State elections
Is McDonnell Now Backing Away From a State-Sanctioned Rape Bill?
by Andy Kopsa
February 16, 2012 - 6:01pm (Print)
Virginia Governor McDonnell earlier signaled his intent to sign one of the most despicable laws in the country forcing women to undergo an vaginal ultrasound to obtain an abortion, or in other words, a state sanctioned rape bill. But now it seems the Governor is not so eager to go on the record with his previously held position.
Brownback, The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing, Attacks Single Mothers and the Poor
by Kari Ann Rinker, National Organization for Women (NOW), Kansas
January 30, 2012 - 1:40pm (Print)
Governor Brownback , like a wolf in sheep's clothing, speaks about goals such as reducing childhood poverty while passing laws that actually deepen poverty throughout the state.
Janet Porter Brings In Kids To Lobby For Her Heartbeat Bill
Janet Porter held a press conference in support of her "Heartbeat Bill" in Ohio featuring children as young as four urging its passage. As Robin Marty pointed out last week, it was certainly a manipulative move on Porter's part; it probably did, however, backfire. More of these children's contrived "testimonies" are on Youtube.
How One Governor Changed Her Mind On Gay Rights
WA Governor Gregoire: "Some argue that the state should deny [same-sex couples the right to marriage] based on the premise that marriage is for procreation. Do we then deny a license to those heterosexual couples who choose not to have children? To those who have children who are adopted? To those who have children through in vitro fertilization?"
Kansas NOW's Kari Ann Rinker Schools Kansas State Reps on Jobs, Abortion and "Rape is Like a Flat Tire" Comments
by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check
January 4, 2012 - 9:43am (Print)
Kansas NOW's state director and special to RH Reality Check Kari Ann Rinker testifies before a committee of Kansas state representatives. She asks exactly how the legislature's obsession with restricting women's rights will lead to more jobs, and reminds Rep. Pete DeGraaf that you can't "prepare for rape" like you would a spare tire.
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Kansas NOW's Kari Ann Rinker Schools Kansas State Reps on Jobs, Abortion and "Rape is Like a Flat Tire" Comments
by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check
January 4, 2012 - 9:41am (Print)
Kansas NOW's state director and special to RH Reality Check Kari Ann Rinker testifies before a committee of Kansas state representatives. She asks exactly how the legislature's obsession with restricting women's rights will lead to more jobs, and reminds Rep. Pete DeGraaf that you can't "prepare for rape" like you would a spare tire.
Follow Jodi Jacobson on Twitter, @jljacobson
Kansas in 2012? A Prediction of More Legal Battles, Higher Tax Bills, and Declining Access to Services
by Kari Ann Rinker, National Organization for Women (NOW), Kansas
January 3, 2012 - 12:28am (Print)
Until a change of course is demanded in the state of Kansas, our elected oppressors will no doubt continue to spend their time, energy, resources and taxpayer money in the never-ending pursuit of being the first state to eliminate abortion and even some forms of contraception through the eradication of access, while saddling the taxpayers with an ideological debt.
Will Colorado Politicians Who Supported "Personhood" in 2010 Be Back at It Again?
by Jason Salzman, BigMedia.Org
November 30, 2011 - 6:59pm (Print)
In Colorado, some of the highest-ranking GOP politicians in the state are personhood backers, even though the measure was shot down badly both here in 2008 and again in 2010. Will the same politicians who backed the personhood amendment last year jump on board again, now that personhood backers have announced plans to place the measure on the 2012 election ballot in Colorado?
In Kansas, A Public Conference Reveals Deep Contempt for the Poor and for Women
by Kari Ann Rinker, National Organization for Women (NOW), Kansas
November 16, 2011 - 3:49pm (Print)
What young women need (beyond the obvious need for greater access to low cost birth control and improved sex education in schools) is a boost to their self-esteem, mentors, and to be told that they possess greatness within themselves beyond what can be obtained by any man, babies, money, drugs or alcohol. They sure don't need the condescending and biased advice of Sam Brownback and the Heritage Foundation.
Can Prisons Take Care of Pregnant Women?
by Rachel Roth, RH Reality Check
November 13, 2011 - 11:15pm (Print)
As the Massachusetts Legislature considers this year’s crop of criminal justice reform bills, one that has not gotten much attention is a measure to ensure proper treatment of pregnant women in jail and prison.
