"Toning Down the Political Rhetoric on Women: Speaking Out"

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http://taasa.org/blog/news/toning-down-the-political-rhetoric-on-women/

"I have read news stories in the past few days regarding VAWA that have alternately sickened and saddened me. Phyllis Schlafly was quoted as referring to VAWA as a “feminist slush fund.” Another representative of a conservative think tank spoke of VAWA as “man-hating and divorce promoting.” Some Democratic legislators are implying that Republicans that “no” vote for the current version of VAWA are in a “war against women.” A Doonesbury cartoon equated a trans-vaginal sonogram in Texas’ Sonogram Bill as “rape.” There are many aspects of this bill I do not personally support but calling a fairly common and safe medical procedure “rape” is ludicrous even in a political cartoon."

She lost me at the last sentence. Everything else in the post may be true, but I have trouble reconciling this with the rest. This from the TX Association Against Sexual Assault.

[xxqqqzme]

1. 'Can't we all just get along' until.....

(insert current concern here). NO! This is a concentrated, orchestrated assault on women. It IS a war! Calling it something else or being meek is what got us here in the first place.

[ceile]

2. Exactly.

And why shouldn't it be called rape? It meets the AG's definition. But because it didn't happen violently and it's a "medical procedure" we should just sit back and take it?

[SomethingFishy]

3. It's not a "fairly common and safe medical procedure" when it's done

against your will. Phyllis Schlafly... Is Nazi too strong a word? Nothing wrong with forcing an invasive medical procedure on women who don't want them? Sounds Nazi to me.