Only two women testified.
Wow.
Only two.
What’s up with that?
Agree, disagree. Let everyone have their say. It’s the – dare I say it? – democratic process.
All-male picture tells 1,000 words, say backers of birth control policy
By Sam Baker and Mike Lillis – 02/16/12 08:30 PM ET
Female Democrats staged a walkout from a GOP-led committee hearing Thursday after no women were allowed to testify in support of the White House’s contraception mandate.
Their protest, and the optics of an initial panel consisting only of men, underscored the difficulty Republicans are having in framing the issue as a fight over religious freedom. Democrats want to make it a debate over contraception and women’s health, a shift that could help the party win over female voters in an election year. Read the rest of this entry »
