Two weeks ago I posted my take on the new abortion law in Texas. A new commenter — Annsley Smoak — appeared there yesterday and launched into a religion-based assault on my views. That’s fine. I encourage dissenting comments. But I will rebut them at every opportunity. Especially when they violate the separation of church … Continue reading Abortion post gets more comments
You never know where you’ll end up or what you’ll learn when you start browsing the internet. This morning, looking for information about the October 2 Women’s March in Denver, I landed on the Women’s March Denver website. Only it wasn’t “Women’s March” — it was “Womxn’s March.” I lost interest right there. I’m not … Continue reading While seeking Women’s March info
Galvanized by the passage of the highly restrictive new anti-abortion law in Texas, a nationwide women’s march is being planned for October 2, two days before the Supreme Court reconvenes. Women’s March and more than 90 other organizations are mobilizing in every state. Those wishing to participate can sign up now. Details for local events … Continue reading Women plan to march October 2
The latest anti-abortion law in Texas is nothing less than an abomination. Not only does it ban abortions after the detection of a fetal heartbeat — approximately six weeks into pregnancy, before most women even realize they are pregnant — but it allows any citizen, without establishing any vested personal interest, to sue clinics and … Continue reading Abominable abortion law in Texas
“On religious issues there can be little or no compromise. There is no position on which people are so immovable as their religious beliefs. There is no more powerful ally one can claim in a debate than Jesus Christ, or God, or Allah, or whatever one calls this supreme being. But like any powerful weapon, … Continue reading Zealots persist: From ‘religious freedom’ to Kansas abortion law
Anti-abortion proponents have for years relied on trickery when approaching frightened, desperate women who want an abortion. On the street, in advertisements, and at the very doors of abortion clinics, they offer to “help” such women and then provide only anti-abortion propaganda. They set up fake clinics and advertise themselves as women’s crisis centers, pregnancy centers, etc. … Continue reading Pro-lifers take over former Planned Parenthood building
(Note this is a story from 2014. It is not about the new Texas law passed May 19, 2021, and reviewed by the Surpreme Court on Sept. 1, 2021) Last week U.S. District Court Judge Lee Yeakel blocked a new Texas anti-abortion law (HB2) that was about to take effect. The law would have left … Continue reading Judge guns down Texas anti-abortion law
Finally, reason prevails. At least in Mississippi. At least this week. It seems Mississippi passed a law in 2012 that would have effectively shut down the last abortion clinic in the state. The law requires that abortion doctors have admitting privileges at a local hospital and only one of the three doctors at the clinic … Continue reading Court saves last abortion clinic in Mississippi
If you’re a Democrat, or lean left, or happen to be pro-choice, you’ve got to love the Republicans’ recent efforts to shoot themselves in their collective foot. Again. And again. They are trying soooo very hard to destroy any chance of getting women’s votes in November and, by golly, they’re doing a bang-up job of … Continue reading GOP hard at work on women’s vote
Democrats in the U.S. Senate are planning to wield the Supreme Court’s unpopular Hobby Lobby decision as a club against Republicans, and the fight begins Wednesday with the introduction of the “Protect Women’s Health From Corporate Interference Act.” The bill, one of at least three being prepared by Democrats, “ensures that employers cannot interfere in their … Continue reading Dems go on offense protecting women’s health
This post originated on Brain Spank as “Conflagration Scotus” by Michael Douglass. It expresses my outrage at the Supreme Court better than I’ve managed to do so far. Interestingly, both Douglass and I used the word “conflagration” in our posts today when writing about this. Conflagration Scotus by Michael Douglass I am a woman. I gave … Continue reading Conflagration Scotus
The Supreme Court hasn’t wasted any time adding fuel to the religion vs. women’s rights conflagration it ignited with its Hobby Lobby decision on Monday. Late Thursday, just before recessing their current session, they issued one more ruling. It seems Wheaton College, a Christian college in Illinois, objected to filling out a required federal form and submitting … Continue reading SCOTUS promotes religion over women — again
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