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nellewrites
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Contraception more women's issue than religious issue

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02-08-2012 10:15 AM
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nellewrites
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Contraception more women's issue than religious issue

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02-08-2012 10:15 AM
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iluvkrat
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She makes excellent points. Every single one of the Republican candidates have placed themselves to the right of even the voters of Mississippi with regard to personhood and birth control. They are completely ignoring the fact that women vote and most women have used birth control at one time or another. They are completely ignoring the fact that women are not willing to give up their birth control.
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nellewrites
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Yes. And in general, the views of women tend to go ignored. I suspect this begins to change soon. At the time of passage of the 20th Amendment, it was a huge worry, women voting as a bloc. Well, we aren't all quite in such lockstep, but polls show gender differences on many issues, and think candidates had best start paying attention.

And on this issue more than any other, piss us off enough, good luck.

We...are the 53%.

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iluvkrat
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Yes. They are also failing to take into consideration men who also feel strongly about women's rights and want women to have easy access to birth control. There are lots of those men, too. Add that to all the women voters who don't wish to see their rights diminished, and the GOP is in big trouble.
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jamblessedthree
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FYI, contraception is very much a religious issue..

http://www.catholic.com/tracts/birth-control

....Rachel Maddow is as liberal as they come! She and right wing extremist Sean Hannity should get a room, doors locked to go at it, Lol!
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