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Omaha Steve

(99,499 posts)
Tue Jun 26, 2012, 07:18 PM Jun 2012

Sandra Fluke: Life After Limbaugh


http://reproductiverights.org/en/feature/sandra-fluke-life-after-the-infamous-limbaugh-attack

It's been four months since the national debate over women's access to copay-free birth control and religious freedom exploded.

In February, the Obama administration confirmed its new rule requiring health insurance plans to cover contraception. And a firestorm of anti-choice rhetoric ensued across the country.

But it was a radio talk show host's sexist remark against a Georgetown University Law student that finally struck a chord for many.

Sandra Fluke testified before a Democratic House committee in favor of the birth control benefit (after being barred from an all-male hearing on the same issue held by Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA)), and host Rush Limbaugh promptly trashed her for three days on his show, eventually calling her a "slut."

FULL story and video at link.

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