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Tag Archives: abortion
Some Thoughts On The Coming End Of Roe v. Wade
Like many of you, I am livid over the leaked decision that overturns the Roe v. Wade decision. And like many of you I have been turning all sorts of thoughts concerning access to abortion over in my mind. The … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 Election campaign, Charles Grassley, Medicare, Obamacare, Republican mythology, Republican Policy, SCOTUS, Social Security, womens rights
Tagged abortion, Justice Alito, marriage equality, medicaid, privacy, Roe v. Wade
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Reminder: Republicans Only Anti-Abortion For Politics
You may remember this segment of the Samantha Bee’s “Full Frontal” from the primary year of 2016. We have posted it here several times before. Sam Bee does a great job of explaining how evangelicals were maneuvered into becoming the … Continue reading
Posted in Republican Policy, SCOTUS
Tagged abortion, evangelicals, Roe v. Wade, Samantha Bee
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Mixing Religion And Government
Abortion laws on Texas that were given a nod of approval by SCOTUS in a shadow-docket decision may engulf the US quickly: Quotes from Barry Goldwater on mixing religion and politics: Mark my word, if and when these preachers … Continue reading
Abortions Up In Iowa
From iowastartingline.com: There were 4,058 abortions performed in Iowa in 2020, a trend that’s increased over the last three years. In 2018, there were 2,849 abortions, followed by 3,566 abortions in 2019, according to state data. The data came … Continue reading
Posted in Kim Reynolds, Republican mythology, Republican Policy
Tagged abortion, contraception, Family planning services, iowa abortions up, Planned Parenthood in Iowa
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Abortion In The SCOTUS Target
With the stolen 6 to 3 majority on the US Supreme Court, it looks like the authoritarian wing of our political spectrum is ready and willing to do all they can to take Women’s freedom of choice away from them. … Continue reading
Posted in SCOTUS
Tagged abortion, abortion opponents get abortions, moral abortion
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Gawd-Awful Legislature Leaves Des Moines Finally
Considering that the Iowa legislature has a long-standing reputation of doing little of the work that Iowa needs done, this legislature far exceeded that reputation this year. I have tried to keep track, but it is nearly impossible. I think … Continue reading
Posted in Covid-19, gun safety, Iowa legislature 2021
Tagged abortion, masking, racial disparities
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Redo on Samantha Bee’s History of “Pro-Life”
Last week we had the insane passage of copycat laws around the country with the express purpose of the de facto stoppage of legal abortions. Iowa, which was once a national leader in things like education and non-partisan selection of … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, 2020 election campaign, Blog for Iowa, Choice
Tagged abortion, planned parenthood, Samantha Bee
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Republicans Are Bad At Law Making
Last Friday the Iowa Supreme Court overturned the 2017 law requiring a 72-hour waiting period before a woman could have an abortion. Here’s the money quote from Chief Justice Mark Cady, writing for the majority: “The state’s capacity to legislate … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 Election Campaign, Iowa legislature 2017, Iowa legislature 2018, politics, Progressive Community, progressive values, Republican Policy, womens rights
Tagged abortion, abortion rights in Iowa, anti-choice Iowa Republicans, Iowa Legislature, Iowa Republican Party, Iowa women's rights
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Shame On The Republicans In The Iowa Legislature
Fetal heartbeat bill may signal the return of the reality of back alley abortion days. I don’t think I can do this subject justice. As a child, as a teenager and as a young man there were always stories of … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 Election Campaign, Blog for Iowa, Iowa legislature 2018, Republican hypocrisy
Tagged abortion, fetal heartbeat
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Grassley, Sam Bee and Abortion
One of the bad things about email is that it has become a huge money solicitation vehicle. However, every now and then in those solicitations are little nuggets of information that can pique an interest that can lead a person … Continue reading
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