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hobby lobby is just the beginning

07/04/2014 Nativegrl77

Did you notice the protest signs? Ban & Make ALL abortions illegal ~~Nativegrl77

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Jobs Report “Too Good”?

07/04/2014 Nativegrl77

Some other things I’ve read this week: Martha Plimpton on women’s rights being denied, Jessica Roy on attending a men’s rights conference, Marguerite Ward on Canada’s immigration policy, and Andy Warner and Lauren Sommer on the perils of ocean acidification.

John Whitehouse
Twitter: @existentialfish

What’s Wrong With Hobby Lobby

In the Hobby Lobby decision, the Roberts Court adopted a number of conservative myths that will end up allowing discrimination in the name of corporate religion: http://mm4a.org/1k78VqZ
Related: In addition to sex discrimination, corporations will be able to use Hobby Lobby to discriminate against LGBT individuals: http://mm4a.org/1qvyR79
While conservatives are trying to minimize the impact of Hobby Lobby, numerous legal challenges could make the impact on women even worse: http://mm4a.org/V9QIU2

Standing Up To George Will’s Bullying

George Will dismissed Lisa Sendrow’s experience of sexual assault in his Washington Post column. Now, she is speaking out – and standing up to Will’s dismissal of sexual assault: http://mm4a.org/1okwbWN

Jobs Report “Too Good”?

Economist Justin Wolfers wrote on Twitter that there was “simply no bad news” in the June jobs report. Fox host Charles Payne found the bad news, writing that the report might be “too good.” http://mm4a.org/1j0clAS

FEATURED VIDEO

Five male justices issued a Hobby Lobby holding based on a series of myths. Here are eight women explaining why the decision is dead wrong: http://mm4a.org/TKfYz3

LIMBAUGH’S ADVICE FOR THE LADIES

Reacting to Hobby Lobby, Rush Limbaugh declared that women wouldn’t need birth control if they “didn’t do a certain thing.” http://mm4a.org/1xhmCMf

THE NYT CAN DO BETTER

When the New York Times reports on Ahmed Chalabi’s return to prominence, they should disclose that he was the source of their problematic coverage in the lead up to the Iraq War. http://mm4a.org/V7LuYV

IMAGE OF THE WEEK

Ilyse Hogue Explains What The Hobby Lobby Ruling Got Wrong

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52 Clinics Closed

08/27/2013 Nativegrl77

Going Backwards on Women’s Equality Day

Today is Women’s Equality Day, which marks the anniversary of the certification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, which granted women the right to vote. It’s now been 93 years and while much progress has been made, everyone’s right to vote is under attack and women are still far from equal.

Unfortunately, we also got fresh evidence today that the GOP’s war on women is taking a discernible toll on women’s reproductive rights. An analysis by the Huffington Post found that 52 clinics have closed since the recent record-breaking assault on abortion rights accelerated in 2010.

Check out their graphic to get a sense of the coast-to-coast assault on access to abortion:

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