by David Safier Here's a statement Terri Proud made about abortion in an email to a constituent. "Personally I'd like to make a law that mandates a woman watch an abortion being performed prior to having a "surgical procedure". If it's not a life it shouldn't matter, if it doesn't harm a woman then she … Read more
Posted by Michael Bryan
Seems like every Republican is rabid to repeal the Affordable Care Act, called derisively (but ironically sealing Obama's brand on what will be seen as a great, though flawed, legislative achievement) 'ObamaCare'.
Well, some of the things the Act does simply and directly save lives and protect Americans from abusive insurance practices. One is to abolish lifetime benefit caps. "So what?" you ask? Glad you did.
Watch how that made a difference in the life of one young Arizonan after the click…
By Michael Bryan Jesus gives his verdict on the AZ GOP Caucus The Arizona Senate passed SB 1359 on a party-line vote. The bill makes doctors immune from civil liability for negligent actions or omissions that lead to what is sometimes called "wrongful birth" or "wrongful life" med-mal suits. Sometimes parents have to make the … Read more
by David Safier Arizona Republicans are hitting women's rights and workers' wages hard. First is the bill proposing to let secular companies refuse to provide contraception as part of their health insurance packages. The Star has an editorial blasting the bill. The headline gets it right: Contraception bill is about control, not freedom The bill … Read more
By Michael Bryan Corporations have religion? Who knew? The Arizona Legislature, apparently… from the striker bill HB 2625, providing a Blunt Amendment-style 'religious conscience' exception that in Arizona, having failed in the U.S. Senate: "NOTWITHSTANDING SUBSECTION Y OF THIS SECTION, A CONTRACT DOES NOT FAIL TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF SUBSECTION Y OF THIS SECTION … Read more