Rick Perry Vetoes Texas Equal Pay Bill

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10. His reason is to keep women at home barefoot and pregnant:

Rick Perry: Outlawing All Access To Abortion Is ‘My Goal’

By Tara Culp-Ressler on Dec 11, 2012 at 5:50 pm

"...To be clear, my goal, and the goal of many of those joining me here today, is to make abortion, at any stage, a thing of the past. While Roe v. Wade prevents us from taking that step, it does allow states to do some things to protect life if they can show there is a compelling state interest. I don’t think there is any issue that better fits the definition of ‘compelling state interest’ than preventing the suffering of our state’s unborn. [...]

Again, the ideal world is a world without abortion. Until then, however, we will continue to pass laws to ensure abortions are as rare as possible under existing law."

Perry does not support legal abortion access for women who have become impregnated from rape or incest, a far-right position that cost several anti-choice candidates their seats in last month’s election.

The governor has already taken significant steps toward accomplishing his goal in Texas. He has signed a bill requiring women seeking abortions to undergo a mandatory ultrasound — the same type of legislation that the Oklahoma Supreme Court recently ruled unconstitutional because it goes too far to restrict women’s right to legal abortion under Roe v. Wade — and is working hard to defund the Planned Parenthood clinics that provide reproductive services to low-income women across the state.

http://thinkprogress.org/health/2012/12/11/1319871/rick-perry-abortion-goal/

Obama fought back on this, but you can see what Perry's goals are. What difference does equal pay mean to a housewife - who's not paid anyway. Perry will ensure they stay pregnant:



http://www.npr.org/2013/01/22/169059701/we-have-no-choice-a-story-of-the-texas-sonogram-law

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/04/17/i-had-a-transvaginal-ultrasound-my-perspective-on-the-mandate-that-touched-off-2012s-war-on-women/

http://www.texasobserver.org/pregnant-scared-can-they-help/

http://www.texasobserver.org/texas-womens-health-advocates-to-bypass-state-in-bid-for-federal-funds/

http://www.politicususa.com/proof-war-women-2