Virginia Advances Anti-Abortion “Fetal Personhood” And “Transvaginal...
Virginia politicians advanced two extreme and extremely disturbing anti-abortion bills yesterday — Valentine’s Day, for God’s sake! One is a so-called “fetal personhood” amendment, which would...
View ArticlePolitician Points Out How Virginia’s Mandatory Ultrasound Law Could Turn...
One of the scariest anti-abortion bills in the U.S. right now is Virgina’s “mandatory ultrasound” bill, which requires a woman seeking an abortion to be vaginally penetrated with a speculum and...
View ArticleUPDATE: Virginia’s Governor Backs Off “Transvaginal Ultrasound” Anti-Abortion...
UPDATE, 3:40: Governor McDonnell has released a statement regarding the bill, posted after the jump. Virginia’s Republican Governor Robert McDonnell has come to his senses: he is dropping his support...
View ArticleRachel Maddow Often Discusses Vaginas On-Air
Because she’s a lesbian. That, sadly, seems to be the logic behind The Daily Caller’s daily tally of how many times Rachel Maddow has said the words ”vagina” or “vaginal” on her show. No, I’m not...
View ArticleToday’s Lady News: Ultrasound Now Required Before An Abortion In Virginia
Virginia Governor Bill McDonnell has signed into law the bill that requires a woman seeking an abortion to first have a medically unnecessary ultrasound. Technically this bill is a step up from a...
View ArticleTotally Awesome, Totally Crap: The Frisky Week In Review
It was a very bad week for bunnies. Not only did Til, the famous mutant German bunny with no ears, get squished to death this week, but Miss Cooper, a bunny that lived in an NYC boutique, was stolen,...
View ArticleIdaho To Vote On Bill Forcing Ultrasound Before Abortion
Idaho’s state senate may vote as early as today on a bill that will force women to get a medically unnecessary ultrasound before terminating an unwanted pregnancy. Anti-abortion activists say forcing a...
View ArticleCandidate Co-Stars With Vaginal Probe In New Campaign Ad
It’s that time of year where you can’t turn on the television without another campaign ad intoning “… and then Barack Obama ate a live baby.” So I think this ad from North Carolina State Senate...
View ArticleMichigan Republicans Think Women Should Be Forced To Have Invasive, Medically...
Women would be forced to have invasive, medically unnecessary transvaginal ultrasounds two hours before having an abortion if Republicans in Michigan get their way. A male Republican in Michigan’s...
View ArticleIndiana Advances Bill Requiring 2 Transvaginal Ultrasounds Before & After...
Indiana’s state Senate advanced a bill requiring a woman to get two transvaginal ultrasounds before taking the RU-486 abortion pill, one before and one afterwards. Fortunately, today they dropped that...
View ArticleWisconsin Governor Supports Mandating Transvaginal Ultrasounds For Abortion...
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker is supporting an anti-abortion bill that is making its way through the state legislature which would require some women seeking first-trimester abortions to have...
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