Cristen Hemmins, who organized opposition to Mississippi’s personhood amendment in 2011, talks with Rachel Maddow about the extent to which extreme anti-abortion positions have been embraced by mainstream Republican leadership and how questions about national candidates like Paul Ryan are making the whole country aware of a fight previously only fought within certain states. You […]
You might recall the words of Rep. Todd Akin of Missouri last Sunday when he tried to defend his position on abortion restrictions for women who became pregnant as the result of being raped: “It seems to me, first of all, from what I understand from doctors, that’s really rare. If it’s a legitimate rape, […]
In a year filled with attacks and stunningly backward statements from Republican regarding women’s reproductive health issues, the Tea Party Senate nominee from Missouri, Rep. Todd Akins, seems to have outdone himself this Sunday. Explaining his opposition to abortion, even in the instance of rape, he said that victims of “legitimate rape” don’t get pregnant stating […]
Chris Matthews was joined this week on Hardball by the former head of NARAL*, Kate Michaelman and Politico’s Maggie Haberman to discuss Paul Ryan’s extreme pro-life position along with his support for the enactment of a federal “personhood” law. Personhood laws are laws designed to extend the legal concept of “personhood” to pre-born humans. Specifically, […]
EMILY’s List has a great interactive Timeline detailing the ongoing ‘War on Women’ by conservatives. You can view the timeline by clicking here. The timeline is prefaced by the following: “The Republican War on Women is dominating the news this election cycle, but it’s also dominating the Congressional calendar. Over the last 19 months, Republican […]