Misogyny and Sexism in the News

[waxnrope]

Originally Posted by HowSoonIsNow

Right-Wing Republicans Are on the Verge of Voting to Defund Planned Parenthood

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CECILE RICHARDS: The House leadership in Congress has basically just declared war on women, really from day one. And I know you had that clip there from Speaker Boehner, but it goes much further than that. They not only are now trying to—federal funding hasn’t been available for abortion for more than 30 years, but what they’re really doing is trying to overturn the legal right to abortion in any context. As well, though, it’s way beyond abortion. Now they’re basically trying to end family planning and access to birth control in America. The Republican budget that came out basically gets rid of the nation’s Family Planning Program. And as well, we expect in the next day or two, with the support of the Speaker, there will be an amendment to basically end all federal funds going to Planned Parenthood, including funds that are used for basic birth control, cancer screenings and preventive care for more than three million people every year.

I. AM. SICK. OF. THIS. Just fukkin sick of it. It is past time to get outta here. Sheer lunacy. Ugh.