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'''Sandra Kay Fluke''' (born April 17, 1981) is a [[Georgetown University Law Center|Georgetown University]] [[Legal education|law student]], [[United States|American]] [[feminism|feminist]] activist, and an ex-employee of a nonprofit advocating for victims of [[domestic violence]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Obama calls student as contraception fight turns nasty |url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/03/us-usa-contraception-obama-idUSTRE8211Q120120303 |publisher=Reuters |accessdate=3 March 2012}}</ref><ref>[http://articles.businessinsider.com/2012-03-02/politics/31115859_1_rush-limbaugh-contraception-democratic-women "Meet The Georgetown Law Student That Rush Limbaugh Called A 'Slut'"] ''Business Insider''. March 2, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2012.</ref><ref>http://www.law.georgetown.edu/pils/CurrentPILS.htm</ref> She was a proposed Democratic witness to a Congressional hearing on contraception. She was denied the opportunity to testify before the hearing and subsequently testified before Democratic members of the House of Representatives. Rush Limbaugh then began a controversy by commenting on her testimony.<ref>{{cite web |title=Law Student Makes Case For Contraceptive Coverage |url=http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/02/23/147299323/law-student-makes-case-for-contraceptive-coverage |accessdate=3 March 2012}}</ref> |
'''Sandra Kay Fluke''' (born April 17, 1981) is a [[Georgetown University Law Center|Georgetown University]] [[Legal education|law student]], [[United States|American]] [[feminism|feminist]] activist, and an ex-employee of a nonprofit advocating for victims of [[domestic violence]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Obama calls student as contraception fight turns nasty |url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/03/us-usa-contraception-obama-idUSTRE8211Q120120303 |publisher=Reuters |accessdate=3 March 2012}}</ref><ref>[http://articles.businessinsider.com/2012-03-02/politics/31115859_1_rush-limbaugh-contraception-democratic-women "Meet The Georgetown Law Student That Rush Limbaugh Called A 'Slut'"] ''Business Insider''. March 2, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2012.</ref><ref>http://www.law.georgetown.edu/pils/CurrentPILS.htm</ref> She was a proposed Democratic witness to a Congressional hearing on contraception. She was denied the opportunity to testify before the hearing and subsequently testified before Democratic members of the House of Representatives. Rush Limbaugh then began a controversy by commenting on her testimony.<ref>{{cite web |title=Law Student Makes Case For Contraceptive Coverage |url=http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/02/23/147299323/law-student-makes-case-for-contraceptive-coverage |accessdate=3 March 2012}}</ref> |
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Sandra Fluke | |
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| Born | Sandra Kay Fluke April 17, 1981 |
| Alma mater | Cornell University Georgetown University |
| Occupation(s) | Activist Law student |
Sandra Kay Fluke (born April 17, 1981) is a Georgetown University law student, American feminist activist, and an ex-employee of a nonprofit advocating for victims of domestic violence.[1][2][3] She was a proposed Democratic witness to a Congressional hearing on contraception. She was denied the opportunity to testify before the hearing and subsequently testified before Democratic members of the House of Representatives. Rush Limbaugh then began a controversy by commenting on her testimony.[4]
Biography
Before attending Georgetown, she graduated from Cornell University in 2003 and spent five years working for Sanctuary for Families, a New York-based nonprofit aiding victims of domestic violence. While working, she launched the agency's pilot Program Evaluation Initiative. She also co-founded the New York Statewide Coalition for Fair Access to Family Court, which successfully advocated for legislation granting access to civil orders of protection for unmarried victims of domestic violence, including LGBTQ victims and teens. Fluke was also a member of the Manhattan Borough President's Taskforce on Domestic Violence and numerous other New York City and New York State coalitions that successfully advocated for policy improvements impacting victims of domestic violence.[5] While at Georgetown University Law Center, she also worked on issues that involved domestic violence and human trafficking.[6]
Congressional testimony on contraception mandates
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On February 16, 2012, Representative Darrell Issa, chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, held a hearing on infringement of religious liberty and contraceptive mandates. Fluke was submitted as a witness by Democratic members, but Issa denied her testimony, stating her name was submitted too late. The hearing was widely criticized for having no women witnesses to speak on an issue of contraception.[7] She was later[8] invited to testify on February 23 for House Democratic members.[9]
In her testimony, she argued in favor of requiring private insurance companies to cover contraception. She claimed that over the three years as a law student, birth control would cost an estimated $3,000. She continued that the lack of coverage would force many low income women to go without contraception and that women's free health clinics cannot meet the need. She then discussed the consequence of such policies, including a friend with polycystic ovary syndrome being forced to go without birth control pills, resulting in a cyst developing on her ovaries. According to Fluke, her friend was denied coverage, even with a verified condition from her doctor, and this is not a rare event for women with medical conditions. She then stated that she wanted equal treatment for women's health issues and did not see the issue as a being against the Catholic Church.[10]
Media flap with Rush Limbaugh
On February 29, 2012, in rebuttal to Fluke's testimony, conservative pundit Rush Limbaugh berated Fluke on his radio show. He expressed his disagreement with her ideas using pointedly ad hominem and sexual terms. Various sexual and ad hominem attacks were repeated for several days until Limbaugh issued an apology. The comments caused a controversy for Limbaugh and a continued effort, organized by social meda, to pressure companies to stop advertising on Limbaugh's show.
Limbaugh's remarks aroused a public reaction by many, including Georgetown University President John J. DeGioia[11] and sources across the political spectrum; several of Limbaugh's radio sponsors withdrew their ads. Also, President Barack Obama called Fluke in support.[12][13]
See also
References
- ^ "Obama calls student as contraception fight turns nasty". Reuters. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- ^ "Meet The Georgetown Law Student That Rush Limbaugh Called A 'Slut'" Business Insider. March 2, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
- ^ http://www.law.georgetown.edu/pils/CurrentPILS.htm
- ^ "Law Student Makes Case For Contraceptive Coverage". Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- ^ "The Faces of 2012". Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- ^ "Current Public Interest Law Scholars". Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- ^ "Meet Sandra Fluke: The woman you didn't hear at Congress' contraceptives hearing". Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- ^ "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlRC0nsjtKQ" | Sandra Fluke Opening Statement (C-SPAN) |
- ^ "Sandra Fluke Receives Call From Obama After Rush Limbaugh 'Slut' Comments" The Huffington Post. March 2, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
- ^ Fluke, Sandra. "Statement to Congress" (PDF). Retrieved 4 March 2012.
- ^ "MESSAGES TO THE GEORGETOWN COMMUNITY on Civility and Public Discourse". Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- ^ "Limbaugh slut slur student Sandra Fluke gets Obama call" BBC News. March 3, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
- ^ "Obama calls Sandra Fluke to offer support over Limbaugh comments".