The House just voted to keep birth control legal in America and 96% of republicans voted no. 96%!

[spanone]

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[Irish_Dem]

1. The Putin/GOP is deadly serious about making women second class citizens.

Forcing them to be pregnant most of the time.

Make them drop out of school and no longer have ability to get high paying jobs.

Force OB GYNs out of practice so women will die at higher numbers.

Some of us older women have lived during the times before birth control.

Listen to our warnings about how bad this will get.

Birth Control changed everything for women.

Now we are going back to the dark ages.

[2naSalit]

39. Second class my ass!

More like fucking livestock!

[SmittyWerben]

42. This comment is sooo on point!

The Christofascists are out to destroy female independence...and I hope they pay a price at the polls, but I won't hold my breath.

[2naSalit]

45. Same here...

Sadly.

[calimary]

57. Wish I could recommend this a MILLION times - and beyond here on DU!

Women are NOT property. This is NOT the 1600s. And women are NO “second-class citizens”, DAMMIT!!! Frankly, NOBODY is!

[Butterflylady]

62. Oh they will pay a price at the polls.

You better believe it because there are more than just a few women who use birth control. Take that away from them and you'll see how 😠 really angry they can get.

[Peacetrain]

52. Those were almost the exact words my son used when Roe was brought down by SCOTUS

It was an odd conversion for a Mom to have with her adult son I guess.. But we driving somewhere and we have always had the best conversations in the car.. I was talking about feeling like a second class citizen again.. and told him stories of when I was in my early twenties and first married and could not get a credit card without his Dad signing on, and when I could not use my name prior to marriage when I registered for college... and he told me that he had not really thought about it too much till SCOTUS did that.. and I told him that they would be going after contraception next.. and he looked at me and said "Mom its not about being a 2nd class citizen, they are treating women like they are animals who they can control the breeding of".. He was angry.. My son is 34 and it is not only women who are angry.. it is young people period.. there will be a price to pay by the republicans..

[2naSalit]

55. It's what I've been saying...

All along because that is where they are going.

POC have seen this from the start. Every hard won gain is only as good as the people who continue to uphold whatever was decided and therefore, tenuous.

I have felt this coming for a long time and I don't know what I'm supposed to do but I wish I was not here to see it.

[Peacetrain]

56. We are in scary times...

there is no denying that

[2naSalit]

60. Yup.

I'm just gonna stay holed up and hope it's safe where I am.

[Stuart G]

61. ....So everyone can see..".FU**ING Idiots" .. is exactly what Republicans are, plain & simple!

[Irish_Dem]

80. Yes, but livestock get better medical care than women now.

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Vets are not being told how to practice animal care by attorneys and politicians.

So women rank even below livestock.

[2naSalit]

85. Good point, and true.

[iluvtennis]

41. Exactly. I'm so fearful for my daughters and nieces. n/t

[Irish_Dem]

81. My daughter is getting married next year and wants to start a family.

I am so worried for her.

[iluvtennis]

82. Hugs to you and your daughter. May she have an awesome marriage!

[Irish_Dem]

83. Thank you so much.

I am so excited for her.

And best wishes to the young women in your family.

I hope they all stay safe, happy and healthy!

[mopinko]

2. and the 8 that voted yes will be expecting medals.

f this world rn.

[Norbert]

6. Who were the 8?

[spanone]

15. here....

GOP Reps Liz Cheney of Wyoming, Nancy Mace of South Carolina, Fred Upton of Michigan, Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, John Katko of New York, Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, Maria Elvira Salazar of Florida and Anthony Gonzalez of Ohio voted in support.

Half of the Republicans who voted for it – Mr Upton, Mr Kinzinger, Mr Katko and Mr Gonzale – are not seeking reelection, while Ms Cheney faces a tough primary in her home state after her repeated criticism of former president Donald Trump. Others like Mr Fitzpatrick and Ms Salazar represent districts that voted for President Joe Biden.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/contraception-protection-congress-vote-b2128490.html

[Freddie]

19. I knew Fitzpatrick would be one of them

Occasionally the party lets him do the “right thing” to make him seem moderate. While he votes hard-line right 95% of the time.

[The Jungle 1]

48. Fitz does walk a thin line

He pays for it with his party here in Bucks. Many repukes hate him.
There is an independent trying to get on the ballot. Sign her petition if you can. It will help to split the vote.

[GoCubsGo]

21. Isn't Katko running for Governor?

He's only voting for these things because not doing so would hurt his chances of winning. Hopefully, the people of New York see through this.

[mopinko]

33. to steal a line from steve earle about george ryan and the death penalty-

he said a lefty pundit said- well, he's doing it cuz he has a guilty conscience.
a statement with which i agree.

steve- well, i'd like to posit that if politicians checked in w their conscience more often the world would be a hella lot better place.

it was true then, but boy howdy is it true now.

[uponit7771]

3. GZP would vote to bring back slavery & not pay a political price for it because M$M is on their side

[Aristus]

20. FOX News on the reinstitution of slavery:

"Republicans Make Good On Their Full-Employment Promise!"

