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More on Komen

Just a quick drive by, I ran across this this morning. Warning, if your outrage meter is sensitive, this might just cause it to explode. Top “Race for the Cure” official, “lifelong conservative,” publicly attacks pro-choicers Some lovely people at Komen, eh?

Komen Caves

Just…wow. The Right-wing’s war on women claims another victory…. Komen Drops Support for Planned Parenthood Breast Cancer Screenings The anti-abortion groups’ campaign to force Komen to cut its funding for Planned Parenthood has been going on for several years, but this is the first time Komen has caved on the issue. Planned Parenthood issued a [...]

Awesomeness

Gotta love Janet Howell… To protest a bill that would require women to undergo an ultrasound before having an abortion, Virginia State Sen. Janet Howell (D-Fairfax) on Monday attached an amendment that would require men to have a rectal exam and a cardiac stress test before obtaining a prescription for erectile dysfunction medication. Now THAT [...]