The republicans war on women blurt thread

[TexasWife25]

Ive decided to create this thread to contain all of my angry rants about new anti-women laws.

Feel free to add your own.


A Wisconsin law that made it easier for victims of wage discrimination to have their day in court was repealed on Thursday

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/06/scott-walker-wisconsin-equal-pay-law_n_1407329.html

"You could argue that money is more important to men ... maybe because they expect to be a bread winner someday" - Rep. Senator Glenn Grothman


"Arizona legislators have advanced a bill that would require women who wish to have their contraception covered by their health insurance plans to prove to their employers that they are taking it to treat medical conditions. The bill also makes it easier for Arizona employers to fire a woman for using birth control to prevent pregnancy despite the employer's moral objection"

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/...-contraception-medical-reasons_n_1344557.html

"a bill approved by a House committee would require physicians inform women seeking an abortion of an unproven assertion — that there is a risk of breast cancer from the procedure."

even though

"the overwhelming amount of research by the National Cancer Institute, American Cancer Society and other major health organizations say that isn’t so."

http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2012/ma...-amendment-ab/


Not only does this bill force doctors to tell patients that there is a link between breast cancer and abortion( even if the doctor doesnt believe there is) but it allows doctors not to inform women about prenatal issues if it means preventing an abortion. Kansas doctors would also be free of potential lawsuits over the issue ,unless the woman dies.

 

[TexasWife25]

Pennsylvania's trans-vaginal ultrasound law ," which would require doctors to perform an ultrasound on a patient, offer her two personalized copies of the image and play and describe fetal heartbeat in detail before she can have an abortion -- "as long as it's not obtrusive."

Asked if he thinks the bill goes too far to make a woman look at the ultrasound image, Corbett responded, "You can't make anybody watch, okay? Because you just have to close your eyes. As long as it's on the exterior and not the interior."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/15/tom-corbett-ultrasound-bill-pennsylvania_n_1348801.html

 

[TexasWife25]

The law Texas law, HB 15, requires a physician performing an abortion to provide the woman who is seeking to terminate her pregnancy information about the possible medical consequences of the procedure, information on alternatives to having an abortion, as well as a sonogram of the fetus and an audio recording of the fetal heartbeat. There are exceptions if the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest, the woman is a minor or if the fetus is suffering from an irreversible medical condition. Unless the woman lives more than 100 miles from a facility providing an abortion, the woman must wait for 24 hours after viewing the sonogram.

http://news.yahoo.com/texas-abortion-sonogram-law-now-effect-court-ruling-001400830.html

 

[TexasWife25]

Texas officials cut off the WHP funding to Planned Parenthood after approving a rule that prevents organizations “affiliated” with an abortion provider from being a part of the Medicaid program.

http://thinkprogress.org/health/2012/04/11/462293/planned-parenthood-sues-texas/?mobile=nc

 

[phrodeau]

I thought that most women would travel over 100 miles to get abortion services. After all, they mustn't let their neighbors find out.

 

[eyer]

You're only playing out your complete frustration that mercury1/4 is simply no longer man enough for you.

Not like he ever was, but...

 

[TexasWife25]

City decriminalizes domestic violence.


http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/12/us/topeka-moves-to-decriminalize-domestic-violence.html?_r=3

 

[CandiCame]

Goddamn... you win the "Most Depressing Thread Ever" prize.

 

[TexasWife25]

You're only playing out your complete frustration that mercury1/4 is simply no longer man enough for you.

Not like he ever was, but...

what?


Virgina trans-vaginal ultra-sound changed to non-invasive abdominal ultrasound.

"Va. Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) said on Friday that he changed the terms of his support for a controversial GOP-sponsored mandatory ultrasound bill at the last minute this week because he didn't realize until that point that the law would require an invasive, transvaginal procedure. Instead, he and a few Republican delegates rewrote the bill to mandate regular abdominal ultrasounds before an abortion"

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/24/va-governor-bob-mcdonnell_n_1299348.html

 

[blunt_trauma]

City decriminalizes domestic violence.


http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/12/us/topeka-moves-to-decriminalize-domestic-violence.html?_r=3

holy shit...

 

[Frizzle_Fry]

what?


Virgina trans-vaginal ultra-sound changed to non-invasive abdominal ultrasound.

"Va. Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) said on Friday that he changed the terms of his support for a controversial GOP-sponsored mandatory ultrasound bill at the last minute this week because he didn't realize until that point that the law would require an invasive, transvaginal procedure. Instead, he and a few Republican delegates rewrote the bill to mandate regular abdominal ultrasounds before an abortion"

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/24/va-governor-bob-mcdonnell_n_1299348.html

Well isn't that just mighty fucking human of them!! glad to see the party of "limited government" crossing back over their line, wouldn't want people to think lawyers were trying to tell MD's how to do their job or anything.

 

[TexasWife25]

There are quite a few bills up for vote, that I think are just crazy anti-woman. But, no points for effort, so I will wait and hope they dont pass.

 

[Cheyenne]

Not true

Ive decided to create this thread to contain all of my angry rants about new anti-women laws.

