Comments on: On health care, women can’t get a word in edgewise http://womenandpolitics.org/archives/health-care-women-edgewise/1610 A blog from WCF about the state of women and politics Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:46:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Digby, Stupak, Joe Lieberman, plus plus « Dispatches from the Republic of Letters http://womenandpolitics.org/archives/health-care-women-edgewise/1610#comment-4872 Digby, Stupak, Joe Lieberman, plus plus « Dispatches from the Republic of Letters Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:27:17 +0000 http://womenandpolitics.org/?p=1610#comment-4872 [...] forbidding a legal medical procedure for the weakest members of society, and in general pushing a disgusting misogynist worldview. But Stupak is not a Republican. He is a Democrat, and his amendment to the bill was included, with [...] [...] forbidding a legal medical procedure for the weakest members of society, and in general pushing a disgusting misogynist worldview. But Stupak is not a Republican. He is a Democrat, and his amendment to the bill was included, with [...]

]]> By: Aletha http://womenandpolitics.org/archives/health-care-women-edgewise/1610#comment-4699 Aletha Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:30:28 +0000 http://womenandpolitics.org/?p=1610#comment-4699 The right to choose abortion is being gutted despite having an allegedly feminist President and heavy Democratic control of both houses of Congress. The Speaker of the House is a woman who could have insisted that this bill not further erode the right to choose, but party politics being what they are, she had to go along with the priority of her party, which is getting health insurance reform passed, and if the right to choose for poor women has to be sacrificed, so be it. Perhaps it takes a feminist party to stand up for women's rights. The right to choose abortion is being gutted despite having an allegedly feminist President and heavy Democratic control of both houses of Congress. The Speaker of the House is a woman who could have insisted that this bill not further erode the right to choose, but party politics being what they are, she had to go along with the priority of her party, which is getting health insurance reform passed, and if the right to choose for poor women has to be sacrificed, so be it. Perhaps it takes a feminist party to stand up for women’s rights.

]]> By: WCF http://womenandpolitics.org/archives/health-care-women-edgewise/1610#comment-4697 WCF Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:46:42 +0000 http://womenandpolitics.org/?p=1610#comment-4697 Thanks for the comment Rosanne - it's so sad but true. And the stories of sexism and misogyny seem to just get buried and forgotten - deemed unimportant. We have to keep speaking out to make sure women's voices aren't ignored! Thanks for the comment Rosanne - it’s so sad but true. And the stories of sexism and misogyny seem to just get buried and forgotten - deemed unimportant. We have to keep speaking out to make sure women’s voices aren’t ignored!

]]> By: Rosanne Ferreri-Feske http://womenandpolitics.org/archives/health-care-women-edgewise/1610#comment-4696 Rosanne Ferreri-Feske Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:38:33 +0000 http://womenandpolitics.org/?p=1610#comment-4696 You've hit the nail on the head, Kayla. There are 4.1 million more women in the US than men; however, because we are GROSSLY underrepresented in Congress, we are continually SILENCED by the majority of cowardly men who sing the same tune over and over: "Treating women fairly is going to cost ME money, so I don't want women to be treated fairly." We must work together as women to demand our rights. Sincerely, Rosanne Ferreri-Feske, CEO The New US Woman, http://www.thenewuswoman.com You’ve hit the nail on the head, Kayla. There are 4.1 million more women in the US than men; however, because we are GROSSLY underrepresented in Congress, we are continually SILENCED by the majority of cowardly men who sing the same tune over and over: “Treating women fairly is going to cost ME money, so I don’t want women to be treated fairly.” We must work together as women to demand our rights.

Sincerely,
Rosanne Ferreri-Feske, CEO
The New US Woman, http://www.thenewuswoman.com

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