Republican proposal: Have doctors stare at women as they swallow evil abortion pills. That'll learn them sluts.

Dayton's veto: Keep things safe, accessible, and cost-effective for patients.

Gee... one of these seems like common sense, but I can't figure it out because a Republican is trying to stick a transvaginal ultrasound wand in my ass.

I see the Minnesota Legislature has continued the Teabagger Party mantra of focusing like a laser on job creation.

He also rejected legislation that sought to allow Minnesota to opt out "all federal laws, rules, regulations and orders regarding health care," including the Medicare and Medicaid programs.

Correct me if I'm wrong, and I most likely am, but isn't that tantamount to seceding? "Look, we like your military protection and all that, we just don't want to necessarily abide by your rules."

fta: The bill's sponsor, Rep. Joyce Peppin, R-Ufarkingkiddingme?, pitched it as a measure meant to protect women's health in the event of side-effects from the pill.

To protect women's health?

[inigo]

It's the G0P's standard anti-abortion platform using the "death by a thousand paper cuts" method of making it harder and harder for women to access health services at play here.

Tip of the hat to Gov. Mark Dayton.

Wag of my middle finger to Minnesota Republicans.

It always seems that the crazier nuts are from the outlying suburbs (Rogers, Stillwater....)

Well, it's good to see that one state has anti-derp protection, at least for now.

Jackson Herring: The governor issued an expected veto Monday of a bill that would have required physicians to be physically present every time an abortion pill like RU-486 is prescribed, and again every time such a pill is swallowed.

Hurf durf what war on women

One representative proposed an amendment where the doctor is required to have a look of stern disapproval on his face while the woman takes the pill, but it died in subcommittee.

Kome: He also rejected legislation that sought to allow Minnesota to opt out "all federal laws, rules, regulations and orders regarding health care," including the Medicare and Medicaid programs.

Correct me if I'm wrong, and I most likely am, but isn't that tantamount to seceding? "Look, we like your military protection and all that, we just don't want to necessarily abide by your rules."

Closer to nullification, though that ultimately led to secession doctrine.

Mind you, the concept in and of itself is at least debatable, but the entire concept will be forever tarred in American history via its association with politicians and states that wished to invoke states' "rights" to deny basic rights to millions of individuals.

Sound like someone is going to get primaries soon.


Kome: He also rejected legislation that sought to allow Minnesota to opt out "all federal laws, rules, regulations and orders regarding health care," including the Medicare and Medicaid programs.

Correct me if I'm wrong, and I most likely am, but isn't that tantamount to seceding? "Look, we like your military protection and all that, we just don't want to necessarily abide by your rules."

No, states can opt out of Medicare, but you lose a crap ton of federal money if you do.

Britney Spear's Speculum: Going against the trend? Like being the only state in 1984 to NOT go for Reagan.

its also the same state that elected bachmann, so maybe not so braggy.

Sudo_Make_Me_A_Sandwich: Jackson Herring: The governor issued an expected veto Monday of a bill that would have required physicians to be physically present every time an abortion pill like RU-486 is prescribed, and again every time such a pill is swallowed.

Hurf durf what war on women

One representative proposed an amendment where the doctor is required to have a look of stern disapproval on his face while the woman takes the pill, but it died in subcommittee.

They should resubmit with a requirement that Doctors have to make a "tsking" sound and shake their heads ruefully before writing the script.

EyeballKid: Hey, a smart, Minnesota Democrat...oh crap.

Governor Dayton, you and Senator Franken both, have EVERY plane you fly in thoroughly checked beforehand.

seconded.

Jackson Herring: Sudo_Make_Me_A_Sandwich: One representative proposed an amendment where the doctor is required to have a look of stern disapproval on his face while the woman takes the pill, but it died in subcommittee.

The bills goes on to specify that the doctor must sigh deeply, and shake his head exactly three times.

Goddammit. That's what I get for typing on my phone.

Being anti-abortion is simply a losing position. If you want to prevent abortions, allow sexual education to be taught. Make prophylactics free. Provide more life choices for kids.

You'll see the number of abortions drop significantly.

If you try to prevent abortions once the horses have left the barn, you're already too late.

Ya Der Hey, fellow Dimesotans - time to bend over, you betcha.

/inbeforeusualtrollthreadshaitting

ahhh DAM you AAG!

Jackson Herring: The governor issued an expected veto Monday of a bill that would have required physicians to be physically present every time an abortion pill like RU-486 is prescribed, and again every time such a pill is swallowed.

Hurf durf what war on women

I had to double take that line to make sure it isn't just my lack of sleep putting crazy words on my screen. Especially since they said it was "to protect the health of the woman", because our frail dainty little flowers might not fully understand what that little pill is doing to their precious bodies.

Seriously guys, this is getting to be pants on head retarded.


/next bill, the doctor must remove his pants and put them on his head before the woman ingests the pill, just so she can look at his magnificent package before deciding if she wants to go through with it.
//Might as well outlaw female doctors in this bill while we can, they don';t need to be handing each other abortion pills, what would Jesus think!?

Last week, Dayton vetoed a bill that would have required the state to inspect abortion clinics

Gotta love those smaller-government, regulation-hating Republicans hypocrites.

