Why It Matters - Voter ID Laws
Submitted by JAC on Thu, 11/21/2013 - 12:00amWhile it may seem reasonable that voting in U.S. elections requires a government-issued I.D., there are three main reasons we oppose such laws.
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In many states, “fetal rights” laws are putting pregnant women in jail
Submitted by JAC on Tue, 11/19/2013 - 12:00amSeveral states have laws that place the rights of fertilized eggs above women's constitutional rights and safety
Katie McDonough at Salon.com has written about laws in several states which give rights to fertilized eggs that are superceding the rights of pregnant women. In some cases, women are being jailed to protect the "rights of the unborn."
Anti-abortion Extremists Urge Kidnapping of Women on Way to Clinic
Submitted by JAC on Mon, 11/11/2013 - 8:21amIn a new and outrageous twist on anti-abortion activism, a group tweeted a suggestion to volunteer to escort Texas women to abortion clinics, but then try to talk them out of it in the car and drive them to a church instead, while making sure the women missed their appointments.
Fears are held for the safety of women in Texas after an anti-abortion group infiltrated a pro-choice volunteering service, with the aim of kidnapping women to change their minds on abortion.
State laws protecting the right to choose passed since 2009
Submitted by JAC on Thu, 11/07/2013 - 12:00am
The following states have passed laws protecting the right to choose since the death of Dr. George Tiller in 2009:
Arizona:
- 7/2009 Prohibits coercing a woman into having an abortion
- 7/2009 Establishes criteria for a judge to utilize when considering bypassing the state's parental consent for abortion law
California:
State laws restricting reproductive rights passed since 2009
Submitted by JAC on Thu, 11/07/2013 - 12:00amMay 31, 2015 marked the six year anniversary of the murder of Dr. George Tiller, a reproductive health physician in Wichita, Kansas who provided late-term abortions for women in need. Since Dr. Tiller was killed, states across the country have continued to pass laws aimed at limiting access to this legal medical procedure.
State Anti-Abortion Statutes Enacted Since Death of Dr. Tiller
Alabama:
Ted Cruz Calls Birth Control 'Abortifacients'
Submitted by JAC on Fri, 10/11/2013 - 9:30amWhile addressing the conservative Value Voter Summit, Senator Ted Cruz conflated birth control with abortion-inducing medication, a common erroneous talking point for the anti-choice proponents.
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Friday repeated the misguided conservative talking point that the birth control coverage rule included in Obamacare forces employers to cover abortion-inducing pills.
Rand Paul: Aid fueling ‘war on Christianity’
Submitted by JAC on Fri, 10/11/2013 - 8:30amAddressing the 2013 Value Voters Summit, Senator Rand Paul likened US foreign aid to a fueling a war on Christianity.
Sen. Rand Paul on Friday detailed his opposition to sending foreign aid to many places in the Middle East, arguing that doing so will fuel a “worldwide war on Christianity.”
Out of Africa, to an Israeli Wildlife Hospital
Submitted by JAC on Fri, 09/27/2013 - 9:42amLocated in the migratory path of birds and dedicated to creatures great and small, an Israeli wildlife hospital provides refuge and care for wild animals in need.
The swift that survived, the hedgehog that didn’t, the Steppe Eagle that flew in from Africa with an arrow in its flesh, and other life-and-death tales from a Ramat Gan facility that treats all creatures great and small.
Eighty percent of the guns used in mass shootings over the last 30 years were legally obtained.
Submitted by JAC on Mon, 09/16/2013 - 9:47am
At what point do we say enough is enough?
When a gunman opens fire in a movie theatre?
Aurora, Colorado, July 2012. Death toll: 12.
Why It Matters - Colorado Recall Election 2013
Submitted by JAC on Thu, 09/12/2013 - 9:49amDemocratic Colorado State Senators John Morse and Angela Giron were ousted this week in a recall election that will have impact far beyond the state's borders. For supporting the states new stricter gun laws, the two were subjected to a one-issue recall campaign. Historically, recall elections have been considered in cases of criminal or unethical activity, not a single vote. This matters because the recall election and its result will give pause to any lawmaker in any state who considers a vote to impose stricter gun laws.
