Trent Franks’s abortion claim and the manly Republican Party

By Dana Milbank, WashPost, Wednesday, June 12, 4:37 PM

Ladies and gentlemen, Republicans are again voting on new abortion restrictions. Cue their theme song:

“Men men men men, manly men men men!”

The House Judiciary Committee gathered Wednesday to pass another antiabortion bill, and the nameplates on the majority side told the story:

• Mr. Goodlatte.
• Mr. Sensenbrenner.
• Mr. Coble.
• Mr. Smith.
• Mr. Chabot.
• Mr. Bachus.
• Mr. Issa.
• Mr. Forbes.
• Mr. King.
• Mr. Franks.

In all, the nameplates of 23 misters lined both rows on the GOP side; there isn’t one Republican woman on the panel. The guys muscled through a bill that, should it become law, would upend Roe v. Wade by effectively banning all abortions after 20 weeks.

(More here.)