The Ed Show 2/7/2014
Terry speaks on voter turnout during the midterms and other feminist priorities on Ed Shultz’s radio show.
Updates
Montana Judge Admits Fault For Blaming Rape Victim In State Supreme Court Filing
Judge G. Todd Baugh, who suggested the victim was partially at fault during her rapist’s trial, and only sentenced the perpetrator to 30 days in jail, is facing censure from the state’s highest court after admitting to violating judicial standards. “There is only one right decision to be made in this case: remove Baugh from Read more …
‘Female Viagra’ finds difficult path at FDA
As flibanserin, the drug touted as the “female Viagra” struggles to get approved by the FDA, NOW wonders if sexism is at play. “It looks to me like there are more hurdles being put in front of this drug than there have been on drugs addressing male dysfunction,” Terry O’Neill, NOW President, said. There are Read more …
30 Days In Prison Is Enough for Rapist, Defense Attorneys Say
Montana NOW is protesting a Montana judge’s decision to sentence a teacher to only 30 days in jail for raping a student. The sentence is so light likely because of the illusion of shared blame promoted in the courtroom, as Judge G. Todd Baugh insisted the victim “appeared older than her chronological age” and “was Read more …
Lawyers seek dismissal in Mississippi stillborn-death case
A woman in Mississippi is being tried for “depraved heart murder” because prosecutors claim that the then-16-year-old’s cocaine use caused her baby to be stillborn. NOW, among others, is urging the court to dismiss the charges.