Feel free to add your own.


A Wisconsin law that made it easier for victims of wage discrimination to have their day in court was repealed on Thursday

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/...sin-gop-bill-would-repeal-law-ensuring-pay-e/

Wisconsin GOP bill would repeal law ensuring pay equity for women, Dem lawmaker says


A bill awaiting action by Republican Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker would take away the right of discriminated workers to sue employers in state court for compensatory and punitive damages.

The GOP-sponsored bill would reverse a right to sue granted in a 2009 law approved when Democrats controlled state government. It covers many types of discrimination, including age and race.

But in criticizing his Republican colleagues for approving the new bill, state Rep. Cory Mason, D-Racine, issued a news release on Feb. 23, 2012 that focused on women.

He said the bill would repeal a law that ensures "that women cannot get paid less than a man for doing the same job."

There’s no debate that the bill would repeal the right to sue contained in the 2009 law.

But would it also affect working women the way Mason says?

To explore how employment discrimination cases work, we spoke with two employment law experts, Milwaukee lawyers Jeff Hynes, who represents workers, and Scott Beightol, who defends employers.

There are two routes to filing an employment discrimination complaint: the state Equal Rights Division and the federal Equal Opportunity Employment Commission.

If workers prove discrimination using the state system, an administrative law judge can "make them whole" by ordering the employer to pay back pay with interest, legal fees and job reinstatement, if there was a termination. If the discrimination is proved in the federal system, often a "make whole" settlement is reached through mediation.

In either system, discriminated workers can collect larger sums of money from an employer -- compensatory and punitive damages -- only by suing.

A federal lawsuit has long been an option, but suing employers in state court for compensatory and punitive damages only became possible with the 2009 law adopted by the Democrats. That law is new enough, and discrimination cases take long enough to process, that no such state lawsuits have yet been filed. Under the current law, if such lawsuits are brought in state court, workers could collect as much as $300,000 in damages, depending on the employer’s size. (The employer must have at least 15 employees.)

Supporters of the 2009 law said at the time it was needed to enforce laws that require men and women to be paid equally and to deter employers from committing discrimination. Opponents said the law creates an unnecessary burden on businesses when workers already had legal avenues to collect damages for suffering discrimination.

Fast-forward to the GOP bill, promoted as a pro-business measure, that Walker’s spokesman said the governor is reviewing.

Would it, as Mason claims, repeal a law that ensures "that women cannot get paid less than a man for doing the same job"?

Mason argues the law ensures equal pay for women because filing lawsuits is the major way of enforcing civil rights laws. The threat of being sued in state court makes employers less likely to discriminate against workers, which also helps ensure pay equity, he added.

But ensuring the right to sue in state court, as the law does, is not the same as ensuring pay equity.

Mason also said there is an indication the "pay gap" between men and women in Wisconsin has decreased since the 2009 law took effect. He cited a 2009 study and a 2010 study by the American Association of University Women, which advocates for equity for women and girls. Using median annual earnings for full-time workers, the studies found that Wisconsin women earned 75 percent of what men did in 2009, ranking the state 37th; and 78 percent in 2010, ranking the state 25th.

Mason acknowledged, however, that the studies aren’t proof that the law caused the decrease in the pay gap. More importantly, the studies were an overview of pay -- they didn’t examine pay for women and men who do the same job, which is what Mason’s claim addressed.

What about the experts?

Hynes said the 2009 law deters discrimination because it is easier and less expensive to bring a workplace discrimination suit in state court than in federal court. If the GOP bill becomes law, he said, it would be harder for discriminated workers to collect damages and therefore harder to enforce laws prohibiting unequal pay.

Beightol disagreed that the federal system is more onerous and argued that discriminated workers have the same remedies available through federal court that they do in state court. He also made the point that no lawsuits have been filed in state court since the 2009 law took effect.

Our rating

Mason said Wisconsin Assembly Republicans approved a bill to repeal a law that ensures "that women cannot get paid less than a man for doing the same job."

The law does not ensure pay equity, but rather gives discriminated workers the right to sue in state court for compensatory and punitive damages. So, if the GOP-backed bill is signed into law, that right to sue would be lost.

But discriminated workers would still be able to seek back pay and other "make whole" payments through government agencies, and they could still sue for compensatory and punitive damages in federal court.

Mason’s statement contains an element of truth, but ignores critical facts that would leave a different impression -- our definition of Mostly False.

 

[TexasWife25]

politifact stuff

I never said the law ensures equal pay, only that it makes it easier for women to sue. But I agree, it IS false to say the law ensures equal pay.

 

[busybody..]

City decriminalizes domestic violence.


http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/12/us/topeka-moves-to-decriminalize-domestic-violence.html?_r=3

Hey BLOATED BITCH!

The move, the councilors were told, would force District Attorney Chad Taylor to prosecute the cases because they would remain a crime under state law, a conclusion with which he grudgingly agreed. The Council also approved negotiations to resolve the impasse.

 

[busybody..]

Hey BLOATEDBITCH

Wanna see a REAL war on WOMEN?


