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instead of the economy, jobs, and gas prices. you know, s.e., you say it s crap, but to bob mcdonnell, it wasn t crap. it was actually the notion that a mandatory transvaginal probe was appropriate for women, and that was a piece of legislation that he wished to pass through and have as law. martin, i thought the blunt amendment was crap. i think it s crap. but you re describing and demeaning these individuals, saying what they re saying is crap, but they don t see it in that way. these are strategic maneuvers. blunt s amendment crap. but not crap as far as he s concerned. but as a woman and as a conservative and as a pro-life conservative, i agree, crap. we re not just talking about sort of fantasy bills. these are now clinics that are getting shut down that provide cervical cancer screenings, breast exams but my point, alex, is there are legitimate debates to have, taxpayer money going to fund
barbara boxer had her moment to speak on the senate floor. take a listen. look at the different important benefits that any insurer or any employer could walk away from because if this amendment passes they have the right to do it. they would no longer have to offer breast cancer screenings, cervical cancer screenings. all they have to do is say i m really sorry. we believe prayer is the answer. there is senator barbara boxer talking about the wide ramifications that this amendment could have, not just on the talks about contraceptives. we are going to keep an eye on that vote and bring you a full tally as soon as it is done. 99 senators voting on that. what started as a simple walk in the 47 years since no real steps were taken to
time, really become a frontline war in reproductive right& and i think the good news, fromi my point of view, is that the áqp&ly been ripped away from these right-wing organizations that keep talking1 about abortion and keep talking as if all they want to do is baó abortion, when, in fact, they are interested in banning abortion and birth control.8ñ aboright wing in washington,t( d.c., about defunding the title ten family planning clinics, it s not just banning abortion and birth control, it s std okwá screening, it s mammograms and cervical cancer screenings. it s the entire range of reproductive health care that women really need. i think what we re seeing now is the proof, and the mississippi personhood amendment fight, i think, really revealed this, çó that what is at stakm zs whether women will have control over their own sexuality.e1 this withholding hew,rh care from women who are8
you know, i think we are. and i think the good news, from my point of view, is that the mask has really been ripped away from these right-wing organizations that keep talking about abortion and keep talking as if all they want to do is ban abortion, when, in fact, they are interested in banning abortion and birth control. and you know, all of this talk on the right wing in washington, d.c., about defunding the title ten family planning clinics, it s not just banning abortion and birth control, it s std screening, it s mammograms and cervical cancer screenings. it s the entire range of reproductive health care that women really need. i think what we re seeing now is the proof, and the mississippi personhood amendment fight, i think, really revealed this, that what is it stake is whether women will have control over their own sexuality. this withholding health care from women who are sexually active is really, i think, motivated by this strange but persistent desire to control women ha