They Have Learned Nothing

While most D.C. Republicans want to appear semi-open-minded on immigration reform, on the issue of safe, legal access to abortion, they're still a bunch of retrograde paternalistic old white men trying to dictate to women. 

Franks

Two days ago, House R's passed a bill which unconstitutionally reduces abortion access to a time period less than that established by Roe v. Wade.  Luckily, it'll be completely ignored in the Senate, and just in case it's not, Obama will veto it.  The bill's main sponsor, Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz), has claimed that rape results in "few" pregnancies (as if this friggin' guy knows, or that it justifies cutting access to the procedure).

Hood

Not to be outdone, yesterday here in Ohio State Rep. Ron Hood (R-Ashville) introduced HB 200.  It would require that doctors give an ultrasound to women seeking to terminate, and to describe in detail the fetal image.  It require doctors to tell patients that fetuses feel pain and abortion leads to breast cancer.  (Total horseshit, of course.  Essentially, the bill requires doctors to lie.)

Hood said he just wanted to "protect mothers from making a decision they may regret."  Whatever, Hoodie. It's the woman's decision, not yours.  And who the hell appointed you Lord Protector?  Piss off!

Across this country, the majority of women voted Democrat in 2012, in part because of the perceived Republican "war on women".  Franks and Hood are emblematic of so many time-wasting GOP assholes who've obviously learned NOTHING!