Kids are home, snow is falling and blowing, dogs waiting to be walked, laundry piling up, painting to be done but here I sit because I’d like to gather together some ‘stuff’ about this whole ‘WOMB RAIDERS’ motion (that’s my new favorite!) being brought forward by Conservative Party MP Stephen Woodworth. He
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Art Threat: Doonesbury “Shaming Room” too much for sensitive newspapers
Last week several newspapers censored the first of a series of Doonesbury comics addressing the current climate and discussion about women’s reproductive rights (specifically, in this case, abortion). The Center for Reproductive Rights has compiled a list of more than 60 newspapers who chose not to publish the strip, as
Continue readingROAR!: MP’s need to speak out on Human Rights!
MP’s did a lot of talking about Robocalls. It has been viewed by many as an attack on Democracy, and that is something we take very seriously in Canada. You only have to watch international TV coverage for about 10minutes to see how important the idea of Democracy is around
Continue readingROAR!: Canadian MP’s: Turn your Back on the Debate
Here’s an idea! Dear Canadian MP’sI would like to formally request that in April, when Conservative MP Stephen Woodworth rises in the House of Commons to discuss his interest in ‘when life begins’ that you all respectfully rise and turn your back. Remain silent. SEND YOUR MESSAGE WITH ONE UNIFIED
Continue readingROAR!: War on Women comes to Canada
If you’ve been watching TV you’ll know that there is a war on women happening in the United States, and it’s scarey. Well, to be sure, it seems as if there is a war on anything that isn’t fundamentalist Christian, but for the purposes of this post, we’ll stick to the war
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Tell me again why Pro-Life isn’t Pro-Stupid?
Facts and science be damned! We have Jebus on our side… (and there was rejoicing). Well, at least the anti-woman crowd still has icky-graphical signs to wave around because they have lost yet another scientific leg to stand on. Thanks to the Guttmacher institute for advancing the rights of women,
Continue readingThose Emergency Blues: Observations and Assessments
NOTIONS TO SMALL FOR A BLOG POST, ALL IN ONE PLACE, A.K.A. THE PERIODIC LINK DUMP. Further to my post “Sleepy Sleepy Nurse”: Sleep or Die. Really. My job: Registered Nurse. We don’t know as much about infection control as we think we do. “Less than a quarter of the Clostridium difficile cases
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: They Wanted A Debate
Ottawa A proposal from a Conservative backbencher to legally define fetuses as human beings – and reopen the abortion debate – will have its day in the House of Commons. …so let’s have a debate: …and then they won’t want to have that debate again for a long, long time.
Continue readingDrive-by Planet: ‘Doonesbury’ abortion strip sparks controversy
Part of an earlier Doonesbury strip in abortion-related series A Doonesbury strip due to run next week that addresses the harsh realities of the Texas abortion law may be rejected by some U.S. newspapers. Others may opt to put it in the editorial page rather than the comic section. Given
Continue readingROAR!: A win for Reproductive Justice on PEI!
PEI Reproductive Justice Activist wins Active-8 Campaign! Here are some articles that ran recently, about Kandace Hagen’s co-win and about some ugliness that threatened to undermine the spirit of the campaign: In The Guardian, on the CBC website, Jezebel, and George Strombolopolous. And just to point out how far this story ran…here
Continue readingCanadian Soapbox: Tories to social conservatives…thanks for the votes, now bugger off!!!
Members of Canada’s socially conservative religious right fraternity must be looking on Harper government like the insurance salesman who attends church to drum up business. I mean sure he’s on the membership role and tosses his cheque in the plate every week. But is he a true believer or just there to network? From where I sit
Continue readingCanadian Soapbox: Are Canada’s conservatives a house divided?
Here’s a question dear reader. Are you conservative or liberal? It might seem a straight forward question, but I imagine responses would vary widely based on the context of the question. Are we talking about political parties, money, human rights…all three? In terms of party politics, the Conservatives are hot.
Continue readingCanadian Soapbox: Brad Trost says Harper is not Pro-Life and chastises the PMO
I just finished reading a Macleans interview with Conservative backbench MP Brad Trost. For those, like me, who’ve seen his name in the press about the issue of abortion, and formed the opinion that he is a one string banjo plucking the Pro-Life chord over and over…I strongly suggest giving it a read. I
Continue readingBirth Pangs: GOP Practising Vagina Politics
GOP “government so small it fits in your uterus”. Remember when these people said they were all about jobs, jobs, jobs? What they failed to mention was that the jobs were to be ultrasound techs willing to preform procedures against a woman’s will and Vagina Police. On Thursday, the Senate
Continue readingROAR!: Liberal MP exposes hole in Resolution #58
In January, at the Liberal Party Biennial Convention, the National Women’s Liberal Commission proposed a Resolution that would seek to have the federal government penalize provinces that do not guarantee women access to timely and effective reproductive health services, including abortion. Resolution #58 was passed. But since the Liberals are
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Attention Rick Santorum, You’ve Got Mail
This should play neatly into the hands of nutjob Republican candidate, Rick Santorum. As a devout, even rabid Catholic, Santorum draws a lot of flack for his extreme social conservatism and the hyperbole in his arguments against everything from same sex marriage to abortion. Now a couple of British medical
Continue readingROAR!: PEI Premier silent on Resolution #58 – Day 39
In January the PEI NDP called on the Premier and MP’s to comment on how they voted/if they voted on Resolution #58. We heard on Compass that MP Wayne Easter was not present to vote, but supported the Resolution. We then heard on #FAQMP from MP Sean Casey that he was not present
Continue readingROAR!: Push for Access and Equality going strong – PEI
Another Saturday, another look back at news articles, this time a certain PEI ‘Right to Life’ (otherwise known as Anti-choice) spokesperson (whose name I refuse to type) has (and I’m sorry, but I have to use my favorite line from InkMaster, right here) ‘shit the bed’ and let her zest for control over a
Continue readingROAR!: "Ross not right for Abortion Debate" – Abortion on PEI
Another response to the article (Climate not right for Abortion Debate) written Feb. 15th, by Shane Ross a new columnist for The Guardian here in PEI. This reply is from PRRO (PEI Reproductive Rights Organization and is a wonderful example of what folks on PEI need to do, start paying attention to WHAT the media and
Continue readingROAR!: MP Sean Casey and Resolution #58
In case you missed it last night, MP for Charlottetown, PEI, Sean Casey was interviewed on #FAQMP (be sure to check the Episodes page, his full interview will be posted shortly and then kept there. As of today, all you can see is some extras and clips) and was asked
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