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The Daily Caller: Rachel Maddow obsessed with vaginas
Yes, I’m totally recycling this brilliant GIF Maya posted yesterday; it’s just too fitting. Apparently The Daily Caller needs some ear muffs for their delicate sensibilities around the word “vagina.”...
View ArticleNew rule for vaginaphobes: if you can’t say it, you can’t probe it!
Why is it that the same people who want to get all up into women’s vaginas shudder at the mention of the word vagina and are unable to actually say it? I guess the answer is obvious; the same people...
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Riot Police Arrest 31 Protestors against Forced Ultrasound
Photo via The Hook Yesterday, riot police were sent in to handle a group of non-violent demonstrators protesting Virginia’s newly passed forced ultrasound bill. This kindler, gentler violation is over...
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McDonnell signs Virginia ultrasound bill
Despite tremendous outcry, all over the internet and on the steps of the Virginia capital–woman-hater Gov. Bob McDonnell has signed the ultrasound bill in Virginia into law. If you are seeking an...
View ArticleA pro-choice cover of “Call Me Maybe” takes on Virginia’s attempt to shut...
I know, I know. You thought the “Call Me Maybe” cover trend was blessedly over. But I’m the only person in the world who actually isn’t sick of the song yet. And a group called Cooch Watch 2012 has an...
View ArticleFriday vote on new TRAP law may decimate abortion access in Virginia
This is not good, y’all. Kate at Mother Jones gives us the details: Under pressure from conservative politicians, the Virginia Board of Health voted Friday to reverse an earlier decision that would...
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This week in abortion news
Bad News: Alabama passed a bill which pretends to be about protecting women but is actually aimed at shutting down abortion clinics on Tuesday. The governor has said he will sign the bill, ironically...
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VA and NJ Governor elections offer mixed bag for reproductive rights
While proponents of access to reproductive health services can rejoice in Virginia with Terry McAuliffe’s victory over Ken Cuccinelli to become the state’s new governor, New Jersey residents are stuck...
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Quick Hit: Thank black voters, not the “gender gap”
Zerlina has a great piece at the Nation about why we should credit black voters, not a monolithic women’s block, for Democrat Terry McAuliffe’s victory over right-winger Ken Cuccinelli for the Virginia...
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Quote of the Day: Virginia lawmaker says a pregnant woman is just a “child’s...
In response to a Valentine’s Day card from reproductive rights advocates asking him to protect reproductive health care, Virginia state senator Steve Martin took to Facebook to expand on his...
View ArticleWhat the Kerfuffle is Really About – an Open Letter to Governor McDonnell
As a Virginia citizen, and especially as a woman and a mother of a daughter, I have voiced my opposition to the mandatory ultrasound bill. Although I participated in the public protests to this...
View ArticleWhy your religion has nothing to do with abortion: One outraged Virginian’s...
If you’ve been following the conservative assault on reproductive rights, then you might know that Virginia recently suffered a right-wing takeover that threatens to shut down almost every single...
View ArticleGhosts of general assembly past provide opportunity for redemption
On January 17th, the Virginia Senate’s Education and Health Committee will revisit the issues of mandatory ultrasound and targeted regulations of abortion providers, when bills seeking their removal...
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The Daily Caller: Rachel Maddow obsessed with vaginas
Yes, I’m totally recycling this brilliant GIF Maya posted yesterday; it’s just too fitting. Apparently The Daily Caller needs some ear muffs for their delicate sensibilities around the word “vagina.”...
View ArticleNew rule for vaginaphobes: if you can’t say it, you can’t probe it!
Why is it that the same people who want to get all up into women’s vaginas shudder at the mention of the word vagina and are unable to actually say it? I guess the answer is obvious; the same people...
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Riot Police Arrest 31 Protestors against Forced Ultrasound
Photo via The Hook Yesterday, riot police were sent in to handle a group of non-violent demonstrators protesting Virginia’s newly passed forced ultrasound bill. This kindler, gentler violation is over...
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