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ladym55

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14. Women's reproductive health is a HUGE issue, not a "distraction"
Thu Mar 31, 2016, 05:53 PM
Mar 2016

Seriously? Bernie truly has only one set of talking points that matter to him. That's a shame. As others have already pointed out, single mothers are often at the bottom end of income inequality. They and their children suffer big time because they lacked access to contraception and abortion.

Here in Ohio, John Kasich (you know the Republican everyone says is so reasonable) just defunded PP. Ohio has one of the WORST infant mortality rates in the nation, so cutting PP funding makes all sorts of sense.

Many folks thought Black DUers were hearing things ... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2016 #1
No. Or yes Rose Siding Mar 2016 #3
LOL ... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2016 #6
This may be why many women BlueMTexpat Mar 2016 #7
No doubt ... No doubt. 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2016 #9
Maybe some PP, NARAL, or CodePink members can crash a Sanders event and get some answers? nt CalvinballPro Mar 2016 #2
It is a Huge Issue Haveadream Mar 2016 #4
It looks as if there are some BlueMTexpat Mar 2016 #5
Wait for it ... Wait for it ... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2016 #8
I haven't been hidden. BlueMTexpat Mar 2016 #11
She's right. SaschaHM Mar 2016 #10
I had not thought about that ... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2016 #12
Must be nice to not have to personally worry about abortion access Kber Mar 2016 #13
Women's reproductive health is a HUGE issue, not a "distraction" ladym55 Mar 2016 #14
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