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President Obama, at the Women’s Leadership Forum yesterday, on the GOP’s assault on women’s health

"No one could blame American women here if they all suddenly decided to leave the country saying, ‘That’s it, we’re fucking out of here, this is complete bullshit.’ There has been a debate on contraception in the last week so ludicrous that part of me was wondering if it was in fact a performance art piece, to make us all question how terrible it would be to live in a country where something like this could actually happen."

John Oliver on American contraception debates, The Bugle 183. (via futureabortiondoctor)

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drst:

The beltway pundit class says the White House is in trouble on this. Reality check, guys, okay? Where the white house is on this issue is here. Hey, women of America, under a Democratic president your birth control pills will be covered by health insurance, and if you don’t have health insurance you can go to a clinic and get subsidized birth control there. If a republican is elected your insurance won’t cover birth control and if your insurance doesn’t cover it, there are no clinics to go to anymore to get birth control pills. Planned Parenthood: defunded. And Title X gone altogether. So you can’t get it from insurance, and you can’t get it from a clinic. You are paying cashing out of pocket retail cost for birth control. On top of what you pay for health care and insurance right now, American women, plan another 600 to $ 1200 a year cash outlay every year if you want to stay on birth control. That’s if you’re lucky, because if you’re not lucky you live in one of the states where birth control has just been declared illegal. do you want a democratic president or republican president, women of America? — Rachel Maddow, 2/7/12

Rachel knocked this one out of the park.

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"As we mark the 39th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, we must remember that this Supreme Court decision not only protects a woman’s health and reproductive freedom, but also affirms a broader principle: that government should not intrude on private family matters. I remain committed to protecting a woman’s right to choose and this fundamental constitutional right. While this is a sensitive and often divisive issue—no matter what our views, we must stay united in our determination to prevent unintended pregnancies, support pregnant woman and mothers, reduce the need for abortion, encourage healthy relationships, and promote adoption. And as we remember this historic anniversary, we must also continue our efforts to ensure that our daughters have the same rights, freedoms, and opportunities as our sons to fulfill their dreams."

President Obama’s statement on the 39th anniversary of Roe v. Wade (via barackobama)

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