They have more to fear from women's votes than they have to fear from right-wing political and religious zealots, ... be put out of office by the women in their states. |
This is not just about South Dakota. Women's rights, women's health and women's lives are on the line. |
Those who lose their rights and liberties in the future, because of Roberts' leadership on the Court, will remember the senators who voted to confirm. |
We know from Wood's experience that it's not a very welcome atmosphere for women's rights advocacy at the agency. |
We know what's at stake and we won't go back. |
We told him what he needed to hear. And I think our messages were received. The vice president shared some of his ideas, listened to ours and offered to have an ongoing dialogue. |
Whether it's Vioxx or Bextra or silicone implants, the rule now is 'Buyer Beware,' ... The drug and device companies own the FDA and it is the companies' profit potential that rules the review and approval process - except when the profit motive is overridden by the White House morality police, as with the morning-after pill. |
Women don't even have equal treatment when it comes to filing a lawsuit for discrimination, |
Women in the South who are feminists, who stand up for women's rights and who speak out on things that aren't fair, are some of the strongest and most amazing women I've ever met, |
[Gandy criticized the decision based on what is known about Roberts’ attitude towards women, but also on the basis of what is not known.] How dare Bush nominate this candidate, ... for the top position on the Supreme Court when his administration has deliberately concealed hundreds of thousands of pages of his writings, during a time that he was one of the top lawyers representing the people of the United States? If the Bush administration refuses to release these papers, we must ask ourselves what they are hiding. |