Abortion clinic workers not allowed to bring cupcakes to sch

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Kansas Bill Would Ban Abortion Clinic Employees From ‘Bringing Cupcakes’ To Their Child’s School

2013/03/08

By Stephen D. Foster Jr.

 

It helps children when their parents volunteer at school; photo @labeez

Kansas Republicans are once again resuming their war against a woman’s right to choose and this time they are targeting abortion clinic employees in a very personal way.

A Kansas House committee passed HB 2253 on Wednesday along party lines, with Republicans pushing the bill through while Democrats opposed it. The bill is a broad spectrum of anti-abortion laws sponsored by GOP state Rep. Lance Kinzer, who is the poster boy for many of the outrageous abortion bills introduced and passed in Kansas these days. Included in the bill are measures declaring that life begins at conception, measures that keep women from deducting the cost of abortion procedures on their tax forms, and measures that affect “information the Kansas Department of Health and Environment distributes on abortion and fetal development,” according to the Topeka Capital-Journal.

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But these measures weren’t the ones that Democrats objected to the most. Republicans apparently included a section in the bill that would affect employees of abortion providers in a most personal way. The Capital-Journal reports:

“Much of the debate centered on a portion of the bill that bars anyone associated with an abortion provider from working in a public school. It is meant to prevent districts from contracting with groups like Planned Parenthood to provide sexual education materials.”

Democratic Rep. Emily Perry opposes HB 2253, and pointed out another egregious section in the bill designed “to prohibit parents from going in and volunteering at their child’s school if they work at a place that provides abortion services.” Perry’s claim was later confirmed by Republican Rep. Arlen Siegfreid, who stated that the bill would “prohibit an abortion clinic secretary from ‘bringing cupcakes to’ school for his or her child’s birthday party.”

An amendment to fix the outrageous section was offered and passed but only after it was “tweaked to limit it to those who work for abortion providers and volunteer in schools, but not those who volunteer in abortion clinics and work in schools.” In other words, employees of clinics that provide abortion services are banned from volunteering at schools, even if their own children attend the school for which they wish to volunteer.

Parents should not be banned from volunteering at their child’s school because of where they work. This action is what most people would call discrimination. It’s also an intimidation tactic designed by Republicans to force abortion clinic employees to quit their jobs if they want to participate at their child’s school. It’s a sleazy personal attack that has no business being a law. People have the right to pursue whatever job they desire, including jobs that legally improve the health and lives of women. Likewise, parents have every right to volunteer at their child’s school; in fact, such participation is key to educating our kids. Teachers want parents to be involved. We shouldn’t prevent a particular group of parents from getting involved with the school system. Republicans would be standing in the way of education and personal liberty if they manage to slam this bill through the House, where it now heads, and the Senate. It’s a perfect demonstration of government over-reach, and this from the party that constantly screeches about “smaller government.”

[sushi]

[overture]

So does that mean hospital employees too? Or just PP?

Not enough WTFs for this.

[redheadbaker]

This is just plain punitive. There is absolutely no good reason for this.

[elleblue]

Oh that's just gross.

[smock]

How is this possibly legal? I'm assuming there would have to be some basis to prohibit a large group from volunteering simply because of their jobs, right? RIGHT?!

[kmpls]

I would hope this would not get passed. How would they enforce this anyways?

[gpw]

what.inthehell? I mean, really? This is so fucking stupid.

[emilyj]

I didn't realize you could catch an abortion from cupcakes.

[imojoebunny]

Enjoy your Cupcake lawsuit Kanas. Douche canoes.

[smock]

Mar 11, 2013 17:46:02 GMT -5 emilyj said:

I didn't realize you could catch an abortion from cupcakes.

What, haven't you heard that aborted fetuses are being used as flavor enhancers in our foods?

I believe it was Kansas' neighbor Oklahoma that tried to pass laws against fetal flavor enhancers in foods, INCLUDING CUPCAKES!

[laurenpetro]

See now what I got from this article is that I can deduct my abortions from my income tax! Yay!!!

[darnkatz]

Mar 11, 2013 18:04:57 GMT -5 smock said:

Mar 11, 2013 17:46:02 GMT -5 emilyj said:

I didn't realize you could catch an abortion from cupcakes.

