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Showing Original Post only (View all)The Republican's ''War on Women'' - please add to the LIST [View all]
Texas Sonagram and Ultrasound Law
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002281177
Virginia Ultrasound Bill
http://thinkprogress.org/health/2012/03/09/441815/virginias-ultrasound-bill-violates-medical-associations-guidelines/
Mitt Romney: "Planned Parenthood, we're going to get rid of that."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/13/mitt-romney-planned-parenthood_n_1343450.html
The GOPs Blunt Amendment: Regarding contraceptives
... An amendment, the Blunt Amendment, was also proposed that "would have allowed employers to refuse to include contraception in health care coverage if it violated their religious or moral beliefs," but it was voted down 51-48 by the U.S. Senate on March 1, 2012
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contraceptive_mandate
Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009: GOP voted against the bill
http://news.change.org/stories/putting-fairness-first-obama-to-sign-fair-pay-acts-into-law
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&session=1&vote=00014
Senate Republicans Vote Unanimously Against Bill To Help Guarantee Fair Pay For Women
Paycheck Fairness Act
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2010/11/17/130872/paycheck-fairness-act-fail/
Scott Walker Quietly Repeals Wisconsin Equal Pay Law
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/06/scott-walker-wisconsin-equal-pay-law_n_1407329.html?1333728572
Texas Christian school fires unwed pregnant teacher
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/04/12/texas-christian-school-fires-unwed-pregnant-teacher/
Brewer signs bill with 20-week abortion ban - life begins two weeks before conception
http://www.kpho.com/story/17402650/brewer-signs-ariz-bill-with-20-week-abortion-ban
The Republican 'War on Women' Is Real
... the GOP "War on Women" is real and it has real-world consequences for the millions of women whose lives can and will be impacted by legislation that erodes more than a century's worth of progress on women's reproductive rights. There were over 1100 antichoice provisions introduced in 2011 and 900 antichoice provisions introduced so far in 2012. Legislators in 13 states have introduced 22 bills seeking to mandate that a woman obtain an ultrasound procedure before having an abortion. Of these, seven states are pursuing the state-rape vaginal probe variety. In addition, legislators in 13 states have sponsored right-wing "Personhood" type bills, too extreme even for the electorate of Mississippi, that could make both abortion and reproductive choices highly restricted. ...
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-04-11/news/sns-201204111215usnewsusnwr201204090410debate.women.baapr11_1_gop-war-ultrasound-bill-poor-women
I LOVE LISTS.
So, I thought it was time to start up a LIST of the Republican's 'War on Women'
before I start forgetting too many of the headlines - which I already am.
If ya'll can think of any other major recent ones please add them in the comments below.
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Pete Hoekstra (R-MI) On Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act: 'That Thing Is A Nuisance'
Tx4obama
Apr 2012
#4
31 GOP men voted AGAINST the Violence Against Women Act. All 5 GOP women voted FOR it
Tx4obama
Apr 2012
#15