Liberal Joy Behar Trashes Virginia: State's Abortion Law Is Like 'the Taliban'
The shrill, extremist comments coming from the co-hosts on The View continued, Thursday. Liberal comedienne Joy Behar trashed Virginia for passing abortion restrictions, saying the new law makes the state like "the Taliban."
Behar highlighted legislation requiring women, in some cases, to have an ultrasound before getting an abortion, decrying the move as "invasive." She then hyperbolically shrieked, "It's like, what are we? What is this, the Taliban now? What are we, in Afghanistan? Where are we exactly in this country?" [See video below. MP3 audio here.]
Behar denounced it as "so frickin' intrusive to a woman's body."
CBSNews.com desribed the law this way:
One issue that has come under the microscope with relation to the ultrasound bill is its requirement that some women undergo a transvaginal ultrasound probe, which is considered more physically invasive than other procedures.
While the bill does not explicitly mandate the use of transvaginal ultrasounds, many women would inevitably be required to undergo them; in the early stages of pregnancy, that procedure is often the only form of ultrasound that can detect a fetus' heartbeat.
As co-host Whoopi Goldberg tried to go to commercial, journalist Barbara Walters interrupted to defend abortion rights: "...Please remember that abortion- the right to abortion is the law of the land.
She added, "And we have to keep saying that. These are all discussion and states can tweak it here and tweak it there, but it is the law of the land. "
Back on February 8, Walters deemed it "heartbreaking" to force women to see an ultrasound before having an abortion.
A transcript of the February 16 exchange, which occurred at 11:07am EST, follows:
Story Continues Below Ad ↓WHOOPI GOLDBERG: What's the thing that you were concerned about?
JOY BEHAR: There's a couple of bills pending in Virginia. One of them is that women will be required to undergo sonograms, ultrasound when they are about to have an abortion and the other one is that if a heartbeat isn't detected, then they will get a trans-vaginal ultrasound which is basically going into the vagina and very intrusive. Now, there is no -- as far as I can tell there is no other Procedure including MRIs and cancer treatments that are mandated. This is- would be a mandated treatment for girls who are pregnant to see the child, the infant, the fetus-
BARBARA WALTERS: The fetus.
BEHAR: -whatever at that point is before they get the abortion and if they can't hear a heartbeat then they will have to undergo an ultrasound vaginal sonogram which I had one of those. I had one of those because I had benign tumors on my ovaries a few years ago and it was extremely intrusive and invasive.
ELISABETH HASSELBECK: It's uncomfortable. I agree with you.
BEHAR: It's like, what are we? What is this, the Taliban now? What are we, in Afghanistan? Where are we exactly in this country?
HASSELBECK: Well, here we go, you're actually-
BEHAR: -be so frickin intrusive on a woman's body-
HASSELBECK: Wait a minute-
BEHAR: And force her to have this procedure. It's outrageous!
HASSELBECK: I have to say I have also had that type of exam. It's not comfortable. I do believe that it should be offered equally to have an ultrasound. I do not believe in mandates. It's actually Republican right wing stance they're taking -- there shouldn't be a government's mandate on a woman's body. You're right. There shouldn't be.
GOLDBERG: I think it's not republican or democrat. I think it's -- I think -- well, no, I think what Elisabeth was saying you're taking a Republican stance but I think it's- it's a human stance rather than one or the other.
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WALTERS [As Goldberg tries to go to a break]: Let me just say- One second before you do that. And please remember that abortion- the right to abortion is the law of the land.
BEHAR: That's right.
WALTERS: And we have to keep saying that. These are all discussion and states can tweak it here and tweak it there, but it is the law of the land.
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Comments
Joy, are you "frickin" informed on any current issue?
Submitted by Mike Bratton on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 5:19pm.
In possession of any "frickin" facts?
Or are you just dispensing your "frickin" uneducated opinion whenever the red light on your camera comes on?
Oh, and Barbara: It may, currently, be the law of the land, but abortion isn't a "right."
--Mike
Goonie!
Submitted by boilermaker on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 5:39pm.
Abortion is a right, until the Supreme Court decides it is no longer a right. The due process clause in the 14th Amendment extends to a woman's right to abortion until viability. Maybe it's not a "right" but it is a right.
Well, let's examine this for a moment.
Submitted by Mike Bratton on Sat, 02/18/2012 - 5:59pm.
No, abortion is in no way a right, because rights come from God, not from the Supremes. Are you of the opinion that God grants human beings the right to kill developing human beings? Let's hope not.
Abortion is currently legal. It is not a right, thanks, and the 14th Amendment has precisely nothing to do with a woman hiring someone else to kill her own child.
--Mike
Is it any more invasive?
Submitted by JeffC... on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 5:22pm.
Is it any more invasive than what comes next?
