Reproductive Rights
Super Bowl = Patriarchy
I’m not really paying attention to the Super Bowl news, seeing as how I’m still busy with my secret new women’s group thingy. Actually I wouldn’t be paying attention even if I weren’t busy, because jesus, who gives a shit? In fact, I was surprised to realize today that the stupid game hasn’t [...]
Abortion restrictions violate women’s Freedom of Religion
There’s an arresting passage in Riverdaughter’s post about the abortion restrictions in the healthcare bill:
With anti-abortion measures, women are not just subject to the state, they are forced to recognize a religious presence in their lives whether they have faith or not. Men do not need to recognize any faith. They are allowed [...]
Infuriated mama offers Democratic Party free clue
Shannon Drury (who, in addition to being an infuriated mama, is also the president of Minnesota NOW):
I’m currently of the opinion that the Affordable Health Care for All Act, in its current form, is an embarrassment and ought to be death paneled immediately……Minnesota state senator (and ‘10 gubernatorial candidate) John Marty told me of an [...]
Quick links: today is “Stop Stupak” day
It’s the No Abortion Ban National Day of Action (I like “Stop Stupak” better myself, but who am I?):
Center for Reproductive Rights: No Abortion Ban - National Day of Action
NOW: Stop Stupak!
Stop Stupak Coalition: DC Lobby Day and National Week of Action
Planned Parenthood: Action Center
NARAL: Day of Action to Stop the Abortion-Coverage Ban
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Dr. Socks leaves the house
I’m going to be traveling for the next few days, so my internet access will be intermittent. This is an awkward time for an away mission, what with the barricades going up and the citizen militias forming, but I have no choice. There are big doings afoot which I must attend.
When I get [...]
Terry O’Neill on Stupak amendment
She done good:
Hat tip to Tennessee Guerilla Women.
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About that non-vacuum in which Stupak happened…
Kate Harding has a good piece in Salon that captures the PUMA-a-year-later zeitgeist we’ve been talking about here (to recap: A year later, world suddenly gets what PUMAs were talking about, House Democrats pass healthcare reform for men, and Rachel Maddow is becoming post-rational).
Harding’s piece is called Face it: The Democratic Party [...]
Rachel Maddow is becoming post-rational
Today on Meet the Press, Rachel Maddow said that Democratic women “may revolt” over the Stupak amendment, which renders the healthcare reform bill a kind of backdoor ban on abortion.
Interestingly, last year Maddow described PUMAs as “post-rational” for attempting the same thing. It was insane, Maddow said, for feminists to buck the [...]
House Democrats pass healthcare reform for men
Isn’t it exciting? I know I’m excited.
Earlier today, before the House began debate on the historic vote, President Obama delivered a pep talk to Congressional Democrats:
“I’m absolutely confident we’ll get this done,” Obama said, according to the aide. “And when I’m in the Rose Garden signing a piece of legislation to give [...]
The life of a brave man
UPDATE: Word is leaking out that the suspect apprehended for the murder of Dr. Tiller is a 51-year-old man named Scott Roeder. A dude matching that name and description has a history of right-wingnuttery, including ties to Operation Rescue.
I followed the breadcrumb trail from Democratic Underground and found Scott Roeder’s post on [...]
