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At last week’s Women in the World Summit in New York City, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton dug into why women around the world can’t seem to get full access to abortion—reductive religious beliefs.
During her keynote address last Thursday, Clinton made this salient point, via The Hill:
More: Hillary States the Obvious: Religion Is Hampering Abortion Access
4 comments
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wrenchwench Apr 28, 2015 1:33:19pm |
If she becomes President of the United States, it will be good for women around the world, not just the U.S.
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FemNaziBitch Apr 28, 2015 2:29:35pm |
She will have conquered a barrier greater than the race barrier Obama overcame to be POTUS.
People really don’t understand this. That a white woman would have greater trouble being elected than a black man. I guess race trumps gender.
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witw Apr 28, 2015 3:23:02pm |
re: #2 FemNaziBitch
Black men got the vote before women did so it wasn’t surprising to me that we would elect a black President first.
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ObserverArt Apr 28, 2015 3:41:41pm |
re: #2 FemNaziBitch
She will have conquered a barrier greater than the race barrier Obama overcame to be POTUS.
People really don’t understand this. That a white woman would have greater trouble being elected than a black man. I guess race trumps gender.
Nice comment FemNaziBitch.
I guess I never thought of it that way myself, as a 60 year old male. My problem is, I never thought it should ever have been an issue.
Yeah, my idealism can sometimes butt heads with my reality. It keeps me going. Reality can be so depressing.
Hopefully it gets done so I can check off another one during my lifetime.
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