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• Things that don't help: Divorce Bans

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  I meet a lot of people. Specifically in my work, I meet a lot of pro-equality people who are understandably frustrated at the number of anti-marriage equality amendments and statutes around the country, including right here in South Dakota. They don't understand how people can profess to believe in "the'" [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 5:09pm EST
  by Angie

• Tiffany Campbell: My Baby Would Have Died Under the Stupak Amendment

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  I saw yesterday that Tiffany Campbell, who you'll remember shared her story during both the 2006 and 2008 abortion ban fights, had a great diary yesterday at RH Reality Check talking about how the Stupak Amendment would have caused her to bury two babies instead of one.[...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 9:42am EST
  by Angie

• Coming to a Barnes and Noble near you

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  I'm going to be out of town for Sarah Palin's pop in to Sioux Falls, which doesn't particularly break my heart. I think there'll be a lot of this:
  
  
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 1:07pm EST
  by Angie

• Everybody Loves a Robocall

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  Either these calls went to everyone, or I've been put on a list as some kind of practical joke.
  
  
  
  I don't know who the Traditional Values Coalition is (they appear to be totally DC-based), but I will agree with Andrea about a couple of things: you [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 5:55pm EST
  by Kelsey

• Thune's explanation of Franken Amendment vote: Not any better than the actual vote!

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  Six-ish weeks ago, I posted that Sen. John Thune voted against the interests of rape victims.
  
  Before I ever posted, I contacted Thune's office to express my disappointment outrage and ask for an explanation. It took a while, and a little prodding, but I finally got an' [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 12:47pm EST
  by Angie

• The Big Snip

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  We've had some interesting discussions at DW on circumcision before, so when I saw this on MSNBC today, I thought it post-worthy. Enjoy.
  
  

  Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy

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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 9:52am EST
  by Angie

• News roundup

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  There's a few things I think are mention-worthy, even as I sit here with what I'm fairly sure is H1N1. Luckily, you can't catch the flu through the interwebs.
  
  From Gay Land: 3 ballot measures were voted on around the country last week. The biggest win came from Kalamazoo,' [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 9:00pm EST
  by Angie

• Dear Chaz Bono: You're not helping.

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  Despite disappointing results out of Maine, it looks like the other campaigns listed in the post below have been successful (One Kalamazoo was in fact EXTREMELY successful and the latest out of Washington continues to look positive). While not the resounding victory for LGBT rights we might have hoped for, [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 10:34am EST
  by Kelsey

• No Bittersweet Victories

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  Washington:
  
  

  Who we are: Approve Referendum 71 is the campaign to preserve domestic partnerships in Washington State. By voting to approve, voters retain the domestic partnership laws that were passed during this year's legislative session, including using sick leave to care for a partner, adoption rights,' [...]

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  Posted: October 28, 2009, 9:55am EDT
  by Angie

• Lunatic Fringe Fundraising

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  If you're the kind of person who wants to be able to support domestic terrorism and get your Christmas shopping done at the same time, has the Scott Roeder defense fund got a deal for you. If you're not into that sort of thing, this story will probably make [...]
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  Posted: October 27, 2009, 7:57am EDT
  by Kelsey

• Math is hard.

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  A little chuckle for your Friday, courtesy of Fail Blog and Leslee's crazy Abstinence Clearinghouse:
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Wow. Just...wow.' [...]
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  Posted: October 16, 2009, 9:53am EDT
  by Angie

• Dispatch from Dakota Days

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  Both Scott Heidepriem and Dennis Daugaard (USD alums) made personal appearances in today's very chilly Dakota Days parade. I can't really imagine a world in which Daugaard would ever get my vote, but I have to give the guy credit -- coming with your own personal drumline is a totally [...]
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  Posted: October 10, 2009, 1:19pm EDT
  by Kelsey

• A little political schadenfreude

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  All too often, I see well-meaning progressives taking action I think is not particularly effective, like "protests" aimed at poorly-selected targets. Or poetry slams or other random performance to raise "awareness" without being tied to specific action. Or marches that divert resources from more immediate [...]
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  Posted: October 09, 2009, 2:49pm EDT
  by Angie

• Maybe NOW should change their name to THEN

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  Honestly, this is so dumb. I think a lot of the state NOWs are doing good work, but sometimes it seems like national just picks the most irrelevant thing in the news and decides to latch on to it. If NOW wants to get involved in a sexy Hollywood [...]
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  Posted: October 07, 2009, 4:23pm EDT
  by Kelsey

• Thune votes to protect Halliburton over protecting *rape victims*

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  Remember Jamie Leigh Jones? In 2005, she was working for Halliburton in Iraq, and was gang raped by her co-workers. As if that weren't bad enough, they confined her in a shipping container for 24 hours with no food or water.
  