Exactly
Submitted by Galvanic on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 5:28pm.
It would be unusual for Behar to exhibit any sense of logic, so I guess we'll have to leave it there.
Agreed
Submitted by Skunk Ape on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 6:01pm.
Agreed, is she at all familiar with what they stick up there for the actual abortion?
Well "It's not comfortable"
Submitted by ProudAmerican58 on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 7:54pm.
NOTHING RELATED TO ABORTION SHOULD BE "COMFORTABLE!!!!!"
Once again, Joy speaks,
Submitted by motherbelt on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 5:43pm.
and removes all doubt.
No, Joy, if it were like Afghanistan, the pregnant woman would be stoned.
But then again, that's not invasive.....
Islamaphobic
Submitted by Skunk Ape on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 6:03pm.
Isn't Joy-less' anti-Taliban rant Islamaphobic?
Agreed
Submitted by DontFeedTheTrolls on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 6:37pm.
It's clear Joy is an Islamophobe and needs to be dismissed.
But forceps and fetus vacuums aren't intrusive?
Submitted by SickofLibs on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 5:46pm.
I shudder to think what Blohar's 'toy collection' consists of.
Milwaukee and DeWalt come to mind.
Plus
Submitted by KornKing on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 6:07pm.
Something to kill the smell, maybe?
Yeah
Submitted by Ozconservative on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 8:28pm.
Probably car air-con deodorizer
Intrusive?
Submitted by Pilgrim1949 on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 6:01pm.
Ultrasounds are NON-invasive procedures, less "intrusive" than when the Doctor puts the tongue depressor in front of your mouth and asks you, "Say 'ah'." Of course she could accommodate a surf board...
News flash to the Joyless Bray-er: The woman's body has ALREADY had an "intrusive" act done, else she wouldn't be "with whatever-it-is-you're-calling-it-today." (Plus what others have already posted about the intrusion-to-come...)
As usual, not a "freedom of choice" issue, but simply freedom from the results of the choice. Also, only the "freedom" to "choose" how the Feminist Left (and abortion industry) sees fit. No other choices need apply.
"Ye canne change the laws of physics....." but some politicians believe that with the right legislation you can pretend they don't really apply to your own pet projects...
Isn't an abortion kind of invasive?
Submitted by Lipton on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 6:06pm.
I am no expert on the procedure, but it seems like the ultrasound wouldn't be any more invasive than the procedure.
Wishful thinking......
Submitted by almostacowboy on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 7:00pm.
I thought it said, "JOY BEHAR TRASHES VAGINA".......oh well. :-|
I think we need to update
Submitted by LinTaylor on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 7:18pm.
I think we need to update Godwin's Law with a Behar Clause that says "For the purposes of debate, comparisons to the Taliban shall be considered equivalent to comparisons to Hitler and/or the Nazi Party."
That's Funny
Submitted by HardRightTurn on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 7:41pm.
Coming from an antisemetic Jew who supports Islam.
To more fully comprehend the Left, one must read “Leftism As Psychopathy” by John Ray, M.A., Ph.D. Caution, it might scare you a little bit.
http://jonjayray.tripod.com/psycho.html
~For the sake of accuracy..
Submitted by Wrathful Brunette on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 8:04pm.
Joy Behar isn't Jewish, she's Italian.
yeah, but
Submitted by Tugboat Phil on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 8:23pm.
she's not actually human...right??
~Not as far as I can tell
Submitted by Wrathful Brunette on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 8:33pm.
.
Which is worse.......?
Submitted by Herbster on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 7:54pm.
Which is worse. The has-been hags that infest this "TV Show," or the brain dead drones that watch it? I think it's a draw. The watching drones probably also get their "News" from their doctor friends, Dr. Phil and that charlatan, Dr.Oz. Newto Minnow was right when he said, "TV is a vast wasteland." How anyone with more than two brain cells could watch these creatures - especially the dried up Baba Wawa and the Whoopee Cushion is beyond me. These slimies represent all that is wrong with our country - including the "Conservative" Hasselbeck. Were she and Mika separated at birth?
~There's no such thing as a 'right' to an abortion
Submitted by Wrathful Brunette on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 8:02pm.
It may be legal to pay someone to kill your unborn child, but a 'right' isn't a service that someone else must provide you.
Not to mention
Submitted by dyardley on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 10:05pm.
that in the natural law abortion is intrinsicly(sp?) evil.
Stupidity on both sides of the aisle
Submitted by Uncle Igmar on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 9:25pm.
The Right want to ban abortions - for whatever reasons - be they religious or not - the Left want abortions to be legal - as they are in all 50 states. What pisses me off is this - the biggest mouthes in this discussion are men. I am a guy and I am offended that it seems that those who haev the most to say on this subject are not women - but men - and usuallt Republican "evangelical" types - the "Holier Than Thou Crowd".
