This Week In the War On Women - DailyKos

[WillyT]

This Week In The War On Women
by Kaili Joy Gray for Daily Kos
SAT MAY 07, 2011 AT 05:00 PM PDT


A century later, men are still saving women from themselves

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During last year's midterm election, Republicans insisted their top priority was jobs, jobs, jobs. But a funny thing happened when they took office: their priorities shifted, and now their number one priority is abortion, abortion, abortion. And so the War on Women wages on, in ever more creative ways.

Funding for women's health care:

One of the most ridiculous claims by forced birthers is that abortion is not health care. They don't really believe that, of course. That's why 43 states have passed licensed physician laws, mandating that only a physician may perform this medical procedure. Several states, including Georgia earlier this year, have attempted to pass laws that would require abortions to be performed only in hospitals, and not clinics, even though 95 percent of all abortions in this country are performed in private doctors' offices and clinics.

But when it comes to insurance coverage?

The Kansas Legislature is reviving an already defeated proposal to prohibit insurance companies from providing coverage for abortion. Women would be forced to purchase separate policies to cover this procedure.

Similarly, in Florida, the House passed HB 97, by a vote of 80-35, prohibiting the sale of insurance policies created through a state health-insurance exchange that cover abortion.

The House also approved HRJ 1179, which prohibits the use of public funds for abortion.

In Minnesota, a Republican-dominated Senate panel approved a bill to "prohibit public dollars from paying for abortions for low-income women on state-funded health care programs." But Minnesota Rep. Glenn Gruenhagen wants women to know it's for their own good because men are perverts:

Let me just remind you, especially ladies, it was seven men that made abortion legal. Not seven women. Now what’s the significance of that? Men, a certain percentage have developed a perverted view of women and what abortion tells men is they can use women and lose them. OK? Use and lose them and run from their responsibility. Then on top of that we have the state showing up and paying for the sexual exploitation of women. Ladies, let’s put a stop to this. Let’s put a stop to sending a message to men that they can use you and leave you with the consequences and have the government pick up the tab for that.

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Much More: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/05/07/973996/-This-week-in-the-War-on-Women

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[bobbolink]

1. Jesse Jackson's radio program today was about poor women, and how it just isn't getting

better, and there isn't much interest in making it better.

There was a guest host today on "Keep Hope Alive", and the guests and commentary were very throught provoking. They said how poor women and their children are the "face of poverty" now, but that there just isn't any effort to change that.

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[BlancheSplanchnik]

2. "Ladies". I hate powerful men calling us "Ladies".

It is SO condescending.

That quote is unbelievable, disgusting, sick deceitful and TWISTED.

[Mojeoux]

3. Kick and Rec

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[WillyT]

4. Just Cause Of Rachel...

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[Initech]

5. It seems no one's safe from these pieces of shit anymore.

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