Category Archives: War On Women

Worst Person in the World

The aptly named Representative Gassman is today’s Worst Person in the World for this. Seven Republicans in the Iowa House are pushing a bill to prohibit parents of minor children from getting a “no fault” divorce, Radio Iowa reports. Rep. … Continue reading
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Republican Outreach

Representative Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) explains why she voted against the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). The Senate version. You know, what you do is you begin to dilute the money that needs to go into this sexual assault centers, domestic … Continue reading
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Kansas GOP Wants to Shield Doctors for Intentional Malpratice

Legislators in Kansas are considering a bill that would prohibit you from filing a lawsuit against a physician if he or she lies to you about the health of your unborn child. “No civil action may be commenced in any … Continue reading
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Republican Outreach

New Hampshire legislators are debating a bill that would “reduce simple assault from a misdemeanor crime to a violation-level offense in any case of “unprivileged physical contact” that “does not result in harm or injury.” Why? You ask. Because, according … Continue reading
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Indiana GOP: We Were Just Kidding About Requiring TWO Vaginal Probes

But you’ll still have to have at least one to satisfy Republicans in the statehouse. INDIANAPOLIS — A proposed requirement that doctors must try to perform a second ultrasound exam on women after they received abortion-inducing drugs was dropped Monday … Continue reading
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House Republicans Still Stalling On VAWA

House Republicans unveiled their version of the Violence Against Women Act yesterday, and they’ve found all new planks to stand on. Unlike the Senate-passed version, the House GOP’s proposed legislation does not explicitly guarantee equal coverage for gay and lesbian … Continue reading
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Codifying Stupid

Oklahoma State Sen. Clark Jolley (R) evidently plans to reach out to women by treating them like they’re idiots. One state lawmaker wants to continue stripping insurance coverage for reproductive health services, advancing a measure that would allow employers to … Continue reading
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Why Chuck Grassley Voted Against VAWA

Taking time off from composing unintelligible tweets, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) explained to his constituents why he voted against the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). Grassley: So you get non-Indians, let me say to make it easy, you get non-Indians … Continue reading
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Economic Warfare And The Minimum Wage

Republicans, who are once again forced to deal with an actual policy proposal by the President and Democrats to remedy the country’s decades-long experiment with wealth inequality, are now threatening that by increasing the current federal minimum wage from $7.25 … Continue reading
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Today in the War on Women

The War on Women widened significantly today. Virginia Governor Bob McVaginal Probe has accepted the idea of operating a health insurance exchange under Obamacare, but if he has his way, it may not include insurance plans that cover abortion even … Continue reading
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