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And here's a link to an additional article and image Tx4obama Feb 2013 #1
They are exercising their power over women. Legislating medical stuff. Not their place. madfloridian Feb 2013 #3
You're relay not helping the Teapublicans change their image here you know....... wandy Feb 2013 #24
"small government" JaneyVee Feb 2013 #2
"Daddy State" Scootaloo Feb 2013 #14
So small it fits in your.... Piltdown13 Feb 2013 #23
Making laws like that is tantamount to practicing medicine without a license. shraby Feb 2013 #4
Yes, I think it is. madfloridian Feb 2013 #13
And they've all bought stock in birka production. lonestarnot Feb 2013 #5
or transvaginal ultrasound equipment SmileyRose Feb 2013 #8
That is the deal on the whole agenda, the dough. lonestarnot Feb 2013 #10
How are they going to debate the bill without saying "vagina"???? longship Feb 2013 #6
What sick mo F***ers. smirkymonkey Feb 2013 #7
So, if I'm a woman seeking an abortion, Le Taz Hot Feb 2013 #9
This is state mandated rape.....call it what it is... prairierose Feb 2013 #18
The phrase forcible sodomy with a blunt object comes to mind. kenny blankenship Feb 2013 #26
good question. i find this: HiPointDem Feb 2013 #30
Thank you, HiPointDem, I knew there had to be a hand of evil.... prairierose Feb 2013 #38
The guy behind BDF is mixing his religion with politics. Link. madfloridian Feb 2013 #48
Agree.. AsahinaKimi Feb 2013 #51
I have to have those for preventative cancer screenings. liberal_at_heart Feb 2013 #11
They are necessary at times, should be prescribed by a doctor. madfloridian Feb 2013 #12
exactly. It should be between the doctor and the patient. No one else. liberal_at_heart Feb 2013 #15
For me, they are VERY painful, I bleed for days. Justitia Feb 2013 #54
Thanks for that comment. This is a medical procedure to be prescribed by a doctor...not politicians madfloridian Feb 2013 #71
I am SO sorry. AngryOldDem Feb 2013 #82
I've had this kind of ultrasound too gollygee Feb 2013 #77
I've had two pregnancy-related ones. AngryOldDem Feb 2013 #81
Simply disgusting and offensive. Hope it doesn't pass, but if it does it should be vetoed. n/t. apocalypsehow Feb 2013 #16
Overreach on gun control, HooptieWagon Feb 2013 #17
Is that a threat??? Well we are done being threatened by kestrel91316 Feb 2013 #22
Sounded like one to me. madfloridian Feb 2013 #27
It is simple reality. HooptieWagon Feb 2013 #32
Your logic is pure fallacy lunatica Feb 2013 #67
Not at all. HooptieWagon Feb 2013 #86
Douchebag post of the year so far. trumad Feb 2013 #64
+1 gollygee Feb 2013 #84
This message was self-deleted by its author DisgustipatedinCA Feb 2013 #85
Don't miss this paragraph. They call it "medical necessity". No, it is not. madfloridian Feb 2013 #19
That stood out to me too. RedCappedBandit Feb 2013 #21
Ultrasounds are certainly not a medical necessity. Blue_In_AK Feb 2013 #29
I just read this about Wisconsin law. It's a right wing thing, keeps women in their place. I guess. madfloridian Feb 2013 #31
That's terrible. Blue_In_AK Feb 2013 #34
That surprises me about Alaska, was not aware of that. madfloridian Feb 2013 #49
The parental notification law was put on the ballot here Blue_In_AK Feb 2013 #50
yeah that's aa typical repuke turn of phrase. BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2013 #46
Diagnostic Necessity? RedCappedBandit Feb 2013 #20
the "Roscoe T. Arbuckle Forcible Sodomy In Exchange For Abortion Services Act of 2006" kenny blankenship Feb 2013 #25
the GOP needs that rammed up their ass. pansypoo53219 Feb 2013 #28
that looks nasty sad-cafe Feb 2013 #33
Soon to be all the rage in pornography. nt bemildred Feb 2013 #35
Rape by medical device. Lex Feb 2013 #36
Michigan women, and all women, should unite MineralMan Feb 2013 #37
Yep, it does send a clear message. madfloridian Feb 2013 #47
I just tweeted this Bryn Feb 2013 #61
Does This Sort Of Thing RobinA Feb 2013 #39
Remind me again about how single-payer health care is bad because the government gets between a Brickbat Feb 2013 #40
The anti choicers are going full cave man. Initech Feb 2013 #41
Did these dumbasses not see what happened in Virginia? Did they miss the 2012 election? Bake Feb 2013 #42
These lawmakers needs to be charged a felony Hard Assets Feb 2013 #43
I'd take that thing and shove it down his fricking throat. nt. polly7 Feb 2013 #44
LOL! smirkymonkey Feb 2013 #62
If someone attempted to insert that thing into my wife without her express permission ... 11 Bravo Feb 2013 #45
Keep this up GOP and wonder why you are no longer distrusted but hated! gordianot Feb 2013 #52
Wouldn't this device disturb all of the mini fetuses implanted in the uterus from those women who louslobbs Feb 2013 #53
Ha ha. madfloridian Feb 2013 #55
Sure, sorry I had to go there, but these people have lost it.. louslobbs Feb 2013 #70
i am pro-life; anti-abortion, but this is just wrong. eom Th1onein Feb 2013 #56
I am for a woman, her doctor, and her family making a medical decision. madfloridian Feb 2013 #57
If abortion is legal; it should be easily accessed. Period. Th1onein Feb 2013 #58
What do you think about instances like this? madfloridian Feb 2013 #69
A little too diverse to comment on in one post. Th1onein Feb 2013 #73
But all of the links are about controlling women's reproductive choices. madfloridian Feb 2013 #83
I'm not saying that these people are not zealots; extremists. Th1onein Feb 2013 #89
Of course it is a reproductive choice. It should be her choice, not what someone else believes. madfloridian Feb 2013 #90
That is your framing of it. Th1onein Feb 2013 #91
A right of life for which one? It often comes down to that. madfloridian Feb 2013 #92
When it comes to a woman losing her life or giving birth, I choose abortion, of course. Th1onein Feb 2013 #93
You mean you're anti-choice right? lunatica Feb 2013 #68
I'm pro-life. You're pro-choice. Th1onein Feb 2013 #74
There's a difference lunatica Feb 2013 #75
Lunatica, I understand your point of view. Th1onein Feb 2013 #88
I'm pro choice, not pro abortion. ananda Feb 2013 #87
Jezus. They should all be required to have urethra sounds before proposing such legislation Matariki Feb 2013 #59
We're fighting this in Arkansas, too Bryn Feb 2013 #60
K&R smirkymonkey Feb 2013 #63
state sanctioned rape datasuspect Feb 2013 #65
Wow Berlum Feb 2013 #66
There is something very wrong with Republican men: ED perhaps!!!!! emsimon33 Feb 2013 #72
Its rape. bunnies Feb 2013 #76
This message was self-deleted by its author BlueJazz Feb 2013 #78
Michigan used to be a pretty progressive state bif Feb 2013 #79
State-sanctioned rape. AngryOldDem Feb 2013 #80
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