Tea Party
Let's Clear This Up: The High Stakes of the Blunt Amendment
Did a Daily Show segment with Jon Stewart calling out Republicans for their absurd stance on President Obama's contraception coverage compromise and employee exemptions turn the tide in the debate (to result in the introduction of the Blunt Amendment)? The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down.
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.
GOP Audience Demands Ron Paul Answers Abortion Question
Ron Paul clarifies that he would not allow for government funding of abortion or contraception, which would mean (for Paul) taking away government funding of many various medical facilities and institutions. [via Mediaite]
Reproductive Rights on the Brink as Roe Turns 39
by Jessica Arons, Center for American Progress and Center for American Progress Action Fund
January 23, 2012 - 1:16pm (Print)
Bait-and-switch tactics by conservative politicians threaten to further undermine the protections of the Supreme Court’s seminal abortion rights case.
Even After the Primary, New Hampshire Women Are Watching...And They're Concerned
by Jennifer Frizzell, Planned Parenthood Action Fund (Northern New England)
January 11, 2012 - 1:10pm (Print)
While the eyes of Americans across the country watch New Hampshire, the eyes of New Hampshire women (and the men who care about them) are looking at the candidates' positions on the issues that directly affect us: women's health.
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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 - 9:43am (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
Cartoon: the GOP Candidates & the Crowd
Cartoonist Zina Saunders' portrayal of the GOP Debate in September 2011 comically places the audience at the center of the candidates' answers.
Presidential Candidate Rick Santorum's position on abortion seems to be shifting, if ever so slightly.
