Daily Archives: October 15, 2011

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One Step Closer to The Handmaid’s Tale

Hey kids, you know how the Republican-led House of Representatives voted to cut funding for many procedures performed by Planned Parenthood?

Well, they topped themselves yesterday. Now they’ve passed H.R. 358, the Protect Life Act, which prohibits women from using their own money to purchase private health insurance that would cover an abortion if it were medically necessary. The bill would also allow hospitals to refuse, on moral grounds, to treat a woman who was seeking an abortion, even in emergency or life-threatening situations.

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Jerk Alert: Hey Loud Talker, Shut It!

It’s one thing to have some jack-a-noob yammering away while you watch the very important movie Contagion at the multiplex, and another thing entirely if said person is yammering away at fighter jet decibels on his cell phone while Gwyneth Paltrow is dying. This is something that could possibly go beyond jerkdom and land you squarely onto the endangered species list. Everyone’s ear holes are very serious business.

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