To get around "Roe Vs Wade" state are now adding bogus procedures to the process of getting an abortion - the Ultrasound Silliness - and it's no surprise that this stupidity is coming from states in teh Bible Belt - Virginia and Kansas. What those states are doing is making women and their health insurance companies pay for medical procedures that are not needed. If they are going to make a woman have an ultrasound before an abortion then those legislators should be made to have a colonoscopy every time a woman undergoes an unecessary medical procedure due to their meddling.
Listen - I think abortions should be the last resort - I think that every child - no matter how conceived - should have a chance to live - and be given up for adoption if ned be - but what the religious Right don;t get is that they have no right to impose their belief system on anyone else. Catholicism was spread at times at the point of a sword (I'm not going to get into other flavors of "Christianity" - the followers of most "Christian" sects are about as Christian in their actions as those who blong to the local mosque), much as Islam was - both were wrong and this is too.
If states like Virginia and Kansas want to outlaw abortion - go for it - but quit the silliness with adding medical procedures to the ordeal. Quit being pansies and stand up for what you believe and take the beat down for it if it comes.
Igmar
Submitted by Radical1979 on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 9:42pm.
Wow, comparing Christianity to Islam makes me have to ask when was the last time Christians flew a plane into a building or even burned a mosque while worshippers were inside?
However, the childish comment that abortion was being decided by men cannot be ignored. These men are elected to represent the people in their district, both men and women. What makes you think women need separate representation?
More importantly, why is it only a woman's issue? Are you forgetting that a man is involved? And primarily, the issue is about a child. Who has the right to play God and kill an innocent child, male or female?
Rad
Submitted by Tugboat Phil on Fri, 02/17/2012 - 12:11am.
I'm wondering what Uncle thought was the stupidity on the left side of the aisle. I only read his criticism of the right.
I'm guessing Uncle is secular, if not full atheist. Wanting to force a scope up someone's rectum seems a bit harsh...or does Uncle consider it a reward?
Uncle appears to have more problems than his hatred of Christians. I'd be hiding sharp objects from him.
Gppd morning Uncle Ziggy
Submitted by cocodrie on Fri, 02/17/2012 - 5:05am.
When you return in 37 weeks be advised that you are an ass.
Jesus Loves You so much He died for you
I shut her ass down YEARS ago!
Submitted by NJRightWinger12 on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 9:26pm.
I will NEVER watch this crap "show" again until "she" is off it!
Which is worse ...
Submitted by Jack Coleman on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 11:42pm.
... invasive or infanticide?
These fat, stupid, ignorant
Submitted by killa37 on Fri, 02/17/2012 - 3:31am.
These fat, stupid, ignorant harpies should be thanking Allah that they are NOT living in some part of the world that IS controlled by the Taliban.................because if they were, they wouldn't even be sitting there, flapping their dumb jaws.
Sometimes I have to agree with the moooooooooooooooooslems with regards to their view on women.
Comedy!
Submitted by LaVallette on Fri, 02/17/2012 - 8:08am.
Behar is NOT a "Liberal comedienne" she is the stuff of liberal comedy.
So you arrange to have someone killed but it is just too icky to know who you are killing???
As for that other twit: "After all the right to abortion is the law of the land"
Yes and so was apartheid in South Africa, the right to own black slaves in the USA, antisemitism in Nazi Germany,.prohibition in the USA, no voting rights for women, and specifically for Barbara Walters so were anti-miscegination laws in the USA. Being lawful does not necessarily make it right, moral or just!!!
Remember everyone.....
Submitted by GregE on Fri, 02/17/2012 - 11:26pm.
...If you are trying to protect a baby, who will be killed, and who isn't able to protect himself, you are like the Taliban. Got it? Makes perfect sense. What's the problem? /sarc
Taliban comment aside
Submitted by Michael30 on Sat, 02/18/2012 - 1:46am.
Invasive now is it...
Well, we are told it's a right and part of basic female health.
So what basic health issue isn't invasive.
Ever try to gargle for mercy from a dentist while they rip things out of your jaw?
How about when guys turn 40 and get the old "Thumbs Up" from the doc?
Hell, they even do the old "Turn your head and cough" thing with the voracity of a damn vice-grip.
Breast exams can't be something women enjoy signing up for.
I have no idea what a pap-smear is, but it just sounds horrid.
All I'm saying is that if we are told that not only should we accept abortion, but also subsidize it, running a scan to show the patient what they are going to remove is common, they do the same thing for tumors.
My personal feelings about the issue aside, isn't that just common procedure?
As for the Taliban comment, I'm sure veterans of Afghanistan will feel just peachy about that statement.
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Mike