14 September 2007 - 2:02pm
Because doesn't a woman's body belong to her and NOT the US government?
The Senate has passed a bill that contains language to repeal the global gag rule.
So what's next for the global gag rule? It's now headed to a House-Senate "conference committee," where a few members from each chamber will work out differences between each chamber’s version of the bill. Then the Senate and House must approve the final compromise version, which will be sent to the president.
Even though we won this key vote on the global gag rule, President Bush has already threatened to veto any bill that includes a pro-choice provision, including this one.
Now you can help rally support for that language to survive to the final bill.
Of course, the problem of governments' claiming they own women's wombs is well represented within US borders, too.
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It's hard for me to believe that these brain-dead criminals are (still) running our country. I was aghast in 1968 when Nixon was elected. I just couldn't believe voters were that stupid. Then after Watergate I imagined the swamp of fanaticism and gullibility had been drained. Imagine my surprise when Ronnie and then the Bushes were elected. Who is voting here, people or slugs -- because maybe the slugs would do a better job.
If only we could gag the whole Republican Party instead of health care providers around the world.