The controversy stirred as news broke that Georgia, Missouri, Kentucky, Ohio, Mississippi and Alabama all signed abortion bans. These bills got signed at the hands of the GOP, and their goal is to eventually overturn Roe v. Wade, and with the Supreme Court majority being conservative, this is a real fear many women are facing. Five of the six states signed the “heartbeat bill” which means abortion is no longer allowed once a heartbeat is found. That could be as early as six weeks. That is usually the time a woman realizes she’s pregnant in the first place. Essentially, this bill forces women to carry out the pregnancy. Alabama leads the way with the 25 men voting in favor of the … [Read more...] about Banning abortion is a war on women
war on women
GOP wages war on women
By Rachel Cannon |Copy Editor| With the Republican presidential candidate all but decided, the race is heating up—but Mitt Romney is up against a huge demographic of female voters turned off by his party’s hostility towards females in what is being branded as a “War on Women.” It began early last year, with the House GOP unanimously passing H.R. 3. Although this bill was known as the anti-abortion bill, it managed to offend even pro-life women with its redefinition of rape as “forcible.” This new definition erased the trauma experienced by of millions of victims of same-sex, statutory, date rape and other types of rape under the new definition. From there, the GOP continued to … [Read more...] about GOP wages war on women