Afghanistan: 150 Schoolgirls Poisoned By Islamist Militants Opposed To Female Education…




Monsters.


(Reuters) – About 150 Afghan schoolgirls were poisoned on Tuesday after drinking contaminated water at a high school in the country’s north, officials said, blaming it on conservative radicals opposed to female education.

Since the 2001 toppling of the Taliban, which banned education for women and girls, females have returned to schools, especially in Kabul.

But periodic attacks still occur against girls, teachers and their school buildings, usually in the more conservative south and east of the country, from where the Taliban insurgency draws most support.

“We are 100 percent sure that the water they drunk inside their classes was poisoned. This is either the work of those who are against girls’ education or irresponsible armed individuals,” said Jan Mohammad Nabizada, a spokesman for education department in northern Takhar province.

Some of the 150 girls, who suffered from headaches and vomiting, were in critical condition, while others were able to go home after treatment in hospital, the officials said.

They said they knew the water had been poisoned because a larger tank used to fill the affected water jugs was not contaminated.

 

[badbabysitter]

BB can't remotely show anything that isnt true.. so he tries to deflect.. very Newt of you

 

[busybody..]

Yes

cause REPOZ dont have Mothers, Wives, Daughters and they HATE WOMEN

 

[badbabysitter]

Yes

cause REPOZ dont have Mothers, Wives, Daughters and they HATE WOMEN

please point out anywhere in this thread where anything like that is said.. please and thank you

or is this more deflection because you've got nothing, again

 

[TexasWife25]

http://ww2.gazette.net/stories/02092011/frednew175041_32611.php

Maryland, Board of County Commissioners voted to end the county’s contribution to its Head Start program, cutting overall funding for the program by more than 50 percent.

Commissioners Kirby Delauter (R) and C. Paul Smith (R) said during a meeting that the best way to help their children succeed in life is to stay married and stay home with their children. Both men touted their wives and the sacrifices they made by not holding jobs outside the home.

 

[TexasWife25]

http://images1.dailykos.com/i/user/6/Picture2-2.png

In 2011 so far, 19 state legislatures have passed 80 laws that restrict or put obstacles in the path of women's right to choose abortion. According to the Guttmacher Institute, which closely falls such matters, this is more than double the previous record of 34 restrictions passed in 2005.


http://www.guttmacher.org/media/inthenews/2011/07/13/index.html

 

[busybody..]

please point out anywhere in this thread where anything like that is said.. please and thank you

or is this more deflection because you've got nothing, again

it MISREPRESENTS reality

BTW, I have NO PROBLEM with a real WAR on "women", there are to many of you.....and so many are FAT and UGLY, we gotta do away with em

 

[LustfulIntent]

City decriminalizes domestic violence.


http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/12/us/topeka-moves-to-decriminalize-domestic-violence.html?_r=3

And yet people tell me to put my faith in man and humanity. *guffaw*

 

[TexasWife25]

some quotes

"The agenda of Planned Parenthood includes sexualizing young girls through the Girl Scouts." -Rep. Bob Morris (R.))

"A woman impregnated through rape should accept that horrible creative (?) gift, the gift of human life. Accept what God has given you and make the best of a bad situation."- Rick Santorum

"One of the things I will talk about, that no president has talked about before, is I think the dangers of contraception in this country.... Many of the Christian faith have said, well, that's okay, contraception is okay. It's not okay. It's a license to do things in a sexual realm that is counter to how things are supposed to be." —Rick Santorum

"Back in my day, they used Bayer aspirin for contraceptives. The gals put it between their knees and it wasn’t that costly."
~ Foster Friess

That’s the big thing that progressives are trying to say, that it’s rape and so on and so forth. [...] There were individuals saying, “Oh what about the Virginia rape? The rapes that, the forced rapes of women who are pregnant?” What? They had no problem having similar to a trans-vaginal procedure when they engaged in the act that resulted in their pregnancy.
~ Dana Loesch

"I'm not for the (Blunt) bill. Contraception is working just fine - let's just leave it alone."
~~~3 hours later ~~~
"Of course I support the Blunt Amendment. I thought he was talking about some state law that prevented people from getting contraception. So I talked about contraceptives and so forth. I really misunderstood the question.
~ Mitt Romney

"Those(contraceptives) violate the conscience of many Americans. Secondly it's not just about contraception - it's about abortion. It's about abortion-inducing drugs like Plan B. It's about sterilization."
~ David Vitter

"State Rep. Terry England was speaking in favor of HB 954, which makes it illegal to obtain an abortion after 20 weeks even if the woman is known to be carrying a stillborn fetus or the baby is otherwise not expected to live to term.

He then recalled his time working on a farm:

“Life gives us many experiences…I’ve had the experience of delivering calves, dead and alive. Delivering pigs, dead or alive. It breaks our hearts to see those animals not make it.”

 

[busybody..]

And yet people tell me to put my faith in man and humanity. *guffaw*

cause DOMESTIC VIOLENCE is ONLY a one way street

RIGHT?

WHY DO YOU HATE MEN?