Obama: GOP on women's health like 'being in a time machine'

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http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/la-pn-obama-womens-issues-20120427,0,4760037.story

By Michael A. Memoli

5:09 p.m. CDT, April 27, 2012

WASHINGTON -- President Obama on Friday castigated the Republican Partyfor what he said were dated views on women's health issues, saying the recent debate over contraceptives was "like being in a time machine." snip

"Republicans in Congress were going so far as to say an employer should be able to have a say in the healthcare decisions of its female employees," Obama said. "I'm always puzzled by this -- this is a party that says it prides itself on being rabidly anti-regulation. These are folks who claim to believe in freedom from government interference and meddling. But it doesn't seem to bother them when it comes to a woman's health."

Obama also pointed to the efforts in state legislatures to place new restrictions on abortion, singling out Virginia's attempt, ultimately unsuccessful, to require an invasive ultrasound before a woman could have the procedure. He paraphrased the Republican governor of Pennsylvania, who said a woman who didn't like the procedure could "close your eyes."

"It's appalling. It's offensive. It's out of touch," he said. "Women across America aren't closing their eyes. As long as I'm president, I won't either. The days the days of male politicians controlling the healthcare decisions of our wives and our mothers and our daughters and our sisters -- that needs to come to an end."

[intheozone]

1. WOOHOO, as a women

I'll drink to that. Keep it coming POTUS, you've got the GOP on a run, don't let up them.

[freshwest]

2. Thanks...

[tanyev]

3. A time machine that's stuck in R.

[calimary]

9. GOOD one, tanyev! "A time machine that's stuck in R."

Now, when you're driving and you want to move forward, what letter do you shift to?

[DearAbby]

4. AMEN....good man N/T

[DCKit]

5. Openly calling out the Republicans on hypocrisy and mysogyny.

This means war. Yay!

[MineralMan]

6. Thank you, Mr. President!

Stand up for what is right against the people who would oppress half the population of the nation. Stand up for our mothers, sisters, daughters, wives, and all women in the United States! Keep hitting that note throughout the election.

[Cleita]

7. This is the GOOPers plan for women's reproductive health.

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[Kath1]

16. Exactly

And we won't go back.

[Chorophyll]

8. Thank you Mr. President.

I kind of wish you'd made this a mainstay of your administration all along, but it's never too late.

[fascisthunter]

10. Goofy 1950's Cult

[horseshoecrab]

11. Yessir!

and thank you!



horseshoecrab

[ProfessionalLeftist]

12. I love it when he gets fierce about women

[awoke_in_2003]

15. I like the use of the word...

"rabidly"- it suits republicans well.

[Quantess]

13. That is true!

[L0oniX]

14. He needs to repeat this often.

[emmadoggy]

17. Thank you, Mr. President!

I have not been Pres. Obama's biggest supporter, but this was very well said and I hope he keeps hammering away at it.

This issue has been surreal the last 6 months.