Comments on: Bittersweet victories, choice, and what you can do

By: Gabrielle

Gabrielle — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:35:26 +0000

I’m going to write a letter. I have mixed feelings about abortion too, but I still want the RIGHT. God. And you know what–this effects the lower class citizens most of all, the ones who won’t be able to afford a good doctor. Lower class citizens are more likely to have problems with pregnancy, adoption, plus you hear all these news stories about parent’s leaving their kids under their beds you think a lot of people really should NOT be having kids in the first place. So if you get pregnant then I guess you’re doomed. What a bunch of last minute STUPIDITY.

By: Jen’s Den of Iniquity » the view from under the bus

Jen’s Den of Iniquity » the view from under the bus — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:38:31 +0000

[...] it difficult to put my feelings into words, and in part because i feel others have said it sooo much better than [...]

By: jennygadget

jennygadget — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:41:07 +0000

my congressperson was one of the ones who voted for the amendment, but for reform. I am still more than happy to help take him down, though.

Problem is, this is the purple part of CA, the part where most of my co-workers are also of the opinion that abortion is icky – possibly birth control too. Clearly I need to do some research; I’m sure there has got to be other ways in which the amendment screws women over.

By: dasha

dasha — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:26:38 +0000

Sex protests work.

By: JenniferP

JenniferP — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:34:39 +0000

I agree with all of your steps of things we can do, plus one more:

I would like to explain How It All Works to every dude in America, with a series of questions followed by a Lysistrata-type protest:

Q: “Did a lady make you in her belly?”
A: “Yes.”
Q: “Then you had better care about women’s health and reproductive health.”

Q: Do you like having sex with women?
A: Yes
Q: Do you want to make a baby every time you do that?
A: No
Q: Then you had better care about women’s health and reproductive health.

I live in Illinois and am not represented by Stupak traitors, but I wonder what would happen if women, especially young progressive women, stopped fucking those young progressive men of ours until they donated some money and made a few phone calls themselves. “Honey, I know you’d like to explain politics to me again, but believe me when I say that I just won’t be in the mood until this amendment is killed.”

By: Wednesday Link Love « The Feminist Texican

Wednesday Link Love « The Feminist Texican — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:02:59 +0000

[...] Feministe: Bittersweet victories, choice, and what you can do [...]

By: Karisa

Karisa — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:50:03 +0000

I absolutely agree that Stupak-Pitts is infuriating and disgusting and am equally appalled that SO many Dems voted for it. Those 21 need to go INDEED! Was watching Rachel Maddow last night (who did a really good segment explaining what Sheelzebub just clarified above) and she was at first calling out Claire McCaskill specifically because of that HuffPo article you link to. But later in the show she had to update that Senator McCaskill now seems to be against Stupak-Pitts. She twittered about it and I know, it’s Twitter, tad silly, but it seems that maybe early in the day on Mon she’s wasn’t 100% informed on what the amendment would do. Later Mon she tweeted “Oppose Stupak.Don’t think we should change current law which is no public $ for abortions,but amndmt goes too far limitng private funds too” and her next 3 consecutive tweets from Mon night thru this morning kept up the same promise:
“@jenlabarbera It’s too early to say,We all need to keep talking and working toward a good bill.I hope it’s not in it and will vote that way.”
“Asked this morning my opinion on whether Stupak amndmnt would kill the bill(said prob no) and NOT asked my opinion of the amndmnt.Im opposed”
“@hb4president That IS the current law which no one is trying to change. Longstanding Hyde federal law= no public $ for abortions.”
I just think this is more evidence that this amendment clearly goes WAY too far and hope that like Senator McCaskill, some moderate Dem Senators will see that and oppose it.

By: NinaG

NinaG — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:33:32 +0000

This is a victory for insurance companies. We will be mandated to have insurance (purchased on our own or through or employers). The price for health insurance is going to skyrocket. Two Democrats (Davis – AL; Kucinich – OH) opposed the healthcare bill for progressive reasons; hopefully they’ll push for single payer legislation or something much better than this.

By: On the Stupak-Pitts amendment to the health care bill « I am the Lizard Queen!

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:15:06 +0000

[...] entirely or in part, by the government, find this amendment unsettling, to say the least. (See Ann, Jill, and Shark-Fu’s takes.) The idea that the amendment will probably get removed in committee? Not [...]

By: Hot Tramp

Hot Tramp — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:05:11 +0000

Okay, thanks for clarifying.