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    Image of BetteD BetteD
    11/08/09

    In reply to Democrats To Allow Vote On Amendment Restricting Abortion Coverage In Hopes Of Ultimately Passing Health Care Bill
    This is like the morning after Obama won, and we found out that thousands of Californians lost the ability to choose who they could marry. Except I feel, if possible, even more HULK SMASH-y here.

    New rule: the word "stupid" doesn't exist anymore. Instead, we shall use the term "stupak." As in: "Dude, you totally just alienated more than two-thirds of your own party! That's totally fucking STUPAK!!!!"

    Sorry...I have to make small attempts at funny here. Otherwise I will lose my fucking mind from the bottomless rage I am feeling due to women once AGAIN being fucked by the party that is supposedly in favor of Women's Rights. Remember assholes: Women's Rights are Human Rights. We will not forget this. We will not stop fighting this. We will WIN. #healthcare
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    11/07/09

    In reply to Democrats To Allow Vote On Amendment Restricting Abortion Coverage In Hopes Of Ultimately Passing Health Care Bill
    Late to the party, but:

    How is it that 30 Republicans can bravely come out in favor of rape by voting against Senator Franken's amendment, but the Dems are so afraid of standing up for women's rights to a legal medical procedure? What is the white Republican heterosexual male's secret?

    I am so FUCKING SICK of women constantly getting failed by everyone, every time, whether by brash Republican ignorance or meek Democratic pandering. #healthcare
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    11/07/09

    @Old Jean Gallagher: ****THANK YOU******* #healthcare
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    11/08/09

    @Old Jean Gallagher: **Standing Ovation**

    Seriously. If this had been a real standing o, my palms would be bleeding. #healthcare
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    11/07/09

    In reply to Democrats To Allow Vote On Amendment Restricting Abortion Coverage In Hopes Of Ultimately Passing Health Care Bill
    I wonder what would happen if we all took a really strong stance and said: "Well ok, then no viagra coverage or vasectomies for men." Obviously that would never happen, because we aren't here to restrict choice to anyone, but I wonder if all the older men in congress who are working so hard to restrict my choices would all of a sudden see the light. Probably not, but it's fun to imagine a bunch of flustered congressmen (and perhaps congresswomen) trying to justify the inclusion of some things and the exclusion of others. #healthcare
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    11/07/09

    In reply to Democrats To Allow Vote On Amendment Restricting Abortion Coverage In Hopes Of Ultimately Passing Health Care Bill
    I've said it once, and I'll say it again... #healthcare
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    11/07/09


    @JessickerFletcher: #healthcare
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    Image of Ginmar Rienne Ginmar Rienne
    11/07/09

    In reply to Democrats To Allow Vote On Amendment Restricting Abortion Coverage In Hopes Of Ultimately Passing Health Care Bill
    @SkipToMyLou: We need a liberal party that's actually liberal and by that I mean, regards women as full human beings. Too many Dems are frat boys who have a mildly better view of women than Repubs.

    Looks like we're fucked no matter which party it is. If you get fucked by a Repub, he's going to call you a whore and vote against abortion. If you get screwed by a Dem, he'll leave money on the nightstand--and vote for abortion. More and more I'm thinking that I'm sick of both parties and I'm not going to take it any more. #healthcare
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    11/07/09

    In reply to Democrats To Allow Vote On Amendment Restricting Abortion Coverage In Hopes Of Ultimately Passing Health Care Bill
    Nobody who's anti-choice should be allowed in the Democratic Party. It's anti-woman, anti-woman's life, and anti-reality. Leave it to the knuckle-draggers to whine about teh baybeez while they vote against womens' rights, health, and freedom.
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    11/07/09

    In reply to Democrats To Allow Vote On Amendment Restricting Abortion Coverage In Hopes Of Ultimately Passing Health Care Bill
    Honestly if prohibiting funding for abortion will get the bill passed so millions of unisured Americans can afford coverage I'm all for it.

    I'm pro-choice but to me the greater issue is the zillion other medical expenses (i.e. pap smears, mammograms, dental care) that people need coverage for. Most women don't get abortions so it's so fucking annoying to make this issue the focal point of the health care debate.

    Also if this bill doesn't pass the Republicans will be back in office next term. #healthcare
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    11/07/09

    @miamaya: Yeah, and then the Dems will have still more excuses to throw us under the damned bus. Fuck that shit. #healthcare
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    11/07/09

    In reply to Democrats To Allow Vote On Amendment Restricting Abortion Coverage In Hopes Of Ultimately Passing Health Care Bill
    A few questions so that i may better refute the knuckle-draggers when they inevitably respond to my status updates of "WTF!?"

    1. Are other elective procedures covered? Vasectomies?

    2. Is birth control coverage mandated? #healthcare
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    11/07/09

    @AuburnPonytail: Oh and this is rich: "if it's a woman's choice than it should be her responsibility to pay for it. No one else should have to pay for her mistake." #healthcare
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    11/07/09

    @AuburnPonytail: Love it. They can protest about their other reasons all they want - cost, teh precious baybeez - it always comes back to slut-shaming.

