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		<title>News From Around the Web</title>
		<link>http://helloladies.com/2012/03/news-from-around-the-web-15/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2012 03:05:23 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Domestic Violence]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[defunding Planned Parenthood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Doonesbury pulled from newspapers]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Violence Against Women Act renewal]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we head into the weekend, let&#8217;s recap some of the news affecting women this week: Governor Mitt Romney, after saying, &#8220;Planned Parenthood, we&#8217;re going to get rid of that,&#8221; told the Chicago Sun Times, &#8220;What I want to get rid of is the federal funding of Planned Parenthood,” not the entire organization.   Romney made the original comment while talking about how he would reduce debt. We thought family planning and preventative medicine did lower costs. Rush Limbaugh continues to lose advertisers after his offensive remarks about Sandra Fluke, the Georgetown law student who testified before Congress about the need for contraception. Think Progress reports 142 companies have stated they willl pull ads and ten sponsors remain. Speaking of pulling support, according to the Daily Cartoonist, 57 newspapers pulled the Gary Trudeau Doonesbury strips that address anti-abortion legislation. You can see the cartoons here. A bill in Arizona would allow a business to not provide contraceptive coverage in its health insurance program unless a woman could prove she was using contraception for something other than sex. Because we all know how much employers like it when female employees have babies. Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett apparently thinks all the uproar [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Heroine of the Week: Georgia Representative Yasmin Neal</title>
		<link>http://helloladies.com/2012/02/heroine-of-the-week-georgia-representative-yasmin-neal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:11:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[bill would criminalize vasectomies]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After a week of men talking about men who are trying to write laws about women, we are happy to announce a new Heroine of the Week. Georgia Representative Yasmin Neal has introduced House Bill HB 1116, which would seek to criminalize vasectomies. Georgia lawmakers are currently considering HB 954, a bill that would outlaw abortion after 20 weeks, instead of the current 26. The difference in time, some doctors say, would force people to make a decision about ending a pregnancy before they were able to complete a full battery of testing. Neal&#8217;s bill underscores the absurdity of lawmakers overriding both medical and personal decision making with regard to reproductive rights. HB 1116 seeks to protect the rights of unborn children who are deprived from being born due to vasectomies. The bill states, &#8220;It is patently unfair that men can avoid the rewards of unwanted fatherhood by presuming that their judgment over such matters is more valid than the judgment of the General Assembly.&#8221; And the bill clearly states, &#8220;It is the purpose of the General Assembly to assert an invasive state interest in the reproductive habits of men in this state and substitute the will of the government over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ignorant Legislator of the Week: A Three-Way Tie</title>
		<link>http://helloladies.com/2012/02/ignorant-legislator-of-the-week-a-three-way-tie/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[abortion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BLunt Amendment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[contraception and religious freedom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Delegate Gilbert calls abortion a matter of lifestyle convenience]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Issa hearing on religious freedom]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[What a sad state of affairs. There is so much competition for the Ignorant Legislator of the Week Award, we had to call it a three-way tie. Source: google.com via Hello_Ladies on Pinterest &#160; The first award goes to Virginia House Deputy Majority Leader Todd Gilbert. During debates for a bill that will require a woman seeking an abortion to undergo a vaginal ultrasound, Gilbert said about abortions, “the vast majority of these cases are matters of lifestyle convenience.” He went on to say, &#8220;It is right and proper for a woman to be fully informed about what she is doing.” For Gilbert, forcing a woman to undergo a medically unnecessary, invasive procedure is &#8220;right and proper&#8221; in order to protect her from making a grave mistake for convenience sake. Source: blunt.senate.gov via Hello_Ladies on Pinterest &#160; Next, we have Senator Roy Blunt, who  wins the award for creating legislation that would  allow an employer to exclude any health service from the coverage they provide based on any religious beliefs or moral convictions. Blunt&#8217;s amendment is a response to the Obama administration mandate  that allows religious-affiliated institutions to opt out of coverage for contraceptives for employees but requires their insurers to offer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>News From Around the Web</title>
