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niyad

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120. do try paying attention to the endless spate of restrictions on women's rights in each of the

Tue Mar 31, 2015, 09:59 PM

Mar 2015

state legislatures, 218 bills in one year alone??? if the feds have been doing anything to protect women's rights, please be good enough to cite said actions, from legitimate sources.

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Women's Reproductive Rights are every bit as important as LGBT rights or [View all] cali Mar 2015 OP

yes dembotoz Mar 2015 #1

That's why I don't call the Indiana bill Anti-LGBT LynneSin Mar 2015 #2

Can the Indiana Law be used to protect reproductive rights? Downwinder Mar 2015 #20

If a pharmacist doesn't believe in abortion they could use the law to not hand out... LynneSin Mar 2015 #26

But if he believes in choice can he hand Downwinder Mar 2015 #31

Don't birth control pills have to be prescribed by a doctor? nt valerief Apr 2015 #155

things needing a prescription still need that but could hand it condoms, non-rx of course. uppityperson Apr 2015 #161

You still need a prescription LynneSin Apr 2015 #168

No. jeff47 Mar 2015 #54

I don't know about that example dsc Mar 2015 #69

You BETTER BELIEVE they'd try to use it against women and other groups, too. As many other groups calimary Mar 2015 #28

sure do. BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2015 #46

But don't you get it, Blanche? Women are containers. calimary Mar 2015 #66

I've been saying that since forever...that women aren't really people. BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2015 #71

Wow, that is a powerful statement! Major Hogwash Apr 2015 #131

Show on Syfy "Helix" just introduced that concept in the last episode. NoJusticeNoPeace Mar 2015 #103

They want to enforce their notion of morality... haikugal Mar 2015 #113

women BARELY have reproductive rights in Indiana -- "extremely hostile state" nashville_brook Mar 2015 #29

That's obvious- a woman who had a miscarriage might get 70 years in jail LynneSin Mar 2015 #33

but we're way more concerned that a gay couple might not be able to buy flowers from a xtian? nashville_brook Mar 2015 #36

Wow -- what a way to trivialize it nichomachus Mar 2015 #56

and women's healthcare isn't just about abortions -- but we get no help nashville_brook Apr 2015 #146

That is not what I took away from it, also I find your response repulsive Dragonfli Mar 2015 #85

+1... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2015 #101

there's no "excusing" either -- but one is never mentioned, the other is a national outrage nashville_brook Apr 2015 #145

That is what the OP was pointing out, yet without diminishing the other Dragonfli Apr 2015 #150

This remark is really Skidmore Apr 2015 #157

Well, it WILL increase the potential profit base in our nation's proud private prisons! PatrickforO Mar 2015 #121

Great and stark maps! thanks cali Mar 2015 #62

The difference is that there are federal laws to protect women Fearless Mar 2015 #60

Essentially meaningless under the onslaught of state laws and regulations cali Mar 2015 #63

Except that Federal laws and regulations generally supercede those at the state level. Veilex Mar 2015 #95

Why don't you read up on the spate of women being prosecuted or jailed to bettyellen Mar 2015 #117

do try paying attention to the endless spate of restrictions on women's rights in each of the niyad Mar 2015 #120

Grrrrr. Man, that shit stinks. cali Apr 2015 #137

it does, indeed. niyad Apr 2015 #153

Fucking Fail of Great Magnitude. Try to keep up, dude. cali Apr 2015 #136

Well, actually you're wrong about that CreekDog Apr 2015 #165

We can be upset at both. We don't have to choose one or the other. n/t BeeBee Mar 2015 #3

People have chosen. Post a thread about a new discriminatory law against cali Mar 2015 #8

At least this one did. question everything Mar 2015 #16

that was one of the few. most posts on women's rights and the attacks against them niyad Mar 2015 #21

That's why we have to start attaching that issue to the LGBT issue. calimary Mar 2015 #32

we've totally chosen -- and women lost out. nashville_brook Mar 2015 #23

All rights are under attack. MineralMan Mar 2015 #4

Sorry. Women's Reproductive rights are FAR more under attack cali Mar 2015 #5

Why would you think I do not know that? MineralMan Mar 2015 #11

This is what I was talking about BainsBane Mar 2015 #25

Don't forget the mentally ill Liberalynn Mar 2015 #51

+1 appalachiablue Apr 2015 #127

Yes, of course. Though my comments weren't meant to include all oppressed groups BainsBane Apr 2015 #133

far more insofar as legistlatio goes. cali Mar 2015 #64

I'll say this, again ... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2015 #107

tough. and bullshit. was that clear enough? cali Apr 2015 #138

Yes. your newly found concern for ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2015 #143

