Panned
Parenthood
 It's
estimated that as many as 16% of American citizens
are currently looking for work. More than anything
the American people
want jobs, but
you know what Republicans consider one of their
top priorities?
Making sure that federal dollars do not pay to
terminate pregnancies.
It's called "The No Taxpayer Funding
for Abortion Act", or "HR 3" in
government jargon. HR3 means it's the third bill
the Republican's
have scheduled for a vote in the current session
of Congress because IT'S JUST THAT IMPORTANT,
PEOPLE!.
Sigh.
Currently, government funding can be used
to pay for pregnancy terminations but only
in the cases of
rape,
incest or danger to the health of the mother.
But Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J) wants to get
around
these loopholes by redefining rape to mean
sexual assault that requires the use of force.
To him it's all consensual sex unless the woman
fights back and can prove it.
If this bill is
passed you can kiss Ladies Night goodbye.
In Mr. Smith's world our cities lie barren
of children and mothers wail piteously into
the
dark, cold night for the children they'd
be rocking in their arms
if only the government had not been so god
damn generous with its medicare funding.
Mr. Smith
wants men to be free to impregnate drugged
women and underage girls. What a swell guy.
Why,
with his help we'll soon be swimming in
babies!
This bill won't make it to the Senate floor
much less past the President's desk as it's
really
nothing but a means of assembling a new list
of Democratic "baby-killers" to
wave in front of the glazed eyes of their
conservative
base
in the run-up to
2012, but that doesn't mean it deserves
less than our full-throated objections.
For a full analysis of this insulting bill I
urge you to read Nick
Baumann's column at motherjones.com
and neodods
article on his LiveJournal page.
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BTW, for those who care I've been asked by
the good folks at doesthismakesense.com to
create a Raging Pencils comic just for them.
I don't know how long it'll be there so hurry
on
over and feast yer peepers.
=Lefty=
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