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janet118

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48. Well, with the violence of the "fringe minority" and enactment of restrictive state laws . . .

Wed Mar 21, 2012, 08:24 AM

Mar 2012

there has been de facto war on abortion rights for years now. Accessibility is limited because few property owners will lease space for clinics. Women have to travel further and further to get abortion services and must then meet requirements like waiting 24 hours, having a mental health counseling session, and verifying parental notification.

Before Roe v. Wade, the Catholic Church stopped the legalization of abortion (and birth control) in many "liberal" states. Massachusetts did not legalize abortion until Roe mandated it. Test cases intended to overturn Roe v. Wade are making their way through the courts as we speak. Most of Obama's federal judicial appointees have been held up in Congress, so the anti-choice Bush appointees will be making those rulings.

Abortion and birth control are always big issues for women.

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I've become a one issue voter this year [View all] lunatica Mar 2012 OP

The GOP is hedging, they KNOW they will lose presidency but want to keep the house... uponit7771 Mar 2012 #1

I would have normally agreed with you lunatica Mar 2012 #3

I agree with you lunatica. MoonRiver Mar 2012 #23

I think this should be a political ad run by Women's Groups with a few lines both written and spoken Liberalynn Mar 2012 #2

Maybe they can use a picture of a wire hanger to help drive the message home lunatica Mar 2012 #4

Definitely Liberalynn Mar 2012 #5

many of us will recognize the symbolism of the coat hanger but many younger women won't. ellenfl Mar 2012 #20

They won't be clueless for long if they ask questions lunatica Mar 2012 #21

you're giving americans a lot more credit for intellectual curiosity than some deserve. ellenfl Mar 2012 #34

The wire hanger is an unknown symbol to many women, tho. CTyankee Mar 2012 #22

This is true Liberalynn Mar 2012 #24

Perhaps the symbol could be used, along with a provocative question such as CTyankee Mar 2012 #26

It would take them seconds to find out what the symbolism means lunatica Mar 2012 #25

see my answer above. It could be a teachable moment and should be. CTyankee Mar 2012 #27

You're right. We tend to forget our kids don't know what it was like lunatica Mar 2012 #29

tell them to google Geraldine Santoro. She died June 8, 1964 w8liftinglady Mar 2012 #32

Actually, u would be surprised at how many of glowing Mar 2012 #36

Rebecca Traister addresses this in her recent book "Big Girls Don't Cry", about the 08 election. CTyankee Mar 2012 #39

You make very good points lunatica Mar 2012 #40

This is why men who are not Drs should stay out of the exam room. glowing Mar 2012 #44

That concept seems 'quaint' to me after the last couple of weeks. onehandle Mar 2012 #6

I personally believe that is what they are hoping for Liberalynn Mar 2012 #8

I absolutely agree with you lunatica Mar 2012 #9

+1 (nt) enough Mar 2012 #10

I have a strong opinion on this issue TomClash Mar 2012 #7

I wouldn't mind having it used on a couple Right wing politicians. Auntie Bush Mar 2012 #31

LOL TomClash Mar 2012 #47

It is not just an issue of abortion. The GOP fanatics are trying to end birth control 1monster Mar 2012 #11

Their male egos, escalated by a sense of moral superiority, CrispyQ Mar 2012 #12

And we're fighting back lunatica Mar 2012 #13

Agreed. They want to "restore" society to the 50's... FailureToCommunicate Mar 2012 #18

all religious women would be against birth control, AlbertCat Mar 2012 #14

It's stinking mean thinking lunatica Mar 2012 #15

You forgot - their mistresses would also need it csziggy Mar 2012 #17

oh, but their mistresses would get it---- BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2012 #19

True - and so would their wives and daughters as long as they could keep it hidden csziggy Mar 2012 #28

This is about freedom. shcrane71 Mar 2012 #16

I still think evilhime Mar 2012 #30

I agree and I'm saying it to all the women I know. eom erinlough Mar 2012 #33

I have never stopped voting exclusively pro-choice janet118 Mar 2012 #35

Well to be fair the abortion issue wasn't a big one at all before this insane election year lunatica Mar 2012 #42

Well, with the violence of the "fringe minority" and enactment of restrictive state laws . . . janet118 Mar 2012 #48

Fortunately, existentialist Mar 2012 #37

But this year it's vitally important to fight back on this one issue lunatica Mar 2012 #43

We agree in principle existentialist Mar 2012 #45

Raising the Social Security retirement age to 70 B Calm Mar 2012 #38

The chances of me ever getting pregnant Aerows Mar 2012 #41

. lunatica Mar 2012 #46