    I assume they feel differently in cases of rape, right? I mean, unless she was asking for it by, like, wearing a short skirt or something. #healthcare
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    11/07/09

    @Maritsa: exactly. He's against it "for moral reasons, unless it's rape or will kill the woman." I hate equivicating like that; either it's baby-murder or it's not. Otherwise you're just a judgmental asshole. I just deleted the entire mess. #healthcare
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    Image of Ariadne27 Ariadne27
    11/07/09

    @AuburnPonytail: Her mistake????

    Goddammit I wish there was a way to mark out men who were responsible for pregnancies, and that we weren't the only ones who carried it visibly as a round bump that precedes us into every room. #healthcare
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    11/07/09

    In reply to Democrats To Allow Vote On Amendment Restricting Abortion Coverage In Hopes Of Ultimately Passing Health Care Bill
    EVERYONE: Per an urgent e-mail from Planned Parenthood this morning, call 202-730-9001. This is the line to get to talk to any and all of our representatives. Ask them to oppose the Stupak amendment. #healthcare
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    11/07/09

    In reply to Democrats To Allow Vote On Amendment Restricting Abortion Coverage In Hopes Of Ultimately Passing Health Care Bill
    The National Women's Law Center has a nifty tool for calling your representative to ask them to oppose the amendment. I used it and was happy to hear that mine is voting no. This is so horribly absurd. Either something is legal, or it's not!

    [tools.advomatic.com]
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    Image of midwestdesigner midwestdesigner
    11/07/09

    In reply to Democrats To Allow Vote On Amendment Restricting Abortion Coverage In Hopes Of Ultimately Passing Health Care Bill
    I just sent an email to Bart Stupak, asking him to re-think this damaging amendment. And if he won't then women expect him to push funding for all of the consequences of women not being able to have a legal medical procedure. I received this message:

    Your zip code indicates that you are outside of the 1st District of Michigan.

    Regrettably, I am unable to reply to any email from constituents outside of the 1st District of Michigan.

    Please, ladies and gentlemen who live in the 1st of Michigan, write Bart Stupak!

    [www.house.gov] #healthcare
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    Image of Vulcan Has No Moon Vulcan Has No Moon
    11/07/09

    @midwestdesigner: Everyone should be contacting their Representatives and Senators. It doesn't matter if they're Republicans or Democrats, let them know how you feel about Equality and Healthcare. The more pressure is put on more people in government, the more likely those people are to listen to their constituents. The Reich-Wing only make up 20% of voters in this country. The rest of us in the majority are sane.
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    If_I_Had_a_Poodle promoted this comment Edited by Vulcan Has No Moon at 11/07/09 7:05 PM Vulcan Has No Moon was starred Vulcan Has No Moon was unstarred
    Image of SkipToMyLou SkipToMyLou
    11/07/09

    In reply to Democrats To Allow Vote On Amendment Restricting Abortion Coverage In Hopes Of Ultimately Passing Health Care Bill
    During Obama's health care speech over the summer I just about cried when he said that federal funding would not cover abortion services, and the joint houses got to their feet and clapped. I couldn't believe it. Were they really do this? Were they standing up and cheering that women weren't going to get essential medical care?

    Fuck anti-choice Democrats. And seriously, fuck Obama for not pulling them into line. This country needs more party discipline.

    Agreed with PaintedTrollop below; I'm over the Dems. Weak pricks.
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    Image of Adah Adah
    11/07/09

    @SkipToMyLou: We're the same people who bash Republicans when they try to enforce "party discipline" by only allowing pro-life candidates to get any fundraising. I'm just saying. #healthcare
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    11/07/09

    In reply to Democrats To Allow Vote On Amendment Restricting Abortion Coverage In Hopes Of Ultimately Passing Health Care Bill
    Thank you for consistently not being a pussy Ms. Degette. I no longer live in your district, but I still love you.

    I'm going to go break something now. #healthcare
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    11/07/09

    In reply to Democrats To Allow Vote On Amendment Restricting Abortion Coverage In Hopes Of Ultimately Passing Health Care Bill
    This isn't universal healthcare, if it discriminates against over half of the population. #healthcare
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    Image of Miss Scarlett Miss Scarlett
    11/07/09

    In reply to Democrats To Allow Vote On Amendment Restricting Abortion Coverage In Hopes Of Ultimately Passing Health Care Bill
    I know a lot of insurance companies don't cover it because they consider it "elective" but they cover pregnancy and that is "elective" as well. Plus an abortion/birth control is a hell of a lot cheaper than giving birth and covering the resulting child. I just don't understand the logic.
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    Image of lchen lchen
    11/07/09

    @Miss Scarlett is sad at humanity lately: from what i understand insurance companies will charge you a lot for a maternity rider on your plan. it's not automatic. #healthcare
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    Image of If_I_Had_a_Poodle If_I_Had_a_Poodle
    11/07/09

    @Miss Scarlett is sad at humanity lately: Catholic and Baptist owned and operated hospitals don't do vasectomies or tie ovaries. And they don't do terminations, even when the life of the mother is at risk and the fetus is doomed.

    And yet they receive government funding and tax dollars.

    Why? #healthcare
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    11/07/09

    @lchen: This is true, and it is equal parts wrong, discriminatory and stupid. If a pregnant woman doesn't get prenatal care, her health and the baby's health are threatened. #healthcare
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