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“The mother only contributes the egg and the incubator”

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We like to think we’re on the cutting edge of anti-choice crackpottery here in AZ, and it is true that our state lege pops out woman-punishing bills like amorous bunnies, but we’ve got nothing on other red states when it comes to politicians and other public figures blurting out statements that reveal the vicious misogyny … Read more

House completes work on anti-abortion, Planned Parenthood witch hunt bills today

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I have been remiss in covering the bills from the Christian Taliban, Center for Arizona Policy (CAP) and its lobbyist Cathi Herrod — sometimes known as “Arizona’s 31st Senator.”

HerrodKeep in mind that the following bills are yet another attempt to to replace laws previously passed by our lawless Tea-Publican legislature that were struck down by the Courts as unconstitutional. These Christian Reconstructionists and Dominionists don’t care — just change a few words and pass it again! The new bills also stand a high degree of probability of being struck down by the courts as unconstitutional or unlawful.

Cathi Herrod’s Christian Taliban will be subsidized by your tax dollars because the state of Arizona will have to spend your money to defend  the laws passed by our lawless Tea-Publican legislature and governor. When the state loses in court it will also have to pay the attorneys fees and costs of litigation to Planned Parenthood of Arizona (or the ACLU), so these religious zealots lose twice. They will simply file their bills with the next legislature and start this insane process all over again.

The first bill, SB 1324 (.pdf), attempts to limit medication abortions, typically RU486, which is far safer than surgical abortions. The bill says doctors can administer RU-486 to induce an abortion only according to the labeling that has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. That label, prepared by the manufacturer, says it should be used only through the first seven weeks of pregnancy.

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No, your new heartthrob John Kasich is not a moderate!

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What inevitably turns up in my feed whenever I mention Kasich

If there’s one thing some liberals are big saps for, it’s the idea of forging kumbaya friendships with certain Republicans. They’re like nerdy high school kids pathetically grateful that the jocks and cheerleaders are letting them sit at their table for lunch. It’s very annoying but is an ongoing thing that will never go away so long as there are liberals yearning for whatever approbation they can get from people who scorn them. Arizona liberals are especially bad with this, since the political climate here is so demoralizing for Democrats. The hunger for “reasonable” Republicans is so strong that they’ll ascribe such characteristics to guys like Jeff Flake, mistaking his mild-manneredness for moderation, when the truth is that the now-junior Senator of Arizona holds a lot of horrifically right wing positions.

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How anti-choicers play the media

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lynn and duffyThey sure seem like a couple of reasonable people

I’ve been so wrapped up in the Presidential primary that I missed this. From the local Phoenix edition of the AZ Republic:

An anti-abortion group held a prayer vigil Saturday night outside a Phoenix hospital where they believe staff members are caring for a baby who survived an abortion.

More than 45 people crowded a candle-lined sidewalk across the street from Banner-University Medical Center Phoenix. Some held signs, others rosaries while they were led in group prayer. After the demonstration, a hospital spokeswoman denied there was a baby fitting that description under the hospital’s care.

Rumors began circulating Friday in the anti-abortion community that a 21-week-old fetus had been discovered breathing during an abortion procedure that afternoon at a private clinic near the hospital.

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