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Low income women with children can only get food stamps if they can prove they were sexually assaulted.

timekiller-s:

stoneagechronicles:

thatisnotfeminism:

“It’s becoming increasingly clear that there is a very large and influential part of the Republican party that is infatuated with the idea of rape. Does that sound harsh? Well,Mitt Romney has endorsed exactly one Senatorial candidate and that candidate has called rape a “gift from God.” Romney is still standing by his man.

Even more recently, AlterNet uncovered a Pennsylvania bill which would force women to prove they were raped before being given food stamps:

Despite the fact that low-income women who give birth to children would logically need increased assistance to care for their larger family, Pennsylvania lawmakers — State Reps. RoseMarie Swanger (R), Mark Gillen (R), Keith Gillespie (R), Adam Harris (R), and Mike Tobash (R) — don’t want their state’s food stamp program to provide additional benefits for that newborn.

If a woman gives birth to a child who was conceived from rape, she may seek an exception to this rule so that her food stamp benefits aren’t slashed, but only if she can provide proof that she reported her sexual assault and her abuser’s identity to the police.

Just in case you’re thinking that this bill would actually encourage women to file false police reports, the Reps are a step ahead of you.

The language of the bill goes on to note that a sexual assault victim applying for an exemption will be required to sign a statement affirming she understands that “false reports to law enforcement authorities are punishable by law,” and stipulates that Pennsylvania will report any “evidence of false statements or fraud” to the correct department, all the way up to the Attorney General’s office.”

WTF???

WTF indeed. How can anyone with a brain NOT SEE that the GOP’s aim is the complete subjugation of women?

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    TRUTH So much truth right here
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