		<link>http://helloladies.com/2012/02/news-from-around-the-web-13/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:40:43 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Misc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[abortion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BLunt Amendment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[contraception]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GOP war on women]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[personhood amnedment]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rick Santorum's woman problem]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[No time to write this week and so much to discuss. So here&#8217;s a round up of news from around the web affecting women. Click the links to learn more. Let&#8217;s start with Virginia, where this week the legislation passed two disturbing bills. The first gives a fertilized egg rights. The second forces a woman seeking an abortion to undergo a vaginal ultrasound -an invasive probe that is medically unnecessary. The Washington Post reports on Virginia House Deputy Majority Leader Todd Gilbert who believes &#8220;the vast majority&#8221; of abortions are just &#8220;matters of lifestyle convenience.’’ The Frisky&#8217;s Jessica Wakeman writes of the bills, &#8220;I’m frightened, quite frightened.&#8221; We should all be worried. The war on women wages on in Washington as politicians continue to argue about a woman&#8217;s access to contraception  &#8211; which, we just want to point out, has nothing to do with creating jobs. In fact, if the GOP and the Catholic Bishops had their way, we could be looking at layoffs at birth control manufacturers such as Merck Pharmaceuticals and Bayer Healthcare. Nor, does it have anything to do with religion despite how some try to spin it. This is about controlling women and maintaining a status quo of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Heroine of the Week:  Constance Johnson</title>
		<link>http://helloladies.com/2012/02/heroine-of-the-week-constance-johnson/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:43:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oklahoma State Senator Constance Johnson is our heroine of the week. Johnson proposed an amendment to Senate Bill 1433, that would criminalize some ejaculation. The amendment read, “any action in which a man ejaculates or otherwise deposits semen anywhere but in a woman&#8217;s vagina shall be interpreted and construed as an action against an unborn child.” Senate Bill 1433 declares personhood starts at conception and that, “The laws of this state shall be interpreted and construed to acknowledge on behalf of the unborn child at every stage of development all rights, privileges, and immunities available to other persons, citizens and residents of this state.” Johnson wrote in the Guardian that she offered the amendment, “to draw attention to the absurdity, duplicity and lack of balance inherent in the policies of this state in regard to women.” Johnson’s amendment comes less than a month after Virginia State Senator Janet Howell proposed an amendment that would have required men to undergo a rectal exam and a cardiac stress test before getting a prescription for erectile dsyfunction drugs. This is why we need more women in office.]]></description>
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		<title>Heroine of the Week: Janet Howell</title>
		<link>http://helloladies.com/2012/01/heroine-of-the-week-janet-howell/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:05:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Senator Janet Howell proposes amnedment making rectal exams mandatory]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brava to Virginia State Senator Janet Howell who made a statement this week when she proposed an amendment to Senate Bill 484, which would require a pregnant woman to undergo an ultrasound and have the option to view her fetus before having an abortion.  Howell&#8217;s amendment would have required men to undergo a rectal exam and a cardiac stress test before getting a prescription for erectile dsyfunction drugs. Proponents of the mandatory ultrasound before abortion argue its part of informed consent – making sure a woman seeking an abortion knows her legal rights and alternatives, and to be sure the confused little lady really understands what she is undertaking. Perhaps Howell just wanted to make sure that men, distressed by their sexual dysfunction, were clear about the risks of Viagra and the choices they had – like abstaining. Or maybe, she just wanted to make the point that no one should control another person’s body or create legislation requiring unnecessary and invasive procedures on another human being. Not surprising, Howell&#8217;s amendment failed and the bill passed the Senate Education and Health committee. However according to the Richard Times-Dispatch, a new amendment, &#8220;being formulated by Democrats would require a physician to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In Support of Reproductive Rights on Roe v. Wade Anniversary</title>
