Updated March 19th, 10:00PM

Last week, many women and well, even a lot of men - took to Governor Sam Brownback's Facebook page to ask him various reproductive health questions.

The press is dubbing it "sarcasm bombing" - I say it's drawing attention to the absolute absurdity of these latest round of regulations. 

Read more from the Topeka Capital Journal.

For screenshots of some of the early comments - please visit the ProChoice Kansas Facebook Page!

“What the president basically said is if you are church that does not believe in this — and the Catholic Church has problems with, the official Catholic Church, amongst other institutions, have problems with paying for contraceptives,” the Kansas governor explained. “You have a number of religious groups who saying, ‘We don’t want to pay for so-called abortifacients, these have morning after pill-type effects. And this is against our religious beliefs.’ And the president was saying, ‘You got to pay for it.’ And they were saying, ‘This is against our view life is sacred.’”

“That’s not denying women’s rights,” he insisted. “If a woman then wants birth control, go work somewhere else.” Read more here.

Editorial Comments in the Blog!

Included in this disgrace of a bill -
"Among the most contested provisions of the bill is the section that would exempt a doctor from a medical malpractice suit if a woman claims the physician withheld information about potential birth defects to prevent her from having an abortion. In addition, a woman would not be able to sue if she suffers health damage from a pregnancy as a result of information withheld from her to prevent an abortion. A wrongful death suit could still be filed, however, if the mother died."

Read more here.

Editorial Comments/Ranting can be found in the Blog!

The Susan G. Komen Foundation announced today that it will no longer issue grants to Planned Parenthood. These grants were used to provide breast exams to poverty-level women.

This move comes after years of harassment of the Komen Foundation by Anti-Choice zealots. Apparently, the recent additions to the Komen board made this possible.

Read more here.

And read a lengthly, profanity-laced rant over in the Blog! (Hey, at least I warned you!)

I had hoped to give the first of these to someone here in Kansas - but well, when something so awesome comes along - it doesn't matter what state they are from!

I will be sending Senator Janet Howell of Virginia a ProChoice Kansas sticker (probably in the USA design - so she can use it) for her awesomeness!

So I know you are asking yourself - "What did this state Senator from Virginia do?!?"

She did this: "To protest a bill that would require women to undergo an ultrasound before having an abortion, Virginia State Sen. Janet Howell (D-Fairfax) on Monday attached an amendment that would require men to have a rectal exam and a cardiac stress test before obtaining a prescription for erectile dysfunction medication."

And THAT is why she is the 1st recipient of the ProChoice Kansas KICKASS Award!

More in the Blog!

"Hundreds of people rallied at the steps of the Statehouse today in support of laws that would curtail or eliminate abortions in Kansas and provide information to women considering an abortion.



“Kansas is now a pro-life state, and we’re not going back,” Gov. Sam Brownback said to a roaring applause from a crowd of more than 1,000."

Read more at Kansas.com

Editorial Comment: I would like to point out that nearly 100 of the attendees were kids from a local Catholic School - more on the Blog!

39 years ago today - the Supreme Court ruled that women have the right to determine their reproductive destiny.  We continue to fight for the unimpeded right to do just that. With the legislative sessions just getting started around the country - it's obvious that the struggle continues.

                 We must make the commitment to one another that WE WILL NEVER GO BACK!

When fighting for reproductive choice it is easy to get bogged down in the defeats, the erosion of rights, the violence and dehumanization perpetrated by the Anti-Abortion movement.  However, we must stay focused on the fact that women's lives, families and basic human rights are at stake in this fight.  Women have the right to determine the direction of their lives, the size of their families, and they know best the economic realities of their individual situations.  That is the reality surrounding the continued fight for Abortion Rights.  - Nicki