[James48]

25. Sadly, I don't know if that is sarcasm.

[Aristus]

27. That's because satire, like Generalissimo Francisco Franco, is still dead.

n/t

[uponit7771]

29. right ?!

[jaxexpat]

70. Sounds about right. Republicans are always trying to "own the Democrats".

Seriously though, at some point (when the republicans have both houses) people will start talking seriously about "re-education" training and "camps". Slavery may well be offered as an option and be preferable.
What a deal!

[Hermit-The-Prog]

89. That's because the FCC rubberstamped mergers.

Every time the GOP get in the White House, all agencies that are supposed to work for us are transformed into tools of the billionaire donors to the GOP. The radicalized Republican party is a true fascist party -- the symbiosis of industry and government.

[cate94]

4. Wth?

This is crazy.

[viva la]

5. I bet 100% of that 96%..

Used birth control in their own families.

[TreasonousBastard]

7. They know not what they vote for.

[babylonsister]

8. Then they're morons and shouldn't be allowed to vote, period. nt

[TreasonousBastard]

9. Has anyone ever suggested that Congress was not full..

of morons?

[peppertree]

65. Reminds me of the conversation between Lydia and Claudius

in which Claudius, surprised that, as royals, they can't attend the Senate trial of a royal charged with treason, asks his grandmother why not.

"Because, my dear boy, I'm a woman and you're a fool."

"Which is ironic when you think of it - because the Senate is full of old women and fools."

[PXR-5]

10. The anti-freedom party nt

[OneGrassRoot]

11. If anyone sees their statements as to why...

please post. I’d love to see their lame excuse, if they even offer any.

[lamp_shade]

17. That's also what I'm waiting to hear. nt

[paulkienitz]

26. apparently because some contraception methods are slightly abortion-like

[lamp_shade]

37. Aha... thanks.

[2naSalit]

40. Only in their...

Polluted minds.

[Lurker Deluxe]

46. Did you read the bill?

It does not protect anything, really.

This goes back to the case/s where a certain employee does not want to sell certain items. The customer got what they wanted, just attended by a different employee. If the store's policy is to allow this ... it is what it is.

This establishes a legal path to sue someone who does not wish to be involved in certain types of sales.

Other than that ... it says very little.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6005/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22hr+1803%22%5D%7D&r=1&s=1

[sop]

67. States' rights, what else?

[empedocles]

12. Great to see Dems/Speaker putting their face on this one.

[Arkansas Granny]

13. What War on Women?

I don't know how anyone can justify voting no on this bill. Was there something in the bill that Republicans found too much to bear? Do they just have an overwhelming fear of women having any control over their fertility?

This is just maddening.

[GoCubsGo]

24. They know that too many people will continue to blame the Democrats

for not getting anything done, while ignoring the fact that they are the actual obstructionists.

[global1]

14. The Contraception Market Is Very Big And Many, Many Companies Are Involved In It....

The U.S. contraceptive market size was valued at around USD 8.0 billion in 2021 and is projected to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of around 4.70% in the forecast period.

In 2015–2017, 64.9% of the 72.2 million women aged 15–49 in the United States were currently using contraception. The most common contraceptive methods currently used were female sterilization (18.6%), oral contraceptive pill (12.6%), long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs) (10.3%), and male condom (8.7%).

In the United States, close to $3 billion in prescription birth-control pills are sold each year, according to the life-sciences research firm Iqvia. They are manufactured by a variety of drug companies, including Pfizer Inc. and Bayer AG.

The birth control pill is a safe, simple, and convenient way to prevent pregnancy. It also has other benefits like reducing acne, making your periods lighter and more regular, and easing menstrual cramps. So beyond birth control - it is a women's health issue as well.

Major players in the oral contraceptive pills market are Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. , Bayer AG, Syzygy Healthcare, Mankind Pharma Ltd. , Pfizer Inc. , Piramal Enterprises Ltd. , Ferring B. V, Merck & Co. Inc., Johnson & Johnson and Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Why aren't these companies lobbying Congress to make sure that Congress doesn't outlaw birth control?

I just don't understand the Repugs stand on this issue. How do they propose that making birth control illegal be policed?

Are we just talking birth control pills or are we talking about all forms of contraception?

Where is this all going?

When are the Repugs going to reinstate 'prohibition'? (sarcasm)

[2naSalit]

43. Quite importantly...

It is used to control the horrid affects of endometriosis which affects a minimum of 11% of women aged 15 - 44 for study purposes but it may be as many as 50%. I can attest that it lives on after menopause though not as much of an issue.

At any rate, this is a health care issue for more than half the population and a rouge scotus should not be allowed to take our hard won rights away.

[BlueGreenLady]

16. GOCreepers cannot keep their noses out of everyone else's crotches.

[Algernon Moncrieff]

18. We need to use this like a club politically

I know many women who oppose abortion but have no issue with birth control. Many women take the pill to regulate periods. Slam those who voted for this.

