Arizona bans funding of Planned Parenthood

http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/05/us/arizona-planned-parenthood/index.html

I tried for five minutes to come up with something clever and ironic to say her, but I just can’t without belittling the way women are being treated. What is amazing is how the far right, who claim to detest the Taliban, etc., are exactly like them.

Lawmaker Suggests Women Use Rape as Excuse For Abortions

The sponsor of an Idaho mandatory ultrasound bill, state Sen. Chuck Winder, made some highly controversial comments Monday during his closing arguments, suggesting women might falsely use rape as an excuse to obtain an abortion.

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Mercury News editorial: Komen’s attack on Planned Parenthood is absolutely political

http://www.mercurynews.com/opinion/ci_19879960

A good, quick look at facts I did not know: the CEO of Komen is a big Republican donor and former Bush ambassador; she hired the pro-life, Palin-endorsed former Republican candidate for GA governor as director of public policy. And surprise, what happens?

Is the Susan G. Komen Foundation backing down?

This isn’t over, folks. And their pulling of funds from stem cell research is still waiting to explode in the meta-conciousness.

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