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| Sandra Fluke | |
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| File:Sandra Fluke giving testomony before House Democratic Members.jpgSandra Fluke gives Testimony before Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives | |
| Born | 1981 (age 43–44) U.S. |
| Alma mater | Cornell University Georgetown University |
| Occupation(s) | Activist Law student |
Sandra Fluke (born 1981) is an American activist and law student at Georgetown University, who testified before a panel of House Democratic Party members, including former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on the importance of insurance policies providing contraceptive coverage. She was a past president of the school’s Students for Reproductive Justice group.
Before going to Georgetown, she graduated from Cornell University and spent five years working for Sanctuary for Families, a New York-based nonprofit aiding victims of domestic violence. While at Georgetown, she worked on issues that involved domestic violence and human trafficking.
On February 29, 2012, Rush Limbaugh caused controversy by stating on his Radio show that:
What does it say about the college coed Susan Fluke , who goes before a congressional committee and essentially says that she must be paid to have sex? What does that make her? It makes her a slut, right? It makes her a prostitute. She wants to be paid to have sex.
On March 1, 2012, Limbaugh continued the following day and stated that Fluke Is "having so much sex, it's amazing she can still walk". During the same show, he stated:
So, Ms. Fluke and the rest of you feminazis, here's the deal. If we are going to pay for your contraceptives, and thus pay for you to have sex, we want something for it, and I'll tell you what it is. We want you to post the videos online so we can all watch
On March 2, 2012, Limbaugh claimed that Fluke has boyfriends "lined up around the block."
Limbaugh's remarks aroused a public reaction, leading to the creation of a campaign to encourage Limbaugh's radio sponsors to stop advertising for him. As a result, as of 3 March 2012, Sleep Train, Select Comfort, Quicken Loans, GoToMyPC, Citrix and Legal Zoom have pulled their advertisements from Rush Limbaugh's radio show. Also, President Obama called Fluke in support and the President of Georgetown described Limbaugh's comments "as misogynistic, vitriolic, and a misrepresentation of the position .
See also
References
- "Obama calls student as contraception fight turns nasty". Reuters. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- "Law Student Makes Case For Contraceptive Coverage". Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- "Meet Sandra Fluke: The woman you didn't hear at Congress' contraceptives hearing". Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- "The Faces of 2012". Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- "Current Public Interest Law Scholars". Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- "Limbaugh: Student Denied Spot At Contraception Hearing Says "She Must Be Paid To Have Sex," So She's A "Slut" And "Prostitute"". Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- "Limbaugh: Fluke Is "Having So Much Sex, It's Amazing She Can Still Walk". Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- "UPDATED: Limbaugh's Misogynistic Attack On Georgetown Law Student Continues With Increased Vitriol". Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- "Limbaugh Further Denigrates Fluke, Saying She Has Boyfriends "Lined Up Around The Block. They Would Have Been In My Day"". Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- "Rush Limbaugh losing advertisers, keep up the good work!". Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- "Rush Limbaugh Advertisers Pull Commercials in Wake of Sandra Fluke 'Slut' Firestorm". Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- "Obama calls Sandra Fluke to offer support over Limbaugh comments".
- "MESSAGES TO THE GEORGETOWN COMMUNITY on Civility and Public Discourse". Retrieved 3 March 2012.
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