Forced pelvic exams

The Week: Missouri now forcing doctors to give women unnecessary pelvic exams before abortions

Last night Rachel Maddow had a couple of segments of her show on this (see videos below). The pro-life state government of Missouri is trying to close the last remaining women's clinic in the whole state, and at the same time, while it's still open (pending a judge's decision) they are punishing those women who do decide to use their constitutional right to an abortion.

I hope people will watch Rachel because I don't think most people want to actually delve into the abortion debate. They are perhaps content to accept stereotypical tropes on the subject because it's both so politically and emotionally charged and because it's kind of icky too. But real people are being affected and we shouldn't just look away.