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AtomicKitten

(46,585 posts)
45. Looks like it's balls-out for the rightwing with the next election looming.
Sat Mar 17, 2012, 03:00 PM
Mar 2012

Their legislation is becoming more and more Taliban-like on women's (health) issues.

Unbelievable Aerows Mar 2012 #1
I want to know who's building the jails and paying the legal fees. This is whacked! nt babylonsister Mar 2012 #2
So if a woman has an ectopic pregnancy that can never be viable & could cause serious complications Pachamama Mar 2012 #78
You don't understand. CrispyQ Mar 2012 #83
Handmaids Tale.....Vessels for their Sperm and religious reasoning indeed.... Pachamama Mar 2012 #87
How the f*ck did we end up here? I'm not sure. CrispyQ Mar 2012 #91
How the f*ck did we end up here? I'm not sure. AlbertCat Mar 2012 #104
Religion plays a big part, for sure, but so does apathy. CrispyQ Mar 2012 #108
When I terminated my ectopic pregnancy it was coded as abortion OhioBlue Mar 2012 #93
And I assume.... tex-wyo-dem Mar 2012 #94
And the men who caused the pregnancy should be arrested, also. I feel for the cops of Colorado. judesedit Mar 2012 #49
oh no...the men who caused it.....will be entitled to accuse as co-plaintiff with the State BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2012 #57
...and call her a "Slut!" too. -nt CrispyQ Mar 2012 #84
But, but lunatica Mar 2012 #3
sick religious fanatics do not deserve to live in the US fascisthunter Mar 2012 #4
They've gone a long way into turning the US into a Nazi state. lark Mar 2012 #62
This has nothing to do with religion. Religion is only the excuse. aquart Mar 2012 #75
whatever... they are religious fanatics fascisthunter Mar 2012 #118
Dammit, I'm going back to bed, it's been the freakin' Twilight Zone today arcane1 Mar 2012 #5
This is all about the Christianistas shoving their religious make believe stopbush Mar 2012 #6
Roe vs Wade is being eroded,yet it still holds. We must make our voices heard and The Wielding Truth Mar 2012 #15
the US Gov.has not been enforcing a LOT of Federal laws, dixiegrrrrl Mar 2012 #17
And the Fed's Marijuana busts Politicalboi Mar 2012 #32
Pot smokers & women seeking reproductive services go to jail. CrispyQ Mar 2012 #89
Yes, the rage is building... tex-wyo-dem Mar 2012 #96
Gov might be waiting till many pass. Then after the election? Strike them as unconstitutional Brettongarcia Mar 2012 #33
Wanna buy a bridge? Turn that on its head. R's are passing so many... TheMadMonk Mar 2012 #71
Yes. The anti-abortion strategy is: local, incrementalist saturation. About 145 bills this year? Brettongarcia Mar 2012 #100
Many states are passing these regulations so they will take effect immediatly Arkansas Granny Mar 2012 #105
It is like the Taliban gets a vote in this country. Rex Mar 2012 #7
American taliban. Disgusting. n/t DLevine Mar 2012 #8
Agreed lukkadairish Mar 2012 #13
They are the American Taliban. Initech Mar 2012 #82
omg - I feel sick dana_b Mar 2012 #9
Disgusting on so many levels AsahinaKimi Mar 2012 #10
Great idea! classof56 Mar 2012 #52
Kick - otohara Mar 2012 #11
In November America gets a chance Turbineguy Mar 2012 #12
"In today's America, corporations and fetuses are persons... alterfurz Mar 2012 #14
+1 klook Mar 2012 #76
No one was elected in this country yellerpup Mar 2012 #16
"But Democrats and Republicans are JUST THE SAME!" emulatorloo Mar 2012 #18
...only when it comes to cronie capitalism. L0oniX Mar 2012 #29
Ridiculous PumpkinKitty Mar 2012 #19
They should just overturn Roe V. Wade and get it over with already. Initech Mar 2012 #20
Women need to go all Lysistrata until these idiots quit trying to destroy our rights! pink-o Mar 2012 #21
I believe that to be a good idea, sane males will abstain voluntarily in solidarity Dragonfli Mar 2012 #85
Is there a link anywhere to the full bill? enlightenment Mar 2012 #22
I think the link in #5 includes the full text muriel_volestrangler Mar 2012 #26
That's the summary, muriel - but maybe that's all there is to the bill. enlightenment Mar 2012 #27
The country has gone mad! MoonRiver Mar 2012 #23
As soon as a Colorado woman is aware she is pregnant she needs.. Tikki Mar 2012 #24
LOL, Fetal Life Insurance. ChairmanAgnostic Mar 2012 #102
It really raises a lot of legal issues... Tikki Mar 2012 #112
We are going backward, not forward as a country, I'm sick of it! n/t Paper Roses Mar 2012 #25
Colorado is so confused. bluedigger Mar 2012 #28
