Category Archives: Healthcare

Latest Headlines in the Republican War on Women 3/14/13

Posted on Thursday, March 14, 2013 by Cindy Rose

RH Reality Check: Utah Bill Requires More Personal Information for Abortion Than for Gun Purchases “A Utah bill that will require abortion providers to get more detailed information from their patients, including their race and the reason they are seeking … Continue reading →

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What Paul Ryan Hopes You Gloss Over In His *New* Budget

Posted on Tuesday, March 12, 2013 by Lucas Kawa

This morning, Paul Ryan released a rehashed version of the “Path to Prosperity” – and it’s nearly identical to the Romney/Ryan economic blueprint roundly rejected by Americans in November. Medicare is turned into a voucher system, Medicaid is block-granted to the states, … Continue reading →

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Oklahoma’s Jolley Denies Women Contraception Because Some Guy Asked Him To

Posted on Monday, February 25, 2013 by Cindy Rose

Conservatives still claim there’s no Republican war on women while their state legislators whittle away at our rights on a daily basis. Case in point: Oklahoma’s Clark Jolley, one right wing fool who slipped through the election cracks in November, … Continue reading →

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Moving the First Amendment Goal Posts… Again

Posted on Thursday, February 14, 2013 by Cindy Rose

Religious leaders have joined together to fight the HHS contraception mandate since its announcement, claiming it infringes on their religious freedom. HHS has recently issued another revision in an attempt to accommodate religious institutions; but in a letter outlining his … Continue reading →

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Again With the Ultrasounds

Posted on Wednesday, February 6, 2013 by Cindy Rose

Having learned absolutely nothing in November, Tennessee State Senator Jim Tracy has advanced yet another ultrasound bill which treats women as chattel, as Chas Sisk, of the Tennessean reports: State Sen. Jim Tracy, R-Shelbyville, has filed a measure that would … Continue reading →

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Latest Headlines in the GOP’s (Yes, Still) Ongoing War On Women

Posted on Friday, February 1, 2013 by Cindy Rose

The latest WOW  headline links for February 1, 2013:   ◊ Michigan Lawmakers Continue Onslaught of Anti-Choice Legislation in the New Session ◊ Lawmakers in several states will consider range of abortion bills in 2013 ◊ Extremists Target Rape Exception … Continue reading →

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Jindal’s Budget Still Balanced on the Backs of the Poor

Posted on Tuesday, January 29, 2013 by Cindy Rose

Louisiana’s Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) has reversed himself on his plan to stop providing hospice care for medicaid patients, which we told you about in an earlier post. Lest you think it’s a sign of a kinder, gentler Governor, think … Continue reading →

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Gerrymandering, Jury-Rigging and Judicial Rewriting Are the Wave of the Future, Conservative Soldiers!

Posted on Sunday, January 27, 2013 by Marc Belisle

Greetings and salutations, fellow captains of industry and our Republican lapdogs!  I’m wiring you this electronic mail-o-gram from the deck of my mega-yacht Duchess’ Bounty.  What wizardry is this, you may ask, that such a feat is possible from the … Continue reading →

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Part of Jindal’s Tax Plan: Poor Will Have to Die Quicker

Posted on Thursday, January 17, 2013 by Cindy Rose

Remember back in 2009, when Sarah Palin made up that nonsense about “death panels” in the Affordable Care Act and told her Facebook fans: The America I know and love is not one in which my parents or my baby … Continue reading →

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Paul Ryan Co-Sponsors Personhood Bill

Posted on Thursday, January 10, 2013 by Cindy Rose

Idiot Republican men are at it again in 2013, and one of America’s most notable Pick-and-Choose Catholics is right out in front. Paul Ryan, no longer running for anything, has reverted to his Anti-Choice, Anti-Women Republican roots, and co-sponsored: HR … Continue reading →

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