House Republicans voted Thursday to block a Washington, D.C., law preventing employers from
firing people for their reproductive health decisions. It wasn't just a vote in support of the boss's right to discriminate, it was also a vote against local democratic governance. Which is exactly what Hillary Clinton communications director Jennifer Palmieri
pointed out in a statement:
... calling it an effort to "overrule the Democratic process" in D.C. and promising Clinton would do better by women.
"Hillary Clinton has fought for women and families and their right to access the full range of reproductive health care without interference from politicians or employers," Palmieri said. "Hillary will fight to make it easier, not more difficult, for women and families to get ahead and ensure that women are not discriminated against for personal medical decisions."
Around one in three women gets an abortion in her lifetime. Nearly every woman uses birth control at some point in her life. Republicans are saying that those women's jobs should be on the line because of those medical choices—and that they'll trample local government to make that happen. It's kind of an important contrast between that position and Clinton's position. We know Ted Cruz has been pushing this measure in the Senate (where it's not going anywhere; the House vote was a show vote), but you have to wonder where Marco Rubio and allegedly libertarianish Rand Paul stand on it.