📽️ @PAHouseGOP leader has meltdown on House floor after it was raised that his caucus is 100% white in a chamber that is 70% male while pushing bills that hurt women's health, especially Black and brown women.He had it stricken from the record then they shut down the floor. pic.twitter.com/xy1qwI8eYG— J.J. Abbott (@jjabbott) June 9, 2021 On Wednesday (June 9), … [Read more...] about Debating Unborn Child Dignity Act – Mic. Cut, Comments Stricken From Record
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Lower Merion GOP Sees Opposition To Critical Race Theory As A Winning Issue
On Tuesday (June 8), the Republican Committee of Lower Merion Narberth (RCLMN) on its Facebook Page, posted a video that was sharply critical of Critical Race Theory (CRT), and the teaching of CRT in public schools.RCLMN also sent an email on Thursday (June 3) with a link to an article entitled "Critical Race Theory: What It Is and How to Fight It."Last September, the … [Read more...] about Lower Merion GOP Sees Opposition To Critical Race Theory As A Winning Issue
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Weighs In Against Closed Primaries
On Sunday (June 6) The Editorial Board of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette came out in opposition to Pennsylvania's "Closed Primary" system. The Post-Gazette wrote - Pennsylvania is among a handful of states that practice closed primaries, meaning that only Democrats and Republicans can cast ballots in the spring contest for candidates seeking major-party endorsement. It is a … [Read more...] about Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Weighs In Against Closed Primaries
Val Arkoosh Gets Slapped By Snopes For Claiming Women Will Be Fined For Miscarriages
Snopes, a fact-finding website, found Val Arkoosh's tweet (below) to be mostly false. Arkoosh is currently the Chair of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners. She has also announced that she is a candidate for U.S. Senate in 2022. Here's what Snopes had to say about Arkoosh's tweet. What's True The bill could greatly expand the obligation on healthcare … [Read more...] about Val Arkoosh Gets Slapped By Snopes For Claiming Women Will Be Fined For Miscarriages
Correction – Proposed ‘Unborn Child Dignity Act’ Sets Requirements For Healthcare Facilities, Not Individuals
It was previously incorrectly reported here that the proposed "Unborn Child Dignity Act requires women who suffer miscarriages to provide a proper burial for their unborn fetuses." The proposed bill does in fact require the following of "a health care facility that possesses fetal remains." (1) Provide for the final disposition of the fetal remains in … [Read more...] about Correction – Proposed ‘Unborn Child Dignity Act’ Sets Requirements For Healthcare Facilities, Not Individuals