Posted on 04/29/2013 2:16:26 PM PDT by lowbridge
Several House Democrats are calling on Congress to recognize that climate change is hurting women more than men, and could even drive poor women to "transactional sex" for survival.
The resolution, from Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) and a dozen other Democrats, says the results of climate change include drought and reduced agricultural output. It says these changes can be particularly harmful for women.
"[F]ood insecure women with limited socioeconomic resources may be vulnerable to situations such as sex work, transactional sex, and early marriage that put them at risk for HIV, STIs, unplanned pregnancy, and poor reproductive health," it says.
Climate change could also add "workload and stresses" on female farmers, which the resolution says produce 60 to 80 percent of the food in developing countries.
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
Are these people crazy?? Are we paying crazy people to come up with crazy ideas?
You gotta be kidding me...
The more disturbing part is that she lumps “early marriage” in with “transactional sex” as an HIV and “unplanned pregnancy” risk. Good grief.
SnakeDoc
Transactional sex. This is prostitution, no?
” Women and minorities hardest hit! “
Well if we don’t pass climate change legislation we will just have to increase everyone’s food stamps to make sure this doesn’t happen.
See how easy it is to think like them?
Not prostitution, just dating and marriage.
The HORROR! And they might even have children!
And if the US birth rate were to increase, we might not need to import so many workers from foreign lands.
How, exactly, would this be a bad thing?
” Women and minorities hardest hit! “
(except Asians)
No worries, I read an article earlier that we are about to enter a 200 year cooling period.
Time to buy land in West Texas :)
The mysogyny in this is absolutely staggering.
Yeah : )
The first requirement to be a Democrat is , BE INSANE ?
They’re making me crazy! My blood pressure’s through the roof!
It sure sounds like it.
Someone ought to ask these dems why they think women are so weak and unable to cope as well as men. Watch them squirm as they try to explain. As they are stumbling with an answer, toss out something like, “Aren’t men and women supposed to be equal?”
Isn’t all sex transactional?
:)
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