And what is to say that:
1: Restricting reproductive issues is particularly intended as an attack upon women?
2: Birth control/abortions are the most important issue of women's rights that they take priority over other issues?

Zarf,

1. Intention, maybe not. Effect, yes.
2. Opportunity cost.

Some republicans want women wearing chastity belts and virtually all democrats think women are too stupid to buy their own condoms/other BC.

"More importantly, men who are sexually repressed are more violent."

*throws computer at the wall*

Biggest load of crap I have heard...oh wait...

Worn,

LOL

Flint,

Except, market pressures mean that few men can afford a wife until their mid 30s.

I just got banned for sexism on another forum

"1. Social conservatives have attacked the legality of abortion, and to a lesser extent birth control."

I think the abortion debate is a legitimate one. Many women are against abortion. To speak as if only men oppose abortion is insulting to many women who oppose it. To frame is as a "women's issue" whereas being against it is being "against women" is overly simplistic and insulting to women who oppose abortion.

I agree that some conservatives' issues with birth control are just silly. I respect their beliefs, but, if they want to expand those beliefs, that's a cultural discussion with no place in politics. The fact is most Americans <3 birth control and aren't going to stop any time soon. My issue here is broadly accusing Republicans/Conservatives as waging a "war" on women when the majority of them don't care about contraception. Or when Republicans/Conservatives are accused of waging a "war" on women when they don't support socialized birth control.

It's not that expensive. I buy my own condoms. This is just a ridiculous debate. I live in America, not North Korea. I don't owe anyone a pill and nobody owes me a condom. Anyone who thinks otherwise is an intellectual lightweight and a little pansy besides. Nowhere in our Constitution can the argument be made that women deserve BC from society. And nowhere in our collective culture(s) could the argument be made until recently. Recently, when our deficits skyrocketed, our illegitimacy rates skyrocketed, healthcare and education costs [because of this baby culture] skyrocketed, work ethic was brutally beaten, relative production fell, and relative standard of living fell.

I just find the dishonesty disgusting. Non-socialists are waging a war against women by fighting for their freedoms and standard of living (which results in cheaper birth control and higher incomes, effectively providing the birth control for free and then some)? A minority of Republicans/Conservatives' disapproval of birth control is equated with a systematic war on women?

Sure, I disagree with those people's views on birth control, but I don't equate their views with that of the Republican Party of Conservatives in general. I disagree with both on many issues. But I have a little dignity, so I debate them on principle and don't insult everyone listening by accusing them of waging a war on women.

Nobody benefits from dishonesty and scare-tactics. The accused gets an overly broad negative label (and those who may deserve it thus escape it). Those who agree philosophically with those being dishonest/using scare-tactics are insulted, as if their position cannot be argued on its merits.