to carry to term. That’s when Rep. Turner claimed that women would use Riecken’s proposed amendment as a “giant loophole.”
South Dakota: Where It’s Easier To Get A Gun Than An Abortion
Which prompted us to make this new South Dakota postcard.
To: The Fellas; From: The Ladies
According to the ladies of Second City Chicago, people who oppose basic funding for women’s health care will be left with one option.
Jon Stewart: Is Pregnancy The New Slavery?
How can Republicans bring the Black community’s abortion rates into their pro-life arguments? By equating abortion with slavery, of course.
Thinking About An Abortion? In Iowa, That’s Grounds For Imprisonment
In Iowa, thinking about an abortion, and confiding about it to hospital staff, may unexpectedly land you in jail.
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Congresswoman Reveals Abortion, on House Floor
Outraged at the callous demagoguery of her fellow representative, Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) made a shockingly personal revelation during a congressional debate.
The Entire Abortion Debate in Two Signs
Sometimes protest signs are still the best forms of communication, especially for a supposedly extremely complicated debate like abortion.