Michael Matthew Bloomer, July 30, 2013, reporting from Charlotte, North Carolina which I mistakenly believed was the state’s capitol. “I would have vetoed [the original House-passed bill,] HB 695 because it was clearly designed...
After Winning His Battle With North Carolina Legislature For Motorcycle Safety Law, Governor Pat McCrory Will Sign, Noncontroversial Motorcycle-Related Abortion Restrictions Included
Media reports often alert us of a Republican effort to “chip away” at abortion rights. That “chip away” metaphor cannot survive the facts, particularly at the state level wherever the GOP controls the legislature and governorship. As the Guttmacher Institute reports cited above reveal, in those
The inimitable Mitt Romney, CBS News, Monday, August 27, 2012: “My position has been clear throughout this campaign. I’m in favor of abortion being legal in the case of rape and incest, and the...
Karen, We Hardly Knew Ye. After less than a year on the job as Senior Vice President for Policy at the Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Karen Handel resigned today in a bit...
The heat was hot, and the Komen Foundation Board and CEO felt it. Originating largely as an online social network protest, the outcry from Planned Parenthood clients, friends, and boosters caused Komen for the Cure to today rescind...
