The "V" word
I've been quiet on my journal. No reason. But this just has to be posted:
http://whitecoatunderground.com/
In Michigan this week, lawmaking took an Orwellian turn as the House discussed what could become the nation’s most restrictive abortion law. Representative Lisa Brown, who just happens to represent me and my family, was denied her right to speak in the House chamber for using the word “vagina”—when discussing a bill about human reproduction. Pardon me for a moment, but this is ten different kinds of f***ed up.
“What she said was offensive,” said Rep. Mike Callton, R-Nashville. “It was so offensive, I don’t even want to say it in front of women. I would not say that in mixed company.”
Anyone who says “mixed company” is probably a douchebag. What was Rep. Brown’s offense?
“Finally, Mr. Speaker, I’m flattered that you’re all so interested in my vagina, but ‘no’ means ‘no,’” Brown said Wednesday.
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"If I can't say the word vagina, why are we legislating vaginas?" Brown asked Thursday at a hastily called Capitol press conference. "What language should I use?"
From The Detroit News: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120614/POLITICS02/206140467#ixzz209JCpK26"
[PLEASE NOTE---- this is not a pro-choice or pro-life discussion. That is every woman's personal decision and I make no judgments.]
http://whitecoatunderground.com/
In Michigan this week, lawmaking took an Orwellian turn as the House discussed what could become the nation’s most restrictive abortion law. Representative Lisa Brown, who just happens to represent me and my family, was denied her right to speak in the House chamber for using the word “vagina”—when discussing a bill about human reproduction. Pardon me for a moment, but this is ten different kinds of f***ed up.
“What she said was offensive,” said Rep. Mike Callton, R-Nashville. “It was so offensive, I don’t even want to say it in front of women. I would not say that in mixed company.”
Anyone who says “mixed company” is probably a douchebag. What was Rep. Brown’s offense?
“Finally, Mr. Speaker, I’m flattered that you’re all so interested in my vagina, but ‘no’ means ‘no,’” Brown said Wednesday.
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"If I can't say the word vagina, why are we legislating vaginas?" Brown asked Thursday at a hastily called Capitol press conference. "What language should I use?"
From The Detroit News: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120614/POLITICS02/206140467#ixzz209JCpK26"
[PLEASE NOTE---- this is not a pro-choice or pro-life discussion. That is every woman's personal decision and I make no judgments.]
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