Thursday morning's House panel on the Obama administration's birth control mandate was curiously male for a discussion centered around women's healthcare needs. Even worse, when women tried to get involved, they were shut out. "Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa rejected a request to include just one female witness, saying 'the hearing is not about reproductive rights and contraception,'" reports Feministing, noting that this is "democracy in action, ladies and gentlemen: Women actively barred from speaking about an issue that directly affects us, our health, and our lives."

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