BREAKING: Democratic star Governor Gretchen Whitmer enrages MAGA by repealing a Michigan law that required women to pay for an additional separate rider on insurance plans for abortion coverage.
This is what bold governance can accomplish...
The highly controversial measure that the governor repealed has been referred to by activists as "rape insurance" and it's every bit as horrifying as it sounds. It should have never been on the books in the first place.
"Ten years is a long time, but to be here today, to know that I can get rid of this rape insurance law that has created yet another barrier for women in Michigan to getting — to having real reproductive freedom, it’s really a remarkable moment," said Whitmer before signed the law repealing the special insurance measure.
"When you listen to the people, when you’re bold, when you stay in the fight, you can win," she added.
The governor — who many Democrats hope will run for the White House in 2028 — also took the opportunity to slam Republicans for their draconian, theocratic views.
"You look at the new speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and how backward his positions are. He’s the top Republican in this country," said Whitmer.
"You listen to what all the Republican candidates for president say on that stage. Sure, some of them might say it in a way that seems a little nicer or softer, but the fact of the matter is, every one of them has vowed to sign a national abortion ban," she added.
This is what leadership looks like. This is what America deserves. Thank you Governor Whitmer!
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On Monday night the Texas Supreme Court voted to kill Kate Cox.
She's the one we know about. How many women who don't have the resources to fight for desperately needed healthcare are being sent home to see if they will live or die from a dangerous pregnancy--or have a breakdown from stress and suffering?
It’s OFFICIAL - today I filed to run as the Democratic candidate against Chip Roy to serve the needs of Texas’ 21st Congressional District!!!!!
This is what a scientist running for office looks like!!!!
Let’s do this Texas!!! 💪🏼✊🏼
My staffer Joshua participated in a meeting with @PennDOTNews Secretary Mike Carroll at Capital Area Transportation Authority's HQ in Ferguson Twp. I'm proud of PennDOT's work and will continue to strengthen public transit here and across the Commonwealth. #servantleadership
after Dobbs a lot of Rs insisted that of course women could still access abortions if their health was in danger, and now we're watching every institution in Texas line up to stop a woman from getting a medically urgent abortion and we should be clear that it was always bullshit
@v_blackshdw@queerBengali It's funny that you frame it this way since the Palestinians would be even worse off if Trump was president, just like most people in America and around the world would be worse off.
Can we get 500 retweets on this? This is one hell of an ad from the Democrat running for US Senate in North Dakota. The question is whether people will watch it and share it.
Dan McLaughlin finally gets a credible challenger for PA SD-49. Wertz is the former chairman of the Erie Democratic Party and is pretty well-known.
Dems *must* flip this Biden+1 / Fetterman+9 seat to take control of the State Senate next year. There is no other plausible path.
I will be god damned if I ever submit to the dumbest dregs of the imbecilic GOP Independent Baptist Fundamentalist cult and their woman beating, child molesting ways over the US Constitution. Truly, all those cunts best go fuck themselves now and stay out of my face forever
Amen.