  Unfortunately, her contract with Halliburton said' [...]
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  Posted: October 07, 2009, 12:43pm EDT
  by Angie

• The dating service we've all been waiting for.

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  I don't know about any of you (or any of my fellow DW ladies), but I've tried online dating. Oh sure, you've got your Match.com and your eHarmony.com and your Chemistry.com and whatever.
  
  But there's one thing missing: a wing-nut ideology bringing everything together.
  
  Fear not, dear [...]
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  Posted: October 01, 2009, 3:29pm EDT
  by Angie

• Sarah Haskins: Back to School

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  In honor of lots of people going back to school (which I realized happened a few weeks ago), and in honor of continuing DW's love affair with Sarah Haskins, I thought you all might enjoy this:
  
  
  
  
  
  Sarah Haskins never fails to disappoint. Now if you'll [...]
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  Posted: September 29, 2009, 5:54pm EDT
  by Angie

• Victim of domestic violence? Under SD law, that's a pre-existing condition.

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  If there weren't already so many stories out there about people being denied or losing health insurance because of such serious pre-existing conditions like acne, having had C-sections, and -- GASP -- hay fever, the idea that people could be denied health insurance because of domestic violence' [...]
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  Posted: September 15, 2009, 2:50pm EDT
  by Angie

• Adoption not always the rosiest of reproduction options

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  I'm not sure I've ever mentioned this here on DW, but I'm an adoptee: I was adopted as a 1-month-old infant, 24 years ago. As a pro-choice adoptee, I often cringe when people automatically point to adoption as the be-all, end-all "solution" to pregnancy for unmarried women, simply because a' [...]
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  Posted: September 08, 2009, 12:43pm EDT
  by Angie

• The Measure of a Woman...

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  In light of all this recent ridiculous talk of "sex testing" in athletics that's been in the news, Shakesville has a great biology review that gets to the heart of the matter: what makes us 'male' or 'female' is pretty arbitrary and not actually as cut and dry' [...]
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  Posted: August 25, 2009, 10:07pm EDT
  by Kelsey

• An historic week for the ELCA...

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  Today, at its national convention in Minneapolis, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America voted to allow individual churches and pastors to bless monogamous, same-gender relationships. It further voted to allow pastors who are in monogamous, same-gender relationships that have been blessed by the church to serve as pastors.
  
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  Posted: August 21, 2009, 5:10pm EDT
  by Anna

• Score another for Planned Parenthood...

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  I wonder if the anti-choicers in the state legislature will ever get tired of the judicial branch smacking down their pointless efforts to limit womens' access to abortion services.
  
  According to Judge Karen Schreier, "a South Dakota law requiring doctors to tell pregnant women that abortion increases the'" [...]
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  Posted: August 20, 2009, 5:42pm EDT
  by Anna

• Great coverage on a tough issue

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  Lest our friend Les continue to believe we at Dakota Women don't talk about Native issues (other than when we have many times in the past, including here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here), I wanted to showcase' [...]
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  Posted: August 14, 2009, 3:19pm EDT
  by Angie

• On finding common ground...

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  After this constant fit about how "mean" the ladies of DW are, I'll go ahead and give props where props are due. I was glad to see South DaCola's quick nod to the craziness happening with the ongoing court battle regarding South Dakota's biased consent law.
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  Posted: August 13, 2009, 4:11pm EDT
  by Angie

• Women's Equality = More Drinking/DUIs for Women?

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  This AP story was featured on tonight's ABC World News and I found it fascinating. ABC posed the question of whether or not women's issue progress has played some role in the decreasing gap between women and men's drunk driving. (I couldn't find the story posting on ABC for [...]
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  Posted: August 12, 2009, 8:14pm EDT
  by That Girl

• Again on Hillary...

  Number of comments: 20
  I never intended to become the local blogosphere's Hillary Clinton defender, but I guess somebody's gotta do it...
  