[Freddie]

22. Yup, the ads are writing themselves

[2naSalit]

44. And billboards!

[Victor_c3]

23. Holy hell that's scary!! n/t

[James48]

28. That is a radio commercial.

A :30 second radio commercial, played over, and over, and over again.

[PCIntern]

30. Hey! If you're legitimately fucked by a Republican,

well, women have ways of shutting that down, right? That’s what I heard from a Republican a long time ago…

Yessiree I did…

just in case..

[spanone]

36. You certainly did....

Former Missouri Congressman Todd Akin went on MSNBC Thursday morning to try to explain his much-maligned comments from 2012 in which he said
abortions wouldn’t be necessary for rape victims. “If it’s legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut the whole thing down,” he told a St. Louis TV station in 2012.

https://time.com/3001785/todd-akin-legitimate-rape-msnbc-child-of-rape/

[Wednesdays]

51. Not really that long ago, after all. nt

[Dustlawyer]

31. A Democrat should sponsor a bill to reinstate slavery just to force Republicans to vote on it!

[Liberty Belle]

32. I can't find the roll call. How did Darrell Issa vote?

[KPN]

58. Well, he's not 1 of the 8 Rs who voted for it.

[lindysalsagal]

34. This is The Onion, right?

[DFW]

35. IF the Democrats play this right, and they probably won't, but IF they do

The Republicans just handed us the majority to the House for the next Congress on a silver platter.

I doubt that 96% of the Republicans in the House all have twelve children.

[vlyons]

38. Every sperm is sacred

[MontanaMama]

53. Except sperm isn't sacred.

Men get to spread their seed wherever they want in whomever they want. 10 year old girls even...Women and girls have ceased to be full citizens here in 'murica.

PS: I'm a big Monty Python fan...

[LittleGirl]

47. Unbelievable!

Come On Republicans! You will never get the youth vote with that attitude!
Keep it up and dig your own grave! Sheesh!

[Novara]

49. If this sort of shit doesn't bring Dem voters crawling out of the woodwork to vote ...

... well, I have no hope.

BUT! But the caveat is that the Dems NEED TO USE THIS IN CAMPAIGN ADS. They need to hang this around the neck of all of them.

[Evolve Dammit]

50. SC and GOP are dangerous cults today. We are in a real war

[Magoo48]

54. Now, Schumer, make the Senators vote on it as well as everything else he House has passed.

[Sky Jewels]

59. Hang this around every single one of these mfers' necks.

[YavapaiBlue]

63. 1 Word

Unfrickenbeleavable

[Stuart G]

64. When this gets around, it will mean November's election will be ours. & This will indeed get around!

....Pass it around

[dalton99a]

66. If Democrats don't use this for the midterms, then they deserve to lose.

[Joinfortmill]

68. They suck. Vote.

[IcyPeas]

69. FLDS/Warren Jeffs - coming soon to a state near you

He had about 85 wives and who knows how many kids. I think this is what the GOP want. Total control over women and girls.

[Sky Jewels]

72. I'm gonna be sick ...

So vile. Fuck that pedophile. He should be in prison.

[IcyPeas]

74. he is in prison.

I recently watched the Netflix show "Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey". It reminded me of the trump cult. so many similarities.

On August 9, 2011, Jeffs was convicted in Texas on two counts of sexual assault of a child[58] and sentenced to life in prison.[3][59] Warren Jeffs, Texas Department of Criminal Justice #01726705, will be eligible for parole on July 22, 2038.[60]

[BarbD]

71. Now, can we ban Viagra just to make things more equal?

[hadEnuf]

73. The RepubliBorg never disappoint.

n/t

[FakeNoose]

75. They knew it would pass anyway

They voted no just to be assholes. It's all they can do.

[sakabatou]

76. No one should be surprised.

[Pepsidog]

77. Notice the language Pascrell uses, plain and simple. I have been seeing the "codify" being used an

awful lot when referring to contraception, same sex marriage, and abortion. I would guess that a random sampling of 100 people would reveal that about 90 would have no clue as to the meaning of the word “codify”. Pascrell has done a good job at informing ordinary Americans about the the Republican agenda. I almost wrote “the GOP agenda” which again would be a mistake. Most people don’t know that the “GOP” is the Republican Party.

[efhmc]

78. Two questions: why is anyone surprised and why are women still having sex with Repugs?

[EnergizedLib]

79. Scary times could be ahead

They’re coming for absolutely everything, all of our freedoms, protections, privacy that we’ve taken for granted all of these years.

Get out and vote.

[Going to Canada]

84. Sorry. My second day on UD. But WTF

I am so glad to be on this site. Plus I am so proud to be a Democrat!!

[StevieM]

86. Welcome to DU!!! (eom)

[live love laugh]

87. WHO exactly do they represent? Not their constituents that's for sure. nt

[RANDYWILDMAN]

88. Very sad, these people should OWN this vote.

Each repub should have a town hall in their district with WOMEN only but live streamed for all to see.