+1 BainsBane Mar 2015 #7

Again, you are far more graceful/accepting than I am ... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2015 #105

Yes, and not just reproductive rights BainsBane Mar 2015 #6

And you are fucking wrong. There is no pitting only anger that people don't cali Mar 2015 #10

Well, I certainly agree with that. BainsBane Mar 2015 #17

Yes and this makes me so angry kcr Apr 2015 #141

I see it that way too.. haikugal Mar 2015 #114

As long as half the world's population is dumped on by the other half LiberalEsto Mar 2015 #9

More question everything Mar 2015 #12

Want proof that women's rights are at risk? Anybody notice pence mentioning Hobby Lobby? calimary Mar 2015 #37

most of those laws are still in force. mopinko Mar 2015 #65

The right wing in this country cilla4progress Mar 2015 #13

+1 appalachiablue Mar 2015 #79

I was just thinking this exact same thing! Arugula Latte Mar 2015 #14

Me, too. calimary Mar 2015 #40

Descent into RW Hell & Fascism- appalachiablue Apr 2015 #126

It's all really about human rights... Wounded Bear Mar 2015 #15

And I would add, a woman's right to keep her child even if she is impoverished me b zola Mar 2015 #18

I've been screaming about this everywhere.... BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2015 #19

was that an illustration for an edition of "the handmaid's tale"? whatever, it is stunning, and I niyad Mar 2015 #27

yeah. it's from a 2012 award winning illustrated novel. BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2015 #38

So have I, Blanche. calimary Mar 2015 #41

Women's Suffering Doesn't Matter. BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2015 #48

I'm screaming, too. I'm BEYOND fed up. calimary Mar 2015 #70

i gotta run...must get back to you later. BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2015 #72

I like how you think! haikugal Mar 2015 #115

hell to the yeah nashville_brook Mar 2015 #22

exactly. niyad Mar 2015 #24

The Indiana mess made me wonder about that too, no boycotts for anti-women legislation? appalachiablue Apr 2015 #128

I know a lot of us engage in our own private boycotts, but no, have not seen calls niyad Apr 2015 #152

More awareness & organized resistance against this is needed especially now while the momentum appalachiablue Apr 2015 #166

you are correct. niyad Apr 2015 #169

I'm proud to say, I put my money where my mouth is. As I said in another post... BlueJazz Mar 2015 #30

instead, let's attack Patrica Arquette...b/c that's effective. nashville_brook Mar 2015 #34

you are so right about how much we have lost with the stupid, hate-filled, fear-based niyad Mar 2015 #45

I think most do realize it, and speak out about it here. herding cats Mar 2015 #35

Maybe here, yes. But it has to go out MUCH farther. And so far that's not what's happening. calimary Mar 2015 #42

I agree herding cats Mar 2015 #50

Amen and THANK YOU! PeaceNikki Mar 2015 #39

Do you think the disparity in public outrage is because abortion is enough Mar 2015 #43

Consider the possiblity that this issue is relevant because half of betterdemsonly Mar 2015 #61

Makes sense. (nt) enough Mar 2015 #112

Wasn't the Indiana law passed to target women? Prism Mar 2015 #44

Justice Ginsburg... one_voice Mar 2015 #47

There are more of us collectively, than old white men... onecaliberal Mar 2015 #49

I agree with you Cali Andy823 Mar 2015 #52

They are every bit as important gollygee Mar 2015 #53

Misogyny is the original sin of bigotry, from where all bigotry begins. Dont call me Shirley Mar 2015 #55

Yes it is.. whathehell Mar 2015 #76

Calling Dems "baby killers" doesn't work anymore. Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2015 #57

It's not an either / or Fearless Mar 2015 #58

It's not either/or. We need progress in both areas. The question is: Arugula Latte Mar 2015 #86

Because women's rigthts has been further than LGBT rights since the beginning of the movements Fearless Mar 2015 #91

45% of women voted for Mitt Romney davidn3600 Mar 2015 #98

Sadly, that's what you get with a patriarchal bvf Apr 2015 #148

Agree 100%. Glad you posted this. n/t Paper Roses Mar 2015 #59

you are dead right cali. mopinko Mar 2015 #67

Women alone being denied tables in restaurants HockeyMom Mar 2015 #68

This absolutely exists in Manhattan and smaller places. I've experienced it at restaurants appalachiablue Apr 2015 #164