  The usual suspects in the SD blogosphere report this story about Hillary Clinton's recent trip to Africa, with the usual dose of sexism directed at our SOS (the comments' [...]
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  Posted: August 12, 2009, 7:09am EDT
  by Anna

• Worthwhile Reads

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  Jezebel asks who's really getting rich off of abortion?The fantastic Jack Balkin picks apart arguments for letting husbands have a say in the abortion decision.Everyone loves to talk about common ground -- could there be a bill that actually finds it?Some California leaders want to put Prop' [...]
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  Posted: July 29, 2009, 10:12pm EDT
  by Kelsey

• Kick Ass Girl Rock Break

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  No Doubt + Shirley Manson from Garbage + Maja from The Sounds!
  
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  Posted: July 28, 2009, 10:58pm EDT
  by Kelsey

• Some sad news...

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  I'm back in South Dakota and heard that retired physician and former abortion provider Dr. Buck Williams passed away earlier this month in Arizona. He and his wife had been retired for many years, but they provided a wide range of medical services to women in South Dakota for decades.' [...]
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  Posted: July 22, 2009, 2:08pm EDT
  by Anna

• Kool Aid Man to Dakota Woman: They Don't Call Him CASH for Nothin'!

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  I'm starting a new installment here at Dakota Women. I hear a lot of political gossip, though generally don't take the bait on anything that can't be substantiated. On the other hand, there are often nuggets passed along to one of us Dakota ladies that are' [...]
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  Posted: July 14, 2009, 12:53pm EDT
  by That Girl

• Sotomayor hearings today!

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  The confirmation hearings for Judge Sotomayor start today in the Senate. I'm sure Thune will continue to lead the Republican campaign to convince everyone that she's not up to the job, but we all know that's basically in vain. She's going to get confirmed, and then we get to go [...]
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  Posted: July 13, 2009, 8:42am EDT
  by Angie

• Ramblings, Lispings, Cliches, and Bad Jokes

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  Brought to you by Allen Unruh. And this is only half of it!
  
  
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  Posted: July 10, 2009, 10:25am EDT
  by That Girl

• Unruh Whoredom Abounds, SD MSM's Speed Dial Exposed

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  Move over Paris Hilton! Move over Octo-mom! You've got yourself some serious SD competition!
  
  Yes, media whoredom is something I have long taken issue with, having written about it here, here, and here. Yet...Unruh Whoredom abounds. And it's becoming pretty clear how' [...]
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  Posted: July 08, 2009, 1:12pm EDT
  by That Girl

• Crisis Pregnancy Centers Fake Clinics Exposed

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  Just saw this great new video from RH Reality Check about fake pregnancy clinics, like our very own Alpha Center.
  
  
  
  The experiences of women and girls described in the above video sound like they mirror what happens to people who visit the Alpha Center. I'll be' [...]
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  Posted: July 08, 2009, 10:56am EDT
  by Angie

• Even Without a Ban to Worry About, SD Women Still Need Help

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  South Dakota has gotten plenty of national attention (and assistance) for the various campaigns to make abortion illegal. And while we've managed to beat those attempts, the average South Dakota woman's ability to access abortion may not be any more guaranteed than it was before.
  
  The South' [...]
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  Posted: July 04, 2009, 7:35pm EDT
  by Kelsey

• Indian High Court rejects fundamentalism

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  India's High Court recently struck down an anti-sodomy law from the colonial era, which was used to punish HIV/AIDS outreach workers. In doing so, they issued a pretty firm smackdown to Indians who use religion (in their case, generally, Hinduism and Islam) as a shield for their bigotry:
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  Posted: July 04, 2009, 11:16pm EDT
  by Anna

• BREAKING: PALIN STEPPING DOWN

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  Sarah Palin just announced that she's stepping down as gov as of July 26, and won't be running for re-election.
  
  MSNBC has the video here:
  
  

  Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy

  
  
  
  I'm not completely shocked she's [...]
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  Posted: July 03, 2009, 2:53pm EDT
  by Angie

• Another swing and a miss for the Unruhs...

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  I balked a bit when I saw this headline yesterday over at the War College: "Over 10,000 people anticipated at today's rally against socialized medicine (which was being orchestrated by DW's BFF, Allen Unruh).
  
  
  Just for the record, assuming the 2008 Census estimates are correct, that's 6%" [...]
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  Posted: July 03, 2009, 9:07am EDT
  by Angie

• Another take on health care...

