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The theology behind Mourdock’s ‘gift from God’ pregnancy after rape remark
Richard Mourdock: the theology behind his rape comments (via The Christian Science Monitor) When Indiana Republican Senate candidate Richard Mourdock this week spoke provocatively of rape-induced pregnancy as “something that God intended to happen,” liberals and atheists weren’t the only ones outraged. The furor extends into Evangelical camps, too. Believers…
Reporters grill GOP Senate hopeful for comparing out-of-wedlock pregnancy to rape
Republican Senate candidate Tom Smith (PA) was grilled by reporters on Monday after he appeared to compare out-of-wedlock pregnancy to rape, but then quickly and repeatedly denied the analogy. Reporters asked Smith after he spoke to the Pennsylvania Press Club whether he believed women should be allowed to terminate their…
Abortion seekers ‘seven times’ more likely to be abused
CHICAGO — Women seeking an abortion are seven times more likely to report physical or sexual abuse at the hands of their partners than the US national average for domestic violence, a study published Monday found. The study comes as a Republican senatorial candidate triggered a firestorm of criticism after…
Dear GOP: You do know how pregnancy works, right?
In light of ABLC’s move to Raw Story, I decided to re-up a couple of posts for our new readers. This is the second of those posts. I have been pregnant four times. These pregnancies led to the following four results, in this order: abortion, baby, miscarriage, baby. These pregnancies…
The obliviousness of our conservative dudely leaders
Posted at Think Progress: During the House’s debate, Rep. Pete DeGraaf, a Mulvane Republican who supports the bill, told [Bollier]: “We do need to plan ahead, don’t we, in life?” Bollier asked him, “And so women need to plan ahead for issues that they have no control over with a…
Abstinence foundation paid Bristol Palin $262K, spent little on prevention programs
Tax documents reveal that an anti-teen pregnancy foundation paid Bristol Palin seven times what it spent on actual teen pregnancy prevention programs. Bristol Palin, the 20-year-old daughter of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, was appointed as a teen ambassador for the Candie’s Foundation in 2009. Actresses Jenny McCarthy and Hayden…
Exclusive: Key conservatives behind S. Dakota’s abortion law appear clueless as to what Planned Parenthood does
Abortion is already a heavily regulated medical procedure, but Republicans in South Dakota are poised to mandate the harshest regulations of any state yet, including a requirement that women visit an anti-abortion “crisis pregnancy center” before the procedure. The new requirements are part of a bill that cleared the state’s…
Taxpayers fund video game that teaches girls how not to score
Ever wish there were a video game where the point is to score as little as possible? If so, well, the Obama administration just may have several hundred thousand dollars for you. The University of Central Florida (UCF) is one such beneficiary, with a weird idea for a game and…
Male pregnancy and abortion: The sex life of pipefish
PARIS — A skinny little fish called the pipefish is high on the list of wildlife oddities, for the male of the species is the one which gets pregnant.…
Wingnut outrage, but over what she doesn’t even know
Thanks to Sir Charles for pointing me to this hilarious spaz of an op-ed by Kathleen Parker. If you really want to understand the wingnut mind, you have to really, truly understand that male power over women’s bodies is a holy principle to them, second only to the love of…
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