The Obama campaign's Tumblr page had a graphic with the text: "Vote like your lady parts depend on it." The image was reblogged from vennstiel, another Tumblr user, who added: "because they kinda do."
The Campaign told Buzzfeed Shift, "We have a review process for our online content and this piece did not go through our regular review. When it was discovered, it was taken down."
According the the Obama campaign's Tumblr page, readers can submit pictures and video they want to share, and the campaign approves the graphics before they are posted to the site. The "Lady Parts" image was removed after complaints.
Read more at The Weekly Standard.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is targeting companies that discriminate against pregnant employees. Among its recent actions include lawsuits against Quest Intelligence Group, Bayou Wings, J's Seafood of Panama City, Chemcore, and Muskegon River Youth Home. In addition, Senator Jean Shaheen (D-NH) and Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) recently introduced the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. Read more about the fight to protect pregnant women's right to work here.
The bottom line is that poll workers can ask voters for ID but cannot deny their right to vote in November. The requirement will be postponed until after the election.
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