Monday, March 12, 2012

Should be a good week over at our old pal Doonesbury....



UPDATE : The Athens Banner-Herald is one of the papers that will drop it, because:
The Georgia General Assembly is considering an abortion bill — House Bill 954, sponsored by Rep. Doug McKillip, R-Athens, which would prohibit abortions after the 20th week of pregnancy — I made a unilateral decision not to publish the “Doonesbury” strips intended for publication this week. Quite simply, I thought there was a real possibility that readers might confuse the topic of this week’s “Doonesbury” with Georgia’s proposed abortion legislation, and I didn’t want to add any confusion to the ongoing concerns, pro and con, about House Bill 954. ( the rest )
Because all yall reading Doonesbury there in North Georgia would not want to get your anti abortion ideas mixed up.

UPDATE UPDATE : 24 hours later from the Athens Banner-Herald:
ANOTHER THINK COMING: I’m rethinking my decision not to run this week’s “Doonesbury” comic strip, which deals with a new Texas law requiring pregnant women to view an ultrasound image prior to having an abortion. Instead of this week’s strip, I’ve been running previous “Doonesbury” panels provided to newspapers not running this week’s installments. I am, however, providing a link to the “Doonesbury” website ­— http://www.doonesbury.com/ —­ for readers interested in seeing this week’s strips. My decision was based on a desire not to cause any confusion with a Georgia legislative proposal sponsored by Rep. Doug McKillip, R-Athens, that would prohibit abortions after the 20th week of pregnancy. That decision has, though, been viewed by many readers as an insult to their intelligence. I certainly understand that viewpoint, and that’s why I’m taking a new look at the issue. For today, you’ll have to rely on the link provided above, but stay tuned — things might change for Wednesday.

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