{"id":19301,"date":"2016-01-21T12:59:12","date_gmt":"2016-01-21T20:59:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=19301"},"modified":"2016-01-21T12:59:12","modified_gmt":"2016-01-21T20:59:12","slug":"fight-back-against-the-republican-war-on-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2016\/01\/21\/fight-back-against-the-republican-war-on-women\/","title":{"rendered":"Fight Back Against the Republican War on Women!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Forty three years ago tomorrow, SCOTUS decided Roe v. Wade, affirming a woman\u2019s right to control her own reproductive choices.  Since then Republicans have been negating that right, as much as they can.  SCOTUS devolved into SCROTUS (Republican Constitutional VD).  The Fascist Five Injustices seem determined to eliminate it, piece by piece.  I’s time to fight back against this Republican War on Women.<\/font><\/p>\n

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\"AbortionGOP\"<\/p>\n

Friday marks the 43rd anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion in the United States. At this point, many Americans may assume that it\u2019s easier than ever to access abortion services \u2014 but nothing could be further from the truth.<\/p>\n

\"barefoot\"Legal abortion, proven to be both life-saving and essential to the economic security of women and their families, was a critical step in this nation\u2019s journey toward gender equity. Roe was profound not only because it affirmed women\u2019s basic right to health care and well-being through abortion care, but also because it ushered in medical standards and regulations that ensured women were safe during the procedure. <\/p>\n

Expanding access to abortion care also bolstered the success of the then-newly established Title X program<\/a>, which provides family planning services to low-income and uninsured families. Women gained unprecedented access to more doctors, enjoyed insurance coverage for the full range of comprehensive reproductive health services, and saw the ability to manage their fertility for the first time. This had a ripple effect on their ability to pursue educational and economic opportunities. In short, Roe gave many women control of their destinies.<\/p>\n

However, history shows us that women have been denied the full benefits of Roe for decades. <\/p>\n

\"Republicans-in-your-vagina\"Just seven years after the Supreme Court affirmed a woman\u2019s right to abortion, the justices upheld the Hyde Amendment, a budget rider approved annually to this day that prevents women covered by Medicaid<\/a> from using their insurance to pay for abortion services. Then, in 1992, the Supreme Court held in Planned Parenthood vs. Casey that a state could restrict an abortion procedure as long as it did not pose an undue burden on women seeking the service. Ever since, states have increasingly sought ways to encroach upon a woman\u2019s ability to access abortion care. More than 200 state-level abortion restrictions<\/a> have been enacted since 2010 \u2014 almost the same number as the total number enacted in the 15 previous years. <\/p>\n

And this year, the Supreme Court will hear Whole Women\u2019s Health v. Cole, the most significant women\u2019s health case since Casey. Whole Women\u2019s Health, a Texas-based reproductive health clinic, is challenging a Texas state law passed in 2013<\/a> that requires abortion providers to meet expensive and unnecessary regulations \u2014 including complying with the standards of ambulatory surgical centers and obtaining admitting privileges from local hospitals. <\/p>\n

Whole Women\u2019s Health amplifies how far we have strayed as nation from the promise of Roe, and how much remains at stake. The Supreme Court could affirm Roe in a manner that enables the right to abortion and ensures access for the most vulnerable women in Texas. Or the Court could deliver another ruling that further strips away this precious liberty for far too many women<\/strong>\u2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Inserted from <Think Progress<\/a>><\/p>\n

To be clear, I consider abortion  as the very last resort, but I recognize that I have no right to impose my own beliefs on others.  Therefore I fully support women\u2019s right to make their own medical choices.<\/font><\/p>\n

Contact your Senators and Congress critter.  Sign petitions.  Supporting Planned Parenthood is a good way to prevent abortions by providing education and contraception to women.  Oppose abstinence only education in your schools.    Most of all we needs to keep the white House free from infestation by Republicans until SCROTUS becomes SCOTUS again.  Next we need to put Republicans in every level of government from Senator to dawg<\/em> catcher into the unemployment line.<\/font><\/p>\n

Every Republican in office is one Republican too many!<\/font><\/h2>\n

VOTE!<\/font><\/h1>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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