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‘Don’t say vagina’ bill faces vote in Michigan senate committee
A controversial anti-abortion Michigan bill that prompted Rep. Lisa Brown (D) to be banned from the house floor for saying the word “vagina” faces a vote in the state’s senate committee on Thursday. The bill would implement a host of regulatory requirements for abortion providers, including special licensure, elaborate tissue…
Silenced Michigan Dem performs ‘Vagina Monologues’ on capitol steps
Thousands of protesters, including a Tony-winning writer, demonstrated in front of the Michigan state capitol on Monday evening to voice their opposition to a slate of bills that would impose dramatic new restrictions on female reproductive rights. Among them was State Rep. Lisa Brown (D), who was silenced by Republican…
Stewart to Michigan: Vaginas not like Voldemort or Beetlejuice
Monday night on Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show,” host Jon Stewart discussed the controversy raging in the Michigan state house wherein Democratic legislator Rep. Lisa Brown (W. Bloomfield) was barred from speaking on the house floor because she used the word “vagina” to underscore a point in a debate about…
Michigan protesters: You can’t say it? Don’t legislate it!
During a so-called SlutWalk in Detroit on Saturday, protesters mocked the Michigan legislature for silencing a female representative who said the word “vagina” while debating bills that would restrict reproductive rights. “If you can’t say it, don’t legislate it,” hundreds of protesters shouted as they marched down the street. On…
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