Can You Chip In To Help Planned Parenthood?

Can You Chip In To Help Planned Parenthood?

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Never mind that this probably won't pass... yet. The writing is on the wall, and it doesn't have a single thing to do with abortion (Hello, Hyde Amendment). But given the rampant ignorance and stupidity within the Republican Party we really need to send a message. Via WSJ:
The Senate will vote as early as Monday on a bill to strip Planned Parenthood of federal funding, a largely symbolic vote causing pain for centrists in both parties and drawing fire from conservatives who say it won’t satisfy their quest to put the organization out of business. The bill isn’t expected to garner the 60 votes needed to advance, as nearly all Democrats object to it. Its defeat, however, won’t end the effort to cut off federal money for Planned Parenthood.
When you consider the Hyde Amendment, you need to ask yourself, what is the real agenda of the GOP? The correct answer is that The War on Women continues. This is really about contraception... and women who have the ability to have an enjoy sex (a mythical creature in GOP land, among GOP men and women - which is really sad.) without the fear of pregnancy.
Health Insurance Cannot Be A La Carte

Health Insurance Cannot Be A La Carte

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Health insurance only works if it covers your health care needs and mine.  It only works if the pool is big enough.  It really isn't a case of priorities, because, if it were, then that numbers game would result in orphan diseases (very rare diseases that only affect a few) not being covered. And, I sincerely doubt that those advocating for not covering birth control and maternity coverage would be fighting against coverage for Adrenoleukodystrophy and Landau Kleffner syndrome - let alone Viagra.  Know why?  Because the debate now raging isn't about the ACA.  It's, once again, about women and sex.  It's just another branch of the war against women, and the men who love them.

Mississippi Personhood

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A constitutional amendment facing voters in Mississippi on Nov. 8, and similar initiatives brewing in half a dozen other states including Florida and Ohio, would declare a fertilized human egg to be a legal person, effectively branding abortion and some forms of birth control as murder.

Red And Blue Families

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I keep stumbling across articles on Naomi Cahn and June Carbone's new book, Red Families v. Blue Families: Legal Polarization and the Creation of Culture. I will be picking it…