		<link>http://helloladies.com/2012/01/in-support-of-reproductive-rights-on-roe-v-wade-anniversary/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 01:17:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the 39th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court ruling which made abortion legal in the United States, we are participating in NARAL Pro-Choice America&#8217;s Blog for Choice Day by answering the question: What will you do to help elect pro-choice candidates in 2012? It&#8217;s an important question. According to NARAL, in 2011 26 states enacted anti-choice measures. And in the GOP presidential primary race, four anti-choice candidates are vying for the nomination. In the good news category, on Friday the Obama administration announced it would uphold a ruling that will provide women access to birth control with no co-pays as part of the  Affordable Care Act. And today, President Obama issued a statement reaffirming his commitment to protecting a woman’s right to choose.  It read, &#8220;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.&#8221; And ultimately, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do Iowans Use Birth Control?</title>
		<link>http://helloladies.com/2012/01/do-iowans-use-birth-control/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 23:24:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[2012 Presidential Election]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[While former governor Mitt Romney was the technical winner in Iowa last night, Rick Santorum was the real winner, trailing Romney by only eight votes. What do we know about the man that has positioned himself well in the GOP race for the presidential nomination? We know, of course, the former Senator and Congressman from Pennsylvania opposes a woman&#8217;s right to choose. According to NARAL Pro-Choice America, Santorum cast 27 anti-choice votes in the House. And as a Senator he  authored the Federal Abortion Ban, a law that criminalizes some abortion services. But Santorum&#8217;s pro-life stance seems to go beyond the standard conservative messages about protecting the unborn. Santorum is also opposed to contraception. Of birth control he has said, “One of the things I will talk about, that no president has talked about before, is I think the dangers of contraception in this country. It’s not okay. It’s a license to do things in a sexual realm that is counter to how things are supposed to be.” He defined those “things” in an interview a few years back (video clip below). He’s referring to sex outside of marriage. According to Santorum, birth control is harmful to women and society. “The pill made it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Women Newsmakers in 2011</title>
		<link>http://helloladies.com/2011/12/nine-top-stories-involving-women-in-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 17:19:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Elizabeth Warren enters Mass Senate race]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[women's reproductive rights under attack in 2011. Speaker John Boehner]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Another year almost over, another few cents narrowing the wage gap. Here’s a look back at some of the stories that impacted or involved women in 2011: Reproductive rights under attack: Three days into the year we wrote, &#8220;Congressman John Boehner (R-Ohio) will become Speaker of the House Wednesday and women should pay attention. &#8230; In fact, he represents a significant threat to women’s reproductive rights.&#8221; And indeed 2011 saw some of the most aggressive attacks on women&#8217;s reproductive health. Ashley Portero at the International Business Times has a round up of the staggering number measures related to reproductive health introduced in 2011 including: H.R. 3 with its disturbing &#8220;forcible rape&#8221;  language (as if all rape isn&#8217;t forcible?) H.R. 358, the Protect Life Act, or as some are called it, the Let Women Die Act. The Heartbeat Bill, which would ban abortions after the first detectable fetal heartbeat- before many women even know they are pregnant. Two fetuses were witnesses at an Ohio legislative committee contemplating this bill. And of course, the attack on Planned Parenthood. Rape and intimate partner violence a very real threat: Speaking of women&#8217;s health, in November the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released The National [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Year in Review: Ignorant Legislators and Heroines of the Week 2011</title>
		<link>http://helloladies.com/2011/12/year-in-review-ignorant-legislators-and-heroines-of-the-week-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 10:30:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Throughout the year, Hello Ladies features Heroines of the Week &#8211; women making headlines for all the right reason, and the Ignorant Legislators &#8211; our elected officials who are getting it all wrong. Here&#8217;s who made the lists in 2011. To be sure, there were more candidates than we had time to feature. Betty Dukes and Gabrielle Giffords were heroic, each in their own ways. And Representative Joe Pitts deserves his place on our list of legislators who just don&#8217;t get it. Who is on your list? You can add more names to our list at The Skinny Scoop. 2011 Heroines and Ignorant Legislators Year in Review]]></description>
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