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  There seems to be a lot going on in the larger feminist blogosphere these days, and I've been following one issue in particular. Feministe explains it here, but in short, a transsexual woman blogger moved to New Orleans and attempted to locate a trans-friendly health care provider. She found' [...]
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  Posted: June 29, 2009, 9:29pm EDT
  by Anna

• Welcome the new ACLU blog to the neighborhood!

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  Make sure to check out ACLU South Dakota's new blog A Little Liberty on the Prairie. I look forward to some great civil liberties themed blogging in days to come! [...]
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  Posted: June 25, 2009, 9:31pm EDT
  by Kelsey

• Generic EC to hit shelves in August

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  This is good news for the ladies: Emergency Contraception will be available as a generic (as opposed to Plan B) starting August 24, sold as Next Choice.
  
  This is great news, since getting access to EC in the past has often partly been a financial issue. Depending [...]
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  Posted: June 25, 2009, 5:00pm EDT
  by Angie

• Campbell and Buehner Being Awarded for Courage

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  I was happy to see today that the Ballot Initiative Strategy Center, which does work on progressive ballot measures (and helps defeat regressive ones like Measure 11), is giving one of its 2009 Ballies Awards to our very own Tiffany Campbell and Dr. Marv Buehner, "for never backing" [...]
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  Posted: June 25, 2009, 11:33am EDT
  by Angie

• The Measure of a Man

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  Hat tip to Cory, who has the intestinal fortitude to read blogs that I'm pretty sure none of us at Dakota Women bother with.
  
  Bob Ellis (no linking to hate sites on DW) has added a couple of items to Todd Epp's exhaustive list of what makes' [...]
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  Posted: June 25, 2009, 11:35pm EDT
  by Anna

• More from the He Man Woman Haters Club

  Number of comments: 9
  Jesus H. Christ. As much as Todd Epp claims to be so distressed by the 'vicious' attacks against him, you'd think he'd quit writing ridiculous stuff that simply begs more viciousness. His latest post is one of the greatest combos of offensive and delusional I've' [...]
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  Posted: June 16, 2009, 9:20am EDT
  by Kelsey

• More on appearance vs. ability...

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  On NPR's website, former Sleater-Kinney guitarist/singer Carrie Brownstein discusses press coverage of The Gossip and their lead singer Beth Ditto, which focuses almost entirely on Beth Ditto's weight, rather than her undeniable talent. She looks at a review by Elizabeth Day of The Guardian, which mentions Ditto's weight and [...]
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  Posted: June 14, 2009, 4:25pm EDT
  by Anna

• Women and morality

  Number of comments: 13
  I hope not to alienate one of our few allies in the world of SD political blogs, but this post on Madville Times and the subsequent comments are interesting enough to me to merit a response. Cory suggests that Pastor(?) Hickey earns some "feminist credentials" for being the first [...]
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  Posted: June 10, 2009, 5:38pm EDT
  by Anna

• Some things that suck about the blogosphere...

  Number of comments: 13
  I was having lunch with a friend today and trying to explain why I both like the internet and the blogosphere and all that it has wrought, and at the same time think the critics might be right about its part in the decline of civility [...]
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  Posted: June 10, 2009, 4:02pm EDT
  by Kelsey

• Operation Rescue Considers Buying Tiller's Clinic

  Number of comments: 4
  Just when we thought Troy Newman couldn't get any more ridiculous...Troy Newman gets more ridiculous.
  
  The link above is to a New York Times article wherein Newman announces intentions to buy Dr. Tiller's now-closed clinic from the Tiller family.
  
  A spokesman for the family (rightly) called [...]
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  Posted: June 10, 2009, 3:39pm EDT
  by Angie

• Midweek Round Up

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  I have a growing number of tabs open on Firefox that are there to remind me of what I want to post to DakotaWomen, and then a week goes by and I never get to it. Here is the list of links that inevitably results from this procrastination:
  This [...]
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  Posted: June 10, 2009, 11:25am EDT
  by Kelsey

• Sexism in the SD dude-o-sphere...

  Number of comments: 0
  Just some history, while we wait for this to die down:
  
  If you'll recall, the last attempt at a discussion in the SD blogosphere about sexism occurred right around this time last year, when about half of us at Dakota Women were actively supporting Hillary Clinton. The same' [...]
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  Posted: June 09, 2009, 3:39pm EDT
  by Anna