Comments on: Antis abusing the legal system? Who would have guessed? http://thecurvature.com/2007/10/05/antis-abusing-the-legal-system-who-would-have-guessed/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:27:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: brandann http://thecurvature.com/2007/10/05/antis-abusing-the-legal-system-who-would-have-guessed/#comment-1602 brandann Fri, 05 Oct 2007 19:51:13 +0000 http://thecurvature.com/2007/10/05/antis-abusing-the-legal-system-who-would-have-guessed/#comment-1602 just to fill in some data (and b/c i love discussing things w/you), the govenor of michigan laid off 35,000 of around 53,000 state/government employees. every public school except for those for the deaf, shut down (and if they don't open next week won't get funding). financial aid to universities is out (there was a rally in lansing yesterday). the state liquor board won't be delivering. the gaming comission (huge job industry in michigan w/ all the casinos) is closed. courts run emergency only cases (and part of this is the friend of the court, who handles all child support and custody matters in michigan). human rights orgs and civil service places are being done on a leave a message basis. the secretary of state, as i mentioned b/f, won't renew driver's license or plates. the prisons, military schools, and detention centers are being minimally manned. the police, bless them, are working for free, b/c they feel it's right, but all state posts are closed. all exportation of michigan goods is stopped, including no cattle permits and international sales. like i said, the state has shut down, literally, until further notice. and i hope that women can still get care, b/c health departments, i believe, are also down. i went to high school on the west side of the state, and know many women who depended on PP for BC, cancer screening, and routine paps! hope that helps the skepticism, and if i find anything out i will pass it along, or post it on my site too. just to fill in some data (and b/c i love discussing things w/you), the govenor of michigan laid off 35,000 of around 53,000 state/government employees. every public school except for those for the deaf, shut down (and if they don’t open next week won’t get funding). financial aid to universities is out (there was a rally in lansing yesterday). the state liquor board won’t be delivering. the gaming comission (huge job industry in michigan w/ all the casinos) is closed. courts run emergency only cases (and part of this is the friend of the court, who handles all child support and custody matters in michigan). human rights orgs and civil service places are being done on a leave a message basis. the secretary of state, as i mentioned b/f, won’t renew driver’s license or plates. the prisons, military schools, and detention centers are being minimally manned. the police, bless them, are working for free, b/c they feel it’s right, but all state posts are closed. all exportation of michigan goods is stopped, including no cattle permits and international sales.
like i said, the state has shut down, literally, until further notice.
and i hope that women can still get care, b/c health departments, i believe, are also down. i went to high school on the west side of the state, and know many women who depended on PP for BC, cancer screening, and routine paps!
hope that helps the skepticism, and if i find anything out i will pass it along, or post it on my site too.

]]> By: Cara http://thecurvature.com/2007/10/05/antis-abusing-the-legal-system-who-would-have-guessed/#comment-1600 Cara Fri, 05 Oct 2007 18:42:36 +0000 http://thecurvature.com/2007/10/05/antis-abusing-the-legal-system-who-would-have-guessed/#comment-1600 Also, it's worth noting that I do not know whether or not any of the clinics that are closing actually perform abortions. Most PP clinics do not (for example, the affiliate I work for has 7 clinics, and only two perform abortions, both being in major cities). The article does not specify and PP obviously tries extremely hard to not release such information to non-patients. I hope that abortion will not become less accessible as a result, but of course lost access to birth control and pap smears are just as important, though they are arguably more easy to obtain, even for low income women. Also, it’s worth noting that I do not know whether or not any of the clinics that are closing actually perform abortions. Most PP clinics do not (for example, the affiliate I work for has 7 clinics, and only two perform abortions, both being in major cities). The article does not specify and PP obviously tries extremely hard to not release such information to non-patients. I hope that abortion will not become less accessible as a result, but of course lost access to birth control and pap smears are just as important, though they are arguably more easy to obtain, even for low income women.

]]> By: Cara http://thecurvature.com/2007/10/05/antis-abusing-the-legal-system-who-would-have-guessed/#comment-1599 Cara Fri, 05 Oct 2007 18:39:05 +0000 http://thecurvature.com/2007/10/05/antis-abusing-the-legal-system-who-would-have-guessed/#comment-1599 Yes, that is a good point. It doesn't not seem to be a primarily anti-choice measure, since lots of other programs have been affected, but I am highly skeptical of the idea that anti-choice politics had nothing to do with it. I'm also curious as to whether or not any other organizations have had to actually cease activity based on the cuts and how comparably important such activities might have been. Yes, that is a good point. It doesn’t not seem to be a primarily anti-choice measure, since lots of other programs have been affected, but I am highly skeptical of the idea that anti-choice politics had nothing to do with it. I’m also curious as to whether or not any other organizations have had to actually cease activity based on the cuts and how comparably important such activities might have been.

]]> By: brandann http://thecurvature.com/2007/10/05/antis-abusing-the-legal-system-who-would-have-guessed/#comment-1598 brandann Fri, 05 Oct 2007 18:34:36 +0000 http://thecurvature.com/2007/10/05/antis-abusing-the-legal-system-who-would-have-guessed/#comment-1598 no! i am FROM michigan! that makes me incredibly angry!!! although, and i am not defending the cut, the whole state has "shut down" due to a huge deficit in the states proposed fiscal year budget, so please know that it isn't just PP getting slammed...(for example, i have to renew my driver's license here in hawai'i b/c the michigan sec of state won't even do them online or by mail right now, and public schools and courts are pretty much not functioning) but, that doesn't excuse PPCWM taking such a huge cut! now i am doubly glad that when work handed out annual combined federal campaign forms, i included PP in my auto donation! and thanx for the great post! strike two for michigan! no! i am FROM michigan! that makes me incredibly angry!!! although, and i am not defending the cut, the whole state has “shut down” due to a huge deficit in the states proposed fiscal year budget, so please know that it isn’t just PP getting slammed…(for example, i have to renew my driver’s license here in hawai’i b/c the michigan sec of state won’t even do them online or by mail right now, and public schools and courts are pretty much not functioning)
but, that doesn’t excuse PPCWM taking such a huge cut!
now i am doubly glad that when work handed out annual combined federal campaign forms, i included PP in my auto donation!

and thanx for the great post!

strike two for michigan!

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