Bush has reproductive rights in his sights in his last days

[babylonsister]

http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/11/04/bush/

Bush isn't done yet!

My alarm clock came at 6 a.m. this morning in the form of a man standing on my street corner with an Obama-Biden sign urging drivers to honk their hearts out -- it hasn't stopped since. Normally, it's the type of noise pollution that sends me mentally rummaging through my fridge for items -- eggs, perhaps? -- that could be thrown to the street in warning, but it took more than a rude awakening to dampen my Election Day spirits. It took today's New York Times editorial on the damage Bush will do in his remaining 77 days in office. Buzz kill.

The Times puts it plainly: Instead of the usual "last-minute policy stamp," Bush is taking "a wrecking ball" to the White House. The editorial details the many ways Bush will attack civil liberties, the environment and, of course, reproductive rights. Some day soon, Secretary of Health and Human Services Michael Leavitt will issue regulations in defense of "health care provider conscience," which would restrict women's access to abortions, birth control and medical information. "Existing law allows doctors and nurses to refuse to participate in an abortion," says the Times. "These changes would extend the so-called right to refuse to a wide range of health care workers and activities including abortion referrals, unbiased counseling and provision of birth control pills or emergency contraception, even for rape victims."

Here's hoping we elect someone today who can clean up the mess Bush has made -- and has yet to make.

― Tracy Clark-Flory

Times editorial here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=103x398795

[corkhead]

1. somebody send that fucker back to crawford with a chainsaw and a case of Jack Daniels already!

[BrklynLiberal]

2. I surely hope that President Obama can undo whatever evil prez shit-for-brains concocts between

now and Jan 20th.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

8. prez shit-for-brains how true.

:argh:

[ThomWV]

3. And what Congress does he expect to write the laws for him to sign?

Harry and Nancy aren't likely to be too accomodating and anything he does by executive order can be undone with the stroke of Obama's pen ... presuming Obama doesn't care for what Bush does in his last days.

[Mojambo]

4. There's nothing he can do at this late point that can't be swiftly undone. n/t

[Why Syzygy]

9. That isn't true. All he needs is 90 days.

Hence the rush.

[Why Syzygy]

5. Thank you, Ms Pelosi

for leaving the NUCLEAR BOMB in the Whitehouse to finish off his destruction.

This pisses me off. Something should have been done about him. He needs to be frogged march right out of there. I HATE THAT MOFO.

[BlueIdaho]

6. Someone needs to gavel congress back in session NOW

So Bushie can't enact laws without moving them through congress first.

[codjh9]

7. Yes, I was well aware of the environmental rollback shit they're doing, but thanks for the reminder

on what they're trying to do w/reproductive rights too. GOD I hate these bastards! I hope they rot in hell forever.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

10. Why do repugs hate their children?

[HockeyMom]

11. Birth control pills are now abortion

Courtesy of Mr. Bush and the right wing fundies. Oh, my BILLIONS of dead "babies".

[deadmessengers]

14. That's because it was never about abortion.

It's about sex, and the fact that these insane fundamental cases don't want women having it.

[solanus]

16. Viagra for Men and no Birth Control for Women

sounds like they want us barefoot and pg like back in the good ole days

[ThatsMyBarack]

12. Fuck-Bye, 43!

And that McCrappants and Mooseburger with you! :mad:

[high density]

13. Well, Obama can put a signing statement...

...that says we aren't going to follow those "regulations."

[Poseidan]

15. existing law?

That law was enacted by the Bush administration like two months ago. Bush, truly an asshole to the end.