Arizona conservatives are passing around this lugubrious video tribute to the Republican legislators who railed against the Medicaid expansion last week. It’s howlingly funny, except for the part about how what’s gotten these people so indignant is healthcare for poor people.
Anti-choicers have not been having a good year since the Republicans lost their veto-proof majorities and the courts continually rebuff their attempts to restrict abortion. This time they’re back with a last ditch effort to harass abortion clinic and deny poor women the procedure. Here’s what it does:
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The FDA has issued new rules on over-the-counter sales of emergency contraception. It will now be on store shelves and available to anyone age 15 or over. Previously, it had been kept behind the pharmacy counter and you had to be at least 17 to purchase it.
This ruling comes as a disappointment to many reproductive justice advocates who celebrated last month’s ruling. In April, Judge Edward Korman ordered the FDA to change regulations on the morning after pill, making it available over-the-cou...
