Illinois Bumpies who don't hate women

Heather R · February 2012

Summary of the problem: llinois women who want to get abortions might be required to either view an ultrasound before the procedure or decline to do so in writing, under proposals that passed an Illinois House committee Tuesday.

To make it worse: THE MOTHERFECKING AGRICULTURAL COMMITTEE IS THE PARTY WHO APPROVED THIS SHITS TO GO TO THE HOUSE .

Translation: The party governing livestock is now governing women. We are literally cows in the IL govt's eyes.

What to do: use this link to find your reps (this is not federal reps-- this is state reps) and call them. You can email them, but you should definitely call.

https://www.elections.il.gov/districtlocator/districtofficialsearchbyaddress.aspx

Tell them to vote HELL NO on HB4117.

Kitiara5512 · February 2012

MOO?!?!?!?!

::translates:: WTF?!?!?!?!

Heather R · February 2012

heckysue:

Question: Are we using state money to pay for these ultrasounds on top of it? So like, the people who don't like big government are now trying to govern our utes and use our tax dollars in an already broke state to pay for said ultrasounds?

Just curious. I probably haven't followed this as closely as I should.

In ANY of the u/s bills that I know of in any state, this has NEVER been addressed.

hterry85 · February 2012

*scratches head* Well, cows ARE pretty important around here....

emsumm · February 2012

Done.

seamco12 · February 2012

Heather R:
heckysue:

Question: Are we using state money to pay for these ultrasounds on top of it? So like, the people who don't like big government are now trying to govern our utes and use our tax dollars in an already broke state to pay for said ultrasounds?

Just curious. I probably haven't followed this as closely as I should.

In ANY of the u/s bills that I know of in any state, this has NEVER been addressed.

I was curious if raising the cost for abortions for women struggling to afford them was part of the agenda here. In my area women seeking abortions cross state lines into Nevada and have the procedure done in a clinic. The procedure isn't billed to their health insurance, they pay around $400 OOP. So for example if that clinic was also required to provide a ultrasound. I imagine it would cost the woman more OOP. Possibly making the procedure unaffordable for some. I havnt read anything along these lines. I was just wondering if the cost wasn't supposed to be an extra deterrent.

CinemaGoddess · February 2012

There is so much wrong with this country right now.

So.much.wrong.

Heather R · February 2012

And where have yooooooooooou been, Miss Cinema?

CinemaGoddess · February 2012

I discovered Doctor Who last week.

NastyAnnie · February 2012

CinemaGoddess:
I discovered Doctor Who last week.

Where you at, yo?

I'm re-watching Season 6. Weeping Angels.... ::shivers::

We're having an awesome Doctor Who Tea Party birthday for Jack this year. Wanna come?

NastyAnnie · February 2012

Heather, if I lived in IL, I would so be calling right now.

This is disgusting.

CinemaGoddess · February 2012

NastyAnnie:

CinemaGoddess:
I discovered Doctor Who last week.

Where you at, yo?

I'm re-watching Season 6. Weeping Angels.... ::shivers::

We're having an awesome Doctor Who Tea Party birthday for Jack this year. Wanna come?

According to Netflix: Season 5 Episode 4, so the second appearance of the Weeping Angels, I think. I just (well, last night) finished the episode where Winston Churchill uses the Daleks to try to win WWII.

After the angsty-ness of David Tennant, I'm having a hard time dealing with the goofiness of Matt Smith.

OMG. That sounds like an amazing birthday party.

NastyAnnie · February 2012

I love Matt Smith's goofy, but he was my first doctor, and you never forget your first doctor.

DT was really angsty huh? Especially there at the end. Don't get me wrong; I bawled my eyes out. But geez... Matt Smith's super-goofy, quick-to-anger self was sort of a relief, for me.

CinemaGoddess · February 2012

Oh god yes. DT was just so sad all the time and I just wanted to give him a hug. Matt Smith reminds me a lot of Christopher Eccleston's portrayal.

ValentineBB · February 2012

CinemaGoddess:

There is so much wrong with this country right now.

So.much.wrong.

Yes. Yes there is.

And I've already called & e-mailed my rep. This is such horsesh*t. Or cowsh*t. I can't be sure what animal us women are being likened to this week.

Kitiara5512 · February 2012

seamco12:
Heather R:
heckysue:

Question: Are we using state money to pay for these ultrasounds on top of it? So like, the people who don't like big government are now trying to govern our utes and use our tax dollars in an already broke state to pay for said ultrasounds?

Just curious. I probably haven't followed this as closely as I should.

In ANY of the u/s bills that I know of in any state, this has NEVER been addressed.

I was curious if raising the cost for abortions for women struggling to afford them was part of the agenda here. In my area women seeking abortions cross state lines into Nevada and have the procedure done in a clinic. The procedure isn't billed to their health insurance, they pay around $400 OOP. So for example if that clinic was also required to provide a ultrasound. I imagine it would cost the woman more OOP. Possibly making the procedure unaffordable for some. I havnt read anything along these lines. I was just wondering if the cost wasn't supposed to be an extra deterrent.

I paid 350 oop and that included the us. Of course, that was about 10 years ago.

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