Birth control
More and more American women are losing their jobs these days, and many are blaming it on the new national birth control system. Under the leadership of President Santorum, women are now encouraged to place free, government-provided aspirin between their knees to prevent pregnancy. Though effective, there have been unforeseen consequences of this method of birth control.
“Explain to me how the fuck I am supposed to catch my bus like this? DAMN!” said Baltimore resident Sandra Williams, as she hobbled the 8 blocks to her bus stop. “I used to be able to walk to work in 20 minutes,” complained Louise Swenson of New Mexico, “now I have to leave a whole hour earlier just so I can make it to work on time.” Read more
The chairman of the Republican National Convention Reince Priebus recently compared women to caterpillars when he was confronted by Al Hunt on Bloomberg TV that polls show a huge margin among women for Democrats. Mr. Priebus Responded by saying: Read more
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It’s been obvious for a long time now that Republicans are afraid of Rush Limbaugh. You’d be hard pressed to find a Republican lawmaker to say anything negative about old Rush. Rush has for a long time held a lot of clout over Republican politicians, with Republicans kowtowing to Mr. Limbaugh in fear that Rush will bash them on his popular radio show. Read more
Despite losing a vote in the Senate yesterday, congressional Republicans are doubling down on their efforts to let employers to pick and choose which health services are covered by their insurance plans under the new health care law.
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“This fight is not over,” said Senate GOP Conference Vice Chair Roy Blunt (R-MO), the author of the amendment that was tabled 51-48 on Thursday. “I will continue to work with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle and in both chambers of Congress to protect the rights that make our nation great.” Read more
How's this for a tinfoil hat conspiracy, brought to you by the American Life League--
Planned Parenthood's strategy in this great world is to:
Phase one: Get kids addicted to sex.
Phase two: profit! Through selling birth control, STD testing, and abortion.
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Right-wingers call themselves "pro-life," but what's life-affirming about fighting against affordable clinics & family planning support?
The religious radicals say they want fewer abortions but crusade against all contraception, an effective way to reduce unwanted pregnancies.
They pray for American's physical & spiritual health while chipping away at healthcare options that are comprehensive, accessible & vital.
Since when did calling yourself "pro-life" put you so firmly on the side of anti-health?
It's the GOP candidates whose health and lives are both going to suffer as they follow extremists out of the mainstream, out of reality...and out of a job.
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2/12/12 The Catholic Health Association, the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities and Catholic Charities USA all support President Obama’s compromise on requiring contraception coverage. Yet Republicans appear hell-bent on opposing Obama’s plan to ensure that women receive health care coverage for contraception. Buoyed by the U.S. Read more
I, like many Americans, never thought I’d see the day that we’d be arguing over birth control – I thought this had been settled long ago. Surely, most women have used birth control in their lives, mainly so that they don’t go having a pile of children they can’t take care of and yet still have an enjoyable sex life; this includes even married women so it’s not about promiscuity but about controlling the number of children one wants to have and when they want to have them. Read more
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I realize that there is a certain percentage of our population that would like our nation to be more conservative and our laws to reflect their religious beliefs. Presidential Candidate Rick Santorum is one of those people who feel that his religious beliefs should be the law of the land and that others should have to live by those beliefs. Read more
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Massive contradictions in logic tend to drive me right up a wall. I'm not talking about little things, like people who crave hot coffee in the summer, or ice cream in the winter. I'm talking about the really big ones. Read more
