By Samuel Warde on
Law & Order, Personhood, reproductive rights, True Crime, Videos
Law & Order, Reproductive Rights, Videos
Colorado’s fight over “personhood” laws is playing a horrific role in the tragic case of Michelle Wilkins, 7 months pregnant, who was stabbed and had her baby cut from her womb while responding to an ad on Craigslist for baby clothes on March 18. A day later, the alleged female assailant, identified as Dynel Catrece […]
By Samuel Warde on
Arizona, Bat-Shit Crazy, reproductive rights, Republican Logic, Videos, Women's issues
Opinion / Open Letters / Rants, Politics, Reproductive Rights, Republican Logic, States Issues, Videos, Women's Issues
Many of us had hoped that Arizona might return to the lands of the rational after Janet Brewer backed off on efforts to run for Governor for a third term, despite a state constitutional prohibition against serving more than two consecutive terms. At first glance, although he is a Republican, Doug Ducey seemed like he […]
By Kimberley Johnson on
Abortion, Gordon Klingenschmitt, Religion
Religion, Religious Intolerance, Reproductive Rights, Women's Issues
A pregnant woman was attacked in Colorado last week by a stranger who stabbed her and extracted the fetus from her womb. Gordon Klingenschmitt (R-CO) said on his program, Pray In Jesus Name, the attack was God’s curse upon America. And he said God is angry because of legalized abortion. He described a passage from […]
By Samuel Warde on
misogyny, Rep. Bill Harris, Republican Logic, The Tea Party, Women's issues
Reproductive Rights, Republican Logic, Right Wing Hatred, States Issues, The Tea Party, Weird News, Women's Issues
A Montana legislator came up with a bizarre analogy during debate over a proposed fetal surgery bill that would severely limit legal abortion in the state. Montana’s The Cowgirl Blog covered the spectacle, reporting that State Rep. Bill Harris (R-Winnett) compared abortion doctors to veterinarians during an executive action session of the House Human Services […]
By Samuel Warde on
Abortion, Jill Stanek, John Boehner, Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, Religion
Activism, Politics, Religion, Religious Intolerance, Reproductive Rights
Fed up with John Boehner, pro-life Republicans are staging a sit-in at his office later this month. At issue is the “The Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act” (H.R. 36) which would ban abortions after the 20th week of pregnancy but would provide for exceptions in the case of rape or incest. The act was stalled in […]