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Originally Posted by Cynthetiq
sure, agreed, but IMO not any more different of a problem than someone robs and murders.
I ask the questions because if it's so important, then why did this come to light in after the 2004 election and not at all in 2003? Why suddenly this surfaces?
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*I chose to completely edit my post here, becuase I could not find the article I was referring to in the deleted text, and felt that was a disservice to readers.*
This isn't news. The war against reproductive rights has been chipping steadily away at those rights, especially in the last four years. It's certainly possible to believe there's a connection between that, and a born again Christian president. I don't know how that's possible, but just maybe...
It's not just W though, not by a long shot. Here are some facts women and those who believe in civil rights should already know:
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"also the election of new senators like Tom Coburn, who advocates the death penalty for doctors who perform abortion, and Jim Demint, who believes single mothers should not be allowed to teach in public schools."
Glad they were elected, aren't we?
I can't post the text here, because they are all .pdf's, but
this page is a very easy to access list of what states do what concerning reproductive rights.
Yes, the site is pro-abortion (fuck the cop out phrase "pro choice"), but if you can ignore the slant...laws are laws. Listing them even with slanted comments, doesn't chage the laws that are there. Read them.
There are plenty of people out there willing to enforce their religious beliefs on you and me. The seperation of church and state is a neat theory. Maybe one day America will remember to practice that theory.