Abortion

Chart of the Day

Written by SK Ashby

This chart, courtesy of ThinkProgress, perfectly demonstrates the consequences of having 39 out of 50 states legislatively controlled by Republicans.

Lawmakers across the nation pursued a record number of reproductive health and rights-related provisions in 2011, a new report from the Guttmacher Institute finds, enacting 135 measures in 36 states — “an increase from the 89 enacted in 2010 and the 77 enacted in 2009.” Sixty-eight percent of the provisions — 92 in 24 states — restricted access to abortion services.

And it isn't Democrats that are pushing these laws.

Both sides are the same though, right?