....against women being waged by the GOP continue?

A recap of the GOP's 2012 War on Women:

You want an abortion? That’s ok, but you’ll need to wait 24 hours.
Oh, and here’s a pamphlet explaining how an abortion can contribute to
your risk of breast cancer. Such is a claim that is made as part of a
bill that passed New Hampshire’s legislature in March. The false claim
is disputed by experts in the field including the Susan G. Komen
Foundation, the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists,
and the American Cancer Society. Unfortunately, a few other states have
followed suit, including Alaska, Kansas, and Mississippi.

I’m sorry to tell you that we’re going to have to let you go. We
have a moral objection to your use of birth control. But other than
that, we really like the job you’ve done. A bill in Arizona would make
it legal for an employer to fire an employee if they object to an
employee’s use of birth control. While many women use birth control for
its intended purpose, many take it for other reasons. This bill would
make it perfectly legal to ask that employee why she is taking the pill.
A similar attempt has been made by craft giant, Hobby Lobby. And despite
a court ruling against the company, representatives say that they will
defy it by paying millions in fines.

Would you like your aborted fetus to be cremated, or would a casket
suit you better? As part of a larger bill pushed through Michigan‘s lame
duck legislature, women seeking an abortion are asked to make another
decision – the matter of the disposal of the aborted fetus. The pain is
also extended to someone who has miscarried, and it applies to a fetus
as small as 10 weeks old. As part of that process, the death must be
registered as a death to the state’s Department of Community Health. I
shudder to think of the person who had the stomach to write such a
macabre and heartless bill.

You can have an abortion, but you should know that you will likely
want to commit suicide, as a result. Sign here, and initial here. A law
in South Dakota requires doctors to read a script to women who are
seeking an abortion, part of which includes a statement that women are
more likely to think of committing suicide as a result of having an
abortion. The law was originally passed in 2005, but it has been in and
out of the courts due to the suicide portion of the script. Planned
Parenthood had won an injunction, but the court eventually found for the
state.

You were raped by your uncle? That’s awful. But you should know
that if you choose to abort the baby, you’ll have to pay for the
abortion. Taxpayers frown on that. The South Carolina legislature passed
a bill in June that would make rape and incest victims feel like they
were raped another time. This provision is added to a provision in the
state’s employee health plan that provides abortions only in the case of
rape, incest and for the life of the mother.

You should really take a look at your fetus before it’s aborted.
No? Well, that’s ok. I’ll describe it for you then. Like many other
states, Texas has passed a law that involves the use of ultrasound
before an abortion is performed. As part of the law, a woman must wait
24 hours between the ultrasound and the abortion, making it even more
difficult. Here’s a heart wrenching story of a woman who’s had to suffer
many times more than she should, as a result of this law.

You were raped and beat up? How horrible. We can help except if
you’re Native American, an undocumented immigrant, gay, lesbian,
bisexual or transgender. Since 1994, Congress has reauthorized the
bipartisan Violence Against Women Act, a law that helps victims of rape,
incest, and domestic violence. It has been passed without fanfare or
hurdles, but it expired in September 2011. Two versions of the bill have
been introduced, but neither has passed. The Democratic version includes
the underrepresented groups, but the Republican version does not. In the
meantime, service providers are left without funding.

That poor woman has a fetus that will never make it to term. But
I’m going to lie to her because I’m afraid that she’ll abort it. Good
thing I won’t get sued over it. In yet another move by Arizona to
restrict a woman’s right to choose, the state’s legislature passed a
bill that gives immunity to doctors if they choose to lie to a woman
about the viability of the fetus that she is carrying. The bill’s
author, Sen. Nancy Barto (R), calls lawsuits wrongful birth lawsuits.
Abortions will no longer be available for women who are pregnant
for more than 20 weeks. We don’t care about Roe v. Wade. We’re invoking
states’ rights!

Georgia is among a group of states that passed a tough abortion law
that prevents abortions past 20 weeks from conception. In the case of
Georgia, there is an exception if the fetus has a severe defect that
threatens its life. Some of the other states include Arizona, Kansas,
and New Hampshire. Currently, there’s a block by the courts against the
Georgia law. Other states are facing similar backlash.


You can’t use the word vagina anymore. However, we can regulate
what you do with your vagina. In a move only seen in Communist
countries, and many in the Middle East, Michigan state legislator Lisa
Brown was forbidden from using the word vagina on the floor of the
statehouse. In response, the play Vagina Monologues performed on the
steps of the state’s Capitol. She eventually was able to use the word
vagina again, but unfortunately they didn’t understand the meaning of
the word no, and passed a huge anti-abortion bill.

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