What, haven't you heard that aborted fetuses are being used as flavor enhancers in our foods?

I believe it was Kansas' neighbor Oklahoma that tried to pass laws against fetal flavor enhancers in foods, INCLUDING CUPCAKES!

Personally, my kitchen just would not be complete without a jar of dehydrated fetus parts. It just really adds something extra special and liberal to my cooking and baking. I buy it at the abortion megaplex.

[sushi]

Mmmm, cupcakes with fetus calls and mifepristone.

You know what really gets me after I see past the anger of them restricting rights? Not only are these assholes wasting time on this, when I'm sure there are actual pressing issues, they're then going to waste time and taxpayer money defending this shit in court. Sorry, kids, your school is condemned, but at least we made a philosophical stand for zygotes. Now, run along and get your 3 grains of rice. Sorry about cutting WIC.

[crazytalk]

Yay for small government though.

[cattledogkisses]

I'm also wondering if this affects hospital employees. That would be a large group of people.

[twotrue]

Way to be the party of traditional family values Republicans. I don't know what is more traditional family than taking damn cupcakes to your kids' school.

[gretchenindisguise]

Mar 11, 2013 21:43:28 GMT -5 @cse1960 said:

I cannot believe I live here in this god forsaken place.

I can't either. How many more years until you get out? You're getting out, right?

[gretchenindisguise]

Mar 11, 2013 21:51:54 GMT -5 @cse1960 said:

Mar 11, 2013 21:47:54 GMT -5 gretchenindisguise said:

I can't either. How many more years until you get out? You're getting out, right?

I don't know, Gretch. At least three. 

3 is nothing! You can do that in your sleep.

Actually - I might recommend that. Maybe you should talk about getting some sleeping pills so you can sleep through it. 

[mominatrix]

...because this thread absolutely needs some Cupcakes for Life:

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is it possible to have a rage hangover? i'm just so angry all the time about this abortion bullshit and rape bullshit that it's like my baseline for life. so this doesn't even do anything other than make me want to cry some more and sink further into a ragelike state of being. it's all so overwhelming. like thinking about the expansion of the universe or eventual explosion of our own sun or something.

[soozy87]

No one wants to eat cupcakes made with dirty hands.

[UMaineTeach]

Mar 11, 2013 19:06:42 GMT -5 cattledogkisses said:

I'm also wondering if this affects hospital employees. That would be a large group of people.

off the top of my head - 1/3 of the parents of my kids this year work at the hospital.
the hospital is probably the 2nd or 3rd largest employer in my town.

oh BTW - we contract our OTs/PTs from the hospital, so we would need to hire those positions and pay benefits, raising the mill rate for sure

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Its insane to me that the party of "keep the gubbmit out of my lyfe" is totes okay with restrictions like these. Insane.

[fortmyersbride]

I'm a CEP lurker, but since I saw this bill mentioned here last week, I came over to give a sad little update:

www.kansascity.com/2013/03/20/4131919/sweeping-anti-abortion-bill-faces.html

The senate is now "excited" to vote on it too.

Time to start bulking up my private school savings for the kiddos, since apparently I won't be allowed to participate in KS public schools once it goes through.

[secretlyevil]

That's just sad and pathetic.

[pugz]

well fuckdiddle you guys.

my state is such a fucking clusterfuck as per usual and it makes me so sad because Kansas has a really great history but it is going to hell in a hand basket with Brownback at the helm.

I actually met and interviewed Lance Kinzer when I was in grad school. He is the state rep for my district and one of the assignments for my social work policy class was to interview one of my representatives and discuss a policy issue. He was of course nice and polite in person and we discussed immigration issues that were currently up for debate.

[Deleted]

We love children SO MUCH we will PUNISH THE CHILDREN. Serious ass-fuckery.

[Deleted]

seriously, where are these schools you can bring cupcakes to? All the schools I know of are no outside food/no food schools because of nut/egg/dairy allergies.

I haven't seen a cupcake in a school in nearly 10 years.

I guess abortions cause food allergies AND autism. Fuckers.