Then by all means, welcome to Denver anti-alec Mar 2012 #54
I'll be coming across the mountains when I come. bluedigger Mar 2012 #60
Nice pic.. where is that? anti-alec Mar 2012 #63
Cortez, Colorado. bluedigger Mar 2012 #67
Isn't that where the Fundamentalist LDS are? anti-alec Mar 2012 #69
No idea. bluedigger Mar 2012 #77
I am sick and tired of religion dictating what should be law in this fucked up country. L0oniX Mar 2012 #30
Amen to that. Initech Mar 2012 #42
They made spilling sperm murder too, no? SunSeeker Mar 2012 #31
Will they investigate every miscarriage? Women need to send in used tampons/pads to uppityperson Mar 2012 #34
What a country Bainbridge Bear Mar 2012 #35
Prophet George Carlin was on the ball sakabatou Mar 2012 #36
That was one of the best albums he ever made. Initech Mar 2012 #81
Outstanding! He really puts things in perspective. CrispyQ Mar 2012 #109
The Born Agains, Rome, and the Taliban are celebrating this. PM Martin Mar 2012 #37
How is it their xxqqqzme Mar 2012 #38
Unbelievable proud2BlibKansan Mar 2012 #39
Is the Republican Party intentionally committing suicide? drm604 Mar 2012 #40
So fertility clinics will be "houses of murder" now? SHRED Mar 2012 #41
So am I to understand, Boudica the Lyoness Mar 2012 #43
good luck getting coverage SHRED Mar 2012 #44
Looks like it's balls-out for the rightwing with the next election looming. AtomicKitten Mar 2012 #45
No OVULATION = NO Fertilized Egg HockeyMom Mar 2012 #46
Ladies, it's time for a mass exodus OUT of Colorado. Maybe they'll get it when we hit their wallets. judesedit Mar 2012 #47
Colorado Senate should reject this bill with no problems anti-alec Mar 2012 #56
Why are so many state legislatures simultaneously pushing similar bills? pa28 Mar 2012 #48
The father of the child should have to sign docs stating he will raise the child if the woman can't judesedit Mar 2012 #50
How is this shit passing?? felix_numinous Mar 2012 #51
ALEC - IDemo Mar 2012 #58
Wow felix_numinous Mar 2012 #61
Made a disappointing discovery upon further look into the website IDemo Mar 2012 #70
Ooof --I am so sorry felix_numinous Mar 2012 #88
They have to keep the right and left divided on social issues or grahamhgreen Mar 2012 #97
Hickenlooper better do the right thing and veto it. anti-alec Mar 2012 #53
SICK. Chorophyll Mar 2012 #55
No Pussy for you republicans. alfredo Mar 2012 #59
this is all the tea party's doing SemperEadem Mar 2012 #64
When do we start wearing veils to cover our faces? graywarrior Mar 2012 #65
That would present a quandary for them, wouldn't it. babylonsister Mar 2012 #68
I feel very resentful and mean graywarrior Mar 2012 #73
When is a march on Harrisburg, PA scheduled? ....just asking eom mrmpa Mar 2012 #66
They're living in the Dark Ages. lpbk2713 Mar 2012 #72
Stunning n/t Oilwellian Mar 2012 #74
Are males in Colorado mentally ill? And why the fuck are males Sarah Ibarruri Mar 2012 #79
WTF? marmar Mar 2012 #80
Q: Why does the Tea Party hate the GOP? McCamy Taylor Mar 2012 #86
jesus christ on a krispy kreme. piratefish08 Mar 2012 #90
These simpletons don't want to hear your "facts"! Mopar151 Mar 2012 #92
But what does the bill actually say? I can't find it anywhere online. Kablooie Mar 2012 #95
Sorry, justifiable "Hysteria".... Pachamama Mar 2012 #98
Pachamama has the text of the bill as passed by the CO House Bolo Boffin Mar 2012 #101
Thanks Bolo for the info! Pachamama Mar 2012 #110
They won't be happy until the get the first version signed into law........... Smilo Mar 2012 #115
Who's behind all these anti-abortion efforts? In part, "Priests for Life"; "Personhood USA." Etc.? Brettongarcia Mar 2012 #116
Found this article on Twitter re: meth lab laws in Alabama being used to prosecute pregnant women Bolo Boffin Mar 2012 #117
Oh geez Skelly Mar 2012 #99
How many of the legislature's "Yea" voters will be adopting unwanted children? AlbertCat Mar 2012 #103
OMG! This just shocked me beyond words. IF this does pass WE Women might as well Justice wanted Mar 2012 #106
re: Breaking: "First Degree Homicide Of The Unborn Child Bill" Passes CO House On Second Reading allan01 Mar 2012 #107
Sometimes this happens with a woman even knowing. Viva Mar 2012 #111
If women care enough to take action they can always try avebury Mar 2012 #113
This is complete insanity!! spicegal Mar 2012 #114
Religion Dictating Law=Theocracy not Democracy fascisthunter Mar 2012 #119
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