Kicked and recommended a whole bunch! Enthusiast Mar 2015 #73

Why is this so unspoken? frazzled Mar 2015 #74

We must Delphinus Apr 2015 #167

I've fought for choice all my life, and I've never heard any LGBT person claim those rights are Bluenorthwest Mar 2015 #75

This isn't an attack of the LGBT community cali Mar 2015 #77

I'll post ita 3rd time... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2015 #108

Thank you! ananda Mar 2015 #78

And I suspect these assaults JEB Mar 2015 #82

This message was self-deleted by its author appalachiablue Mar 2015 #87

The talibornigan brigade's expressions of hate are multifaceted, Their Sharia laws popular of late Dragonfli Mar 2015 #80

So, as a Bi woman... TDale313 Mar 2015 #81

"imo the op is divisive. This is not an either/or thing." - Agreed Veilex Mar 2015 #97

Women have Roe v Wade davidn3600 Mar 2015 #83

sorry, you are really, really uninformed. Roe v Wade has been rendered cali Mar 2015 #84

I don't know how much of it is ignorance, JTFrog Mar 2015 #100

Millions of women in this country don't have access to abortion ... Arugula Latte Mar 2015 #88

Pretty shocking to see that kind of uninformed stuff here. cali Mar 2015 #89

Indeed. Arugula Latte Mar 2015 #90

It's not uninformed and it's not ignorance, it's an intentional mra attack/talking point. MerryBlooms Mar 2015 #104

+1. nt seabeyond Mar 2015 #106

Exactly right. Embarrassed to see this hateful and knowingly ignorant nonsense in GD. bettyellen Mar 2015 #118

I couldn't agree more BainsBane Apr 2015 #132

+ infinity. n/t JTFrog Apr 2015 #163

I've long thought that LGBTQ folks need to be considered a "protected class" - TBF Mar 2015 #94

Civil rights are important period - TBF Mar 2015 #92

"Women's Reproductive Rights are every bit as important as LGBT rights or fighting racism." - True. Veilex Mar 2015 #93

Posted a 4th time ... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2015 #110

People are picking hills to die on, rather than playing whack-a-mole... Veilex Apr 2015 #123

it's all about the "Meism" that some enjoy ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2015 #125

posted for the 2nd time. tough and bullshit. cali Apr 2015 #139

See post #143 ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2015 #144

+1 Behind the Aegis Apr 2015 #124

no one said they were. duh. But hundreds of laws restricting a woman's right to choose cali Apr 2015 #140

"no one said they were. duh." - Actually, you did. By posting this distraction away from... Veilex Apr 2015 #158

bullshit. horse shit. dog shit. that's just false. cali Apr 2015 #160

"that's just false." - The notion that this thread is anything but a distraction from LGBTQ issues. Veilex Apr 2015 #162

Going to jail for a miscarrage or abortion is even worse that not being served at a store or restaur DamnYankeeInHouston Mar 2015 #96

EVERY law that is discriminatory is aimed firstly at women. Then at sexual choices. raven mad Mar 2015 #99

Uhmm, You forgot a group. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2015 #109

No, I didn't. raven mad Mar 2015 #111

Okay. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2015 #119

Please use our site on FB to organize and fight the hate NoJusticeNoPeace Mar 2015 #102

So true. It's disappointing that barely a peep is said about it ecstatic Mar 2015 #116

I protest regularly with WORD (for "Women Organized to KingCharlemagne Mar 2015 #122

The Republicans are only doing this to call the Dems murdering baby killers..... Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2015 #129

I don't see why we should allow ourselves to be pitted against one another on these issues ... brett_jv Apr 2015 #130

this has shit all to do with pitting people aganist one another cali Apr 2015 #135

And this thread isn't even really about abortion. hughee99 Apr 2015 #147

K&R Warren DeMontague Apr 2015 #134

Yes! Pooka Fey Apr 2015 #142

Agreed. n/t prayin4rain Apr 2015 #149

agree veaux Apr 2015 #151

Kick. historylovr Apr 2015 #154

Bingo!!! valerief Apr 2015 #156

Yes. An assault on one person's rights is an assault on us all. Orsino Apr 2015 #159