Jackson Herring: Sudo_Make_Me_A_Sandwich: One representative proposed an amendment where the doctor is required to have a look of stern disapproval on his face while the woman takes the pill, but it died in subcommittee.

The bills goes on to specify that the doctor must sigh deeply, and shake his head exactly three times.

That is a lie of the liberal media! The requirement was never that restrictive. It only said that the doctor must sigh deeply, and shake his head at least three times.

Three is the minimum. I'm just saying that some people do more.

I'm so sick of these lying disengenous partisan hacks:

The bill's sponsor, Rep. Joyce Peppin, R-Rogers, pitched it as a measure meant to protect women's health in the event of side-effects from the pill.

Go fark yourself you lying piece of shiat. This never had anything whatsoever to do with women's health. It was about making it more difficult for woman to gain access to contraception and abortion. If that's your position, fine, that's your perrogative, but don't try to cover it up in some bullshiat legislation under the guise of women's health.

It's a sad state of politics when something that should be nuked without batting an eye comes up for a friggin' medal of honor.

I applaud his decision, but logic and common sense shouldn't be so damned difficult.

EyeballKid: Hey, a smart, Minnesota Democrat...oh crap.

Governor Dayton, you and Senator Franken both, have EVERY plane you fly in thoroughly checked beforehand.

Every plane that flies is thoroughly checked beforehand. What's your point?

GameSprocket: Jackson Herring: Sudo_Make_Me_A_Sandwich: One representative proposed an amendment where the doctor is required to have a look of stern disapproval on his face while the woman takes the pill, but it died in subcommittee.

The bills goes on to specify that the doctor must sigh deeply, and shake his head exactly three times.

That is a lie of the liberal media! The requirement was never that restrictive. It only said that the doctor must sigh deeply, and shake his head at least three times.

Three is the minimum. I'm just saying that some people do more.

It also required that the doctor be doodling a letter "A" on his clipboard with a red pen.

theknuckler_33: EyeballKid: Hey, a smart, Minnesota Democrat...oh crap.

Governor Dayton, you and Senator Franken both, have EVERY plane you fly in thoroughly checked beforehand.

Every plane that flies is thoroughly checked beforehand. What's your point?

some more paranoid folks (myself included) think that paul wellstone's plane was intentionally downed back in 2002 or whenever it was. he was one of the most vocal opponents of the iraq war in the senate, and then conveniently he died in a plane crash.

Karac: I could maybe understand the reasoning behind saying that a doctor has to be present to prescribe RU-486 instead of what sounds like doing it over the phone.

No, this doesn't make even the littlest bit of sense. Doctors prescribe meds over the phone every single day. Singling out one particular medication is government interference in the doctor-patient relationship..

Oh God, the comments were priceless. They started out mostly praising the Governor and then crested the hill of Derp and plunged into the abyss.

God damn you republicans are a bunch of retarded spider monkeys. Yeah, you too. Don't like being painted with a broad brush? Tough shiat. This is just isolated incident 273,234,629 of how batshiat insane your party is these days.

/ex-republican

EyeballKid: theknuckler_33: EyeballKid: Hey, a smart, Minnesota Democrat...oh crap.

Governor Dayton, you and Senator Franken both, have EVERY plane you fly in thoroughly checked beforehand.

Every plane that flies is thoroughly checked beforehand. What's your point?

I'm sure they told Wellstone the same thing.

Oh wow, I totally misread your boobies.

/mea culpa

theknuckler_33: EyeballKid: theknuckler_33: EyeballKid: Hey, a smart, Minnesota Democrat...oh crap.

Governor Dayton, you and Senator Franken both, have EVERY plane you fly in thoroughly checked beforehand.

Every plane that flies is thoroughly checked beforehand. What's your point?

I'm sure they told Wellstone the same thing.

Oh wow, I totally misread your boobies.

/mea culpa

You don't see that at the Renaissance Fair!

EyeballKid: theknuckler_33: Oh wow, I totally misread your boobies.

Serves you right. My eyes are up HERE.


/not a lady, so I don't have boobies.
/shiat, I hope not, at least.

this is one of my all-time favorite filter-pwnages

Karac: With the knowledge that this law would give only RU-486 this restriction, I'll take that maybe back and replace it with another 'go fark yourselves, you shower of farking hypocrite coonts'.

Now available ... RU-487! One better that the previous model and with none of the crappy restrictions.

quatchi: fta: The bill's sponsor, Rep. Joyce Peppin, R-Ufarkingkiddingme?, pitched it as a measure meant to protect women's health in the event of side-effects from the pill.

To protect women's health?

[inigo]

It's the G0P's standard anti-abortion platform using the "death by a thousand paper cuts" method of making it harder and harder for women to access health services at play here.

Tip of the hat to Gov. Mark Dayton.

Wag of my middle finger to Minnesota Republicans.

Yeah, before this women had no recourse if there were any side effects.

What is the sudden fascination with passing laws to deal with problems we already have laws to deal with?

If the chart on the right looked like the chart on the right we wouldn't be having this issue, nor would we be having lots of other issues.