Tag Archives: contraception

Bohannan Hits Opponent On Anti-Abortion Stand

Posted on September 16, 2023 by Dave Bradley

When abortion is not available or severely restricted as Iowa wants to do (3 minutes) Email from the Christina Bohannan campaign: I wanted to make sure you saw this New York Times article about my race in case you missed … Continue reading →

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Making Life Harder For Iowa Women

Posted on August 8, 2023 by Paul Deaton

When the U.S. Supreme Court decided Roe vs. Wade in 1973, I was a junior at university. I reread the decision after retirement in 2009, along with dissenting opinions and some of the briefs. I know exactly one thing about … Continue reading →

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Fooling The People

Posted on July 30, 2022 by Dave Bradley

The unmitigated gall of Representatives Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Ashley Hinson never ceases to astound me and other watchers of things political. A little less than a week after both representatives voted against a bill to guarantee that people have access … Continue reading →

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Abortions Up In Iowa

Posted on July 24, 2021 by Dave Bradley

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 →

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Hands off Planned Parenthood!

Posted on January 22, 2017 by Dave Bradley

email from Abby Finkenauer: What does a dentist, school nurse, and homeless shelter have in common? None of them provide women’s healthcare. It’s no joke — that’s where Republican State Senator Brad Zaun thinks Iowa women can turn to for … Continue reading →

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Thoughts On Hobby Lobby

Posted on July 5, 2014 by Dave Bradley

As a son of a woman, a spouse to a woman, the father of two young women and the uncle of several women, I could hardly let the decision in Hobby Lobby v. Sebelius go by without comment. Briefly this … Continue reading →

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Cedar Valley Voices – The Funnel and Women’s Rights

Posted on March 10, 2012 by Dave Bradley

Larry Hodgden of Tipton is among a group of writer’s who provide an alternative voice to Rep. Kaufmann’s column is the small town papers around Iowa City. He has graciously consented to allow me to republish these letters. Thank you … Continue reading →

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The Republican War on Women, Workers, Unions, On and On

Posted on March 4, 2012 by Dave Bradley

Seems like the airwaves were dominated by the Republican assault on American women’s right to control their own body. The week ended with the spiritual leader and still direction setter for the party declaring that if a woman uses birth … Continue reading →

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