April 2016: Periods As Protest: Indiana Women Call Governor To Talk About Menstrual Cycles

[DonViejo]

April 8, 2016 2:36 PM ET

Last month, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence signed a law imposing new limitations on abortion. And since then, women have been sending Pence a message.

Well, a lot of messages — about their menstrual flow, and their cramps, and their birth control, and their tampon discomfort, and their bloating, and their menopause.

PeriodsforPence
@periodsforpence

Good morning! It's me, the voice of your loins, reminding you to call Pence to let him know what's cooking-or not-down there. 317-232-4567

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It's part of an effort called Periods for Pence. A local news channel contacted the woman behind the effort; it says she wishes to remain anonymous and that she started the Facebook page because she felt the new law is invasive. As we reported, the law bans abortion motivated by fetal abnormalities as well as other fetal characteristics. It also tightens several other restrictions on abortion.

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In the early days of the Periods for Pence effort, the organizer highlighted one aspect of the law — it requires miscarried fetuses, as well as aborted fetuses, to be "interred or cremated by a facility having possession of the remains," regardless of the age of the fetus.

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Full article:
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/04/08/473518239/periods-as-protest-indiana-women-call-governor-to-talk-about-menstrual-cycles


Also, here:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027732236