The Government Should Keep Its Hands Off of Rand Paul’s Body
But not off of women’s bodies, of course.
...read moreSenator Rand Paul, the libertarian-leaning Republican from Kentucky, was detained at the airport in Nashville by the Transportation Security Administration on Monday, according to people close to the lawmaker, although the T.S.A. quickly disputed their account.
The Politics of “Hello”
One of the stumbling blocks I repeatedly have over discussions of street harassment is that much of the time, on paper, it’s doesn’t look like harassment. Hell, much of the time what makes me uncomfortable isn’t harassment. Much of the time, what makes me uncomfortable is hello. Hello doesn’t get a lot of attention in [...]
...read moreDear Rep. Franklin: I submit my used tampon as evidence.
There’s a new bill in Georgia sponsored by Rep. Bobby Franklin that would require women to file police reports when they miscarry, since fetuses are Georgia citizens and their deaths are potential crimes. I’m going to write more about the bill later — it’s actually really horrific and scary and basically turns all women into [...]
...read more#DearJohn: The GOP Seeks to Re-Define Rape and Restrict Reproductive Health Care
It’s not surprising that with large numbers of Republicans elected to Congress, we’re seeing major assaults on reproductive rights. What is shocking is how aggressive and heartless they are. A new bill, which has a good chance of passing, will deny abortion services to rape survivors; cut abortion care from private insurance policies; and remove [...]
...read moreYou don’t get to out me
So far, I have avoided writing about trans subjects. Though that’s what I’m best known for here in Internet Land, it’s far from my only (or even dominant) interest in politics. I have layers, you know, like an onion or a parfait. Still, I have something that probably needs to be said. It’s basic, but [...]
...read morePalin’s anti-choice legacy
Via Feministing, a post by Clara Jeffery of Mother Jones tells us that one of Palin’s last acts in office was to accelerate a parental notice and consent law for women under 18 who are seeking abortion. We see this shit all the time: my sisters’ rights to our own bodies are routinely taken away [...]
...read moreNorth Dakota House Passes Bill Giving Rights to Fertilized Eggs
For those who have not already read elsewhere, North Dakota’s legislative House today passed a bill that would grant personhood, and the rights that go with it, to fertilized eggs. A measure approved by the North Dakota House gives a fertilized human egg the legal rights of a human being, a step that would essentially [...]
...read moreDon’t Divorce Us
Though I really wasn’t expecting to . . . just like Melissa, I cried like a baby: (Music is the only audio in the video, and helps but is unnecessary to viewing.) The faces of real people whose lives could easily be changed are more than enough to get one crying. But thinking about how [...]
...read moreSouth Carolina Tries to Further Restrict Abortion Access
South Carolina, already home to a law that forces women to undergo ultrasounds before they have an abortion, and another one that forces them to wait an hour to have the abortion after being given literature about why they shouldn’t, is now trying to pass yet another law saying women are too stupid to know [...]
...read moreWhat Would Prop 4 Mean?
As an addendum to yesterday’s post about California ballot initiative Prop 4, which would instate a parental notification requirement for all abortions had by minors in CA, check out this chart which shows the steps a pregnant teen would have to undergo in order to obtain an abortion if Prop 4 became law (pdf; jpg [...]
...read moreMore Ballot Updates: No on Prop 4
Yesterday I provided an update on anti-choice ballot initiative Measure 11 in South Dakota — today it’s time for an update on anti-choice ballot initiative Prop 4 in California. Prop 4, a piece of legislation which will appear on the ballot for the third time in four years, would instate a parental notification requirement for [...]
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