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Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett (file)
There is a plethora of legislation out there right now that would make it more difficult for women to get abortions, or even a prescription for birth control. So many, in fact, that we didn't get the chance to talk about all of them on last night's show.
The New Hampshire House of Representatives, this week, passed an abortion bill that would require a 24-hour waiting period before a woman gets an abortion. It would also require doctors to warn patients that having an abortion puts them at an increased risk for breast cancer. But the truth is there is no connection between having an abortion and breast cancer. The American Cancer Society says, "At this time, the scientific evidence does not support the notion that abortion of any kind raises the risk of breast cancer or any other type of cancer."
Meanwhile, in Pennsylvania, lawmakers are working on the Women’s Right to Know Act that would require a woman who wants an abortion to have an ultrasound 24-hours before the procedure. But it doesn't stop there. The doctor would have to ensure that the woman can see the screen, describe the fetal heartbeat, and approximate the fetus' gestational age. The woman would then leave with two copies of the ultrasound. Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett, who supports the bill, was asked during a press conference on Wednesday whether forcing the woman to watch the ultrasound went too far. His response: "You just have to close your eyes."
The Pennsylvania bill doesn’t specify the kind of ultrasound the doctor would have to use, so it is possible that in some cases a woman would have to undergo a trans-vaginal ultrasound — a procedure that even Virginia's Republican Governor Bob McDonnell called "invasive" and had nixed from his state's ultrasound bill.
According to a new Quinnipiac poll, the majority of Pennsylvania voters — 64 percent — oppose trans-vaginal ultrasounds. While 47 percent oppose ultrasound legislation in general, surprisingly, more men than women are against it. And 51 percent of men oppose it, while women are split 45-45.
In case you missed it, check out last night's segment about women fighting back where we interviewed Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen on the Violence Against Women Act and Ohio state senator, Nina Turner, who came up with a creative way to combat legislation in her state.
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Why don't you OPEN YOUR EYES to Women's rights. You a pitiful excuse for a human.
All men who's wife, girlfriend or conquest does not use birth control must appear before the Government Parental/Sexual Accountability Board (GPSAB) with tax returns, employment information and other necessary documents to prove financial responsibility prior to any act of sexual intercourse. Once the GPSAB approves the applicant for sexual activity, they will issue a GPSAB card which must be carried by the applicant for inspection by the woman in question prior to any sexual activity. If the applicant does not pass the GPSAB screening, he will receive, at his expense, a vasectomy. He must watch the vasectomy procedure during its entirety.
Thank You!
What a disgusting excuse for a human being, Gov. Tom Corbett is certainly no man. Revolting, hate filled, raping monsters like him are why we march. Come join us.
Do you think this guy and others like him really believe what they preach?
no - they are pandering to the evangelicals and pro-life zealots (who don't care AT ALL about the lives/rights of women) ...
BECAUSE........ these laws will NEVER apply to them...
they have enough money to get whatever they want - even if contraceptives would (in some parallel universe) become outlawed.... or the reversal of Roe v Wade...
their women who accidentally have an unwanted pregnancy - will simply take a little vacation to Europe
however - those of you who choose to stand by and allow the inmates to run the asylum .... you get the government you deserve ...
if women don't stand up for their rights and vote the likes of the Governor of PA OUT OF OFFICE .... you get what you deserve...
after serving at the polls for several years and watching something like 25% of the electorate actually making the effort to vote - it is obvious to me that the zealots are the ones coming out in droves who would work tirelessly to deny women their rights....
I just want to thank you LAWRENCE, I never really got into politics until 1 night when I caught your show, now I can't stop watching CHRIS, THE REV., BIG ED, MY GIRL RACHEL, AND YOU THE BOSS WITH THE HOT SAUCE. But I don't get to see you on friday nights, because your not on. Is that the time when you work on the tv series ? I luv the desk donation program, those kids look so happy, to get up off the floor. GOD blessed you with an open & loving heart. Keep up the good work I've learned so much. YOUR NEW & FOREVER FRIEND, ROCKY.
Is that what you will tell the women in your family if they got pregnant by a rapist and if the rapist is someone of a different race? HOLY COW!!!!!!!!!!!!! Let's see where your loyalty lie then. Will you tell them just close your eyes?
Okay that's it! From now on no more white guys with white hair are allowed to run for office! I thought wisdom came with white/gray heads. It seems that lately these are the guys spouting off more and more stupidity! These guys act like they are the father of every female in America. Unless you as a female have an Electra Complex, you should be furious with these white haired men in power! Is this what I have to look for when I get old? White haired stupidity?
What about women who are receiving an abortion because their wanted pregnancy resulting in the fetus dying, but with no miscarriage? These women have to get an abortion to remove the fetus or suffer health consequences that could result in the woman's death. Would this legislation at least have an exemption for these women? Are they supposed to wait 24 hours while carrying a dead fetus, go in and see an ultrasound and describe a heartbeat by saying "my baby that I really wanted doesn't have a heartbeat and is dead" and then be told, and after all this I'm at higher risk of breast cancer???
I think that all of these right-wing men should be given a complete prostrate exam with a cancer biopsy too, before they get anymore Viagra, just close your eyes, okay. I thought that it said in the first amendment that congress shall make no laws respecting the establishment of religion. Isn't all this noise about the beliefs of a religion? If these religious folks choose not to do those things, it's their right, but it's not their right to legislate their beliefs on everyone. You don't like Islamic law, this is no different. The christian Taliban are attacking, where's the Seals when we need them the most.
The kleptocracy is co opting Ceausescu's birth bond treasury slave traded genocide. Canada is the slave trade capital of the western world - the real weapon of mass destruction.