Hillary slams 20-week abortion ban
Source: The Hill
"Politicians should not interfere with personal medical decisions, which should be left to a woman, her family and her faith, in consultation with her doctor or health care provider," Clinton's senior policy adviser Maya Harris said in a statement. She added that the bill conflicts with Roe v. Wade the Supreme Court decision that protects the right to an abortion. Court precedent has generally protected abortions up to the point of viability, at 24 weeks.
“This bill is a direct challenge to Roe v. Wade, which has protected a woman's constitutional right to privacy for over forty years," Harris said. "The bill puts women's health and rights at risk, undermines the role doctors play in health care decisions, burdens survivors of sexual assault, and is not based on sound science."
The campaign also linked the issue to state efforts to restrict abortions. "It also follows a dangerous trend we are witnessing across the country. In just the first three months of 2015, more than 300 bills have been introduced in state legislatures — on top of the nearly 30 measures introduced in Congress — that restrict access to abortion," Harris said.
Clinton herself tweeted a similar message. Clinton has made women's rights a centerpiece of her campaign, and has also pushed issues such as paid family leave and equal pay.
Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/242001-hillary-hits-back-against-gop-abortion-bill
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(note, he's just more better on issues for working men and women and mothers and children)
Sanders supports equal pay, but even more, he's championed minimum wage. Women make up 72 percent of all tipped workers, and account for more than half of those who would benefit from Obama's proposed increase to $10.10. Sanders and O'Malley are both calling for a $15 federal minimum, and may just push Clinton there, especially since Governor Cuomo proposed $15 for workers in her "home" state.
What's damning Hillary on wage equity, however, are her ties to companies like Walmart, the object of a major sex-discrimination lawsuit brought to the Supreme Court by a million and a half female workers. She served on the giant retailer's board for years, and in 2013 received a $25,000 donation from Walmart heiress, Alice Walton.
It doesn't help that she talks the talk (and walks the walk) of "personal responsibility" and "eliminating dependency" when it comes to the poor. She enthusiastically supported her husband's 1996 welfare reform legislation, which effectively reduced the rolls, but skyrocketed number of people living in extreme poverty.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/heather-gautney/white-house-2016-is-hillary-clinton-more-pro-woman-than-her-democrat-rivals_b_7252274.html
We are really not on opposite sides here. It's good that Bernie Sanders is in the race and has joined the conversation among Democrats -- there's no need to make up disagreements that don't in fact exist.
All of us are, on this matter, yeah?
She also correctly understands how federal law must reign in rogue states. Bravo for a clear position and recognition of the problem at the state level.
