queercakes: accordingtosami: fucknoliberals: collectingmyjarofhearts: Alright, you stupid motherfuckers, listen up. I know it’s easy to look at this cartoon and go OH WAIT REPUBLICANS ARE BAD.  Have any of you actually read the bill?  Go right ahead, it’s located here. Now, I know that if you actually took this cartoon and the media at face value, you don’t have the brains to figure out how to read a pdf, so let me break it down for you. Section 301: The federal government will not pay for your abortion.Section 302: The federal government will not help you pay for a health care plan that includes abortion.Section 303: The federal government will not give you a tax benefit on medical expenses (see: money) related to having an abortion.Section 304: The federal government will not provide facilities or employees to perform your abortion. Section 309: Sections 301, 302, 303, and 304 do NOT apply if:1. You were forcibly raped.2. You are a minor and a victim of incest.3. You would otherwise die if you do not have an abortion. This means, and read this next sentence, the federal government will continue to do what it is already doing (pay for your abortion, pay towards your health care for an abortion, provide tax benefits for your abortion, and provide facilities and employees for your abortion) if your situation meets the above criteria. Section 309 DOES NOT IN ANY WAY define rape.  It defines circumstances under which the federal government will CONTINUE TO SUPPORT YOU. In other words, the federal government (see: taxpayers) should not have to fund your abortion unless you were raped, a victim of incest, or would otherwise die. Any questions? A little late, but appreciated anyway. The issue is *forcible* rape. That is re-defining rape. Because someone who is date raped or drugged and then raped or coerced into having sex isn’t “forcibly” raped. Not to mention, they’d have to then prove that their rape really was “forcible”  - and who on earth is going to decide that? The courts, who have previously decided that a girl wearing skinny jeans can’t be raped, or that if a girl gets thrown on the bed she has to *bounce* for it to be considered rape?  Come on, now, let’s use a little common sense. Inserting the qualifier “forcible” IS redefining rape Redefinition. Without question. ^ seconded. It really is the extra added word that will make all the difference.

queercakes:

accordingtosami:

fucknoliberals:

collectingmyjarofhearts:

Alright, you stupid motherfuckers, listen up.

I know it’s easy to look at this cartoon and go OH WAIT REPUBLICANS ARE BAD.  Have any of you actually read the bill?  Go right ahead, it’s located here.

Now, I know that if you actually took this cartoon and the media at face value, you don’t have the brains to figure out how to read a pdf, so let me break it down for you.

Section 301: The federal government will not pay for your abortion.
Section 302: The federal government will not help you pay for a health care plan that includes abortion.
Section 303: The federal government will not give you a tax benefit on medical expenses (see: money) related to having an abortion.
Section 304: The federal government will not provide facilities or employees to perform your abortion.

Section 309: Sections 301, 302, 303, and 304 do NOT apply if:
1. You were forcibly raped.
2. You are a minor and a victim of incest.
3. You would otherwise die if you do not have an abortion.

This means, and read this next sentence, the federal government will continue to do what it is already doing (pay for your abortion, pay towards your health care for an abortion, provide tax benefits for your abortion, and provide facilities and employees for your abortion) if your situation meets the above criteria.

Section 309 DOES NOT IN ANY WAY define rape.  It defines circumstances under which the federal government will CONTINUE TO SUPPORT YOU.

In other words, the federal government (see: taxpayers) should not have to fund your abortion unless you were raped, a victim of incest, or would otherwise die.

Any questions?

A little late, but appreciated anyway.

The issue is *forcible* rape. That is re-defining rape. Because someone who is date raped or drugged and then raped or coerced into having sex isn’t “forcibly” raped. Not to mention, they’d have to then prove that their rape really was “forcible”  - and who on earth is going to decide that? The courts, who have previously decided that a girl wearing skinny jeans can’t be raped, or that if a girl gets thrown on the bed she has to *bounce* for it to be considered rape? 

Come on, now, let’s use a little common sense. Inserting the qualifier “forcible” IS redefining rape

Redefinition. Without question.

^ seconded. It really is the extra added word that will make all the difference.

  • March 24
  • , 2011
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  11. galdur reblogged this from dananigans and added:
    ^^most definitely redefinition.
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    …and also ableist language continued:...reblogging for commentary by bubonickitten and...
  16. everynne reblogged this from optimisticghost and added:
    1. You were forcibly raped. That distinction is what is making this so controversial. To have DIFFERENT DEFINITIONS of...
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  18. soffocareonthis reblogged this from stfufauxminists and added:
    i think i reblogged this before but this^ made it a need to reblog again.
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  20. principia-coh reblogged this from ivydoor and added:
    Gotta love having what rape is mansplained to you. Dudebro Congressman: “It’s not rape unless we say it is!” Only with...
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    RAPE IS FORCIBLE BY DEFINITION, SO THE ONLY REASON TO PUT THOSE WORDS TOGETHER IS TO WEAKEN THAT DEFINITION. ^^^^^^THIS...
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  27. burningofthewestfold reblogged this from stfufauxminists and added:
    Also, this requires a woman to prove she was raped, which isn’t always possible, especially if she freezes up and isn’t...
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    Reblogging for commentary. It does try to redefine the term and with this bullshit there’ll be cases or rape and incest...
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    Pretty sure if that’s the case, you were still wrong from day one. Congrats. I don’t give a fuck how you feel about the...
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    (Sorry, switching to text because the language of the image is pretty bluntly triggering) Also, considering this places...
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    Yeah, saying “We’ll cover you if you’re forcibly raped” is also saying, by omission, “We won’t cover you if you’re...
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  42. victoriainstopmotion reblogged this from queercakes and added:
    ^ seconded. It really is the extra added word that will make all the difference.
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    I’m the Obama Administration and I like to change words. For instance, we can’t say “terrorist attack” anymore because...