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Kansas NOW’s Kari Ann Rinker Schools Kansas State Reps on Jobs, Abortion and “Rape is Like a Flat Tire” Comments

Jodi Jacobson

Kansas NOW's state director and special to Rewire Kari Ann Rinker testifies before a committee of Kansas state representatives.  She asks exactly how the legislature's obsession with restricting women's rights will lead to more jobs, and reminds Rep. Pete DeGraaf that you can't "prepare for rape" like you would a spare tire.

Kansas NOW’s state director and special to Rewire Kari Ann Rinker testifies before a committee of Kansas state representatives.  She asks exactly how the legislature’s obsession with restricting women’s rights will lead to more jobs, and reminds Rep. Pete DeGraaf that you can’t “prepare for rape” like you would a spare tire. 

Also read Rinker’s piece today on predictions for Kansas in 2012.