{"id":5683,"date":"2012-03-16T11:04:50","date_gmt":"2012-03-16T15:04:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/inbox\/?p=5683"},"modified":"2012-03-19T08:16:35","modified_gmt":"2012-03-19T12:16:35","slug":"trudeaus-doonesbury-tackles-abortion-law-goes-viral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/inbox\/2012\/03\/16\/trudeaus-doonesbury-tackles-abortion-law-goes-viral\/","title":{"rendered":"Trudeau’s Doonesbury tackles abortion law, goes viral"},"content":{"rendered":"

North Country native Garry Trudeau’s Doonesbury comic strip went viral this week. The\u00a0provocative\u00a0cartoon<\/a> about Texas’ new law mandating that abortion seekers receive a transvaginal ultrasound has been pulled from at least 60 newspapers and caused a fair amount of controversy.<\/p>\n

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Doonesbury cartoonist Gary Trudeau in 1999 at Tufts University. Photo: 48states<\/p><\/div>\n

But Trudeau stands by his choice, telling the Washington Post’s Comic Riffs <\/a>blog that<\/p>\n

“to ignore it would have been comedy malpractice.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

He elaborates in a further interview with Slate Magazine<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“The systematic dismantling of reproductive rights, much like the takedown of collective bargaining, has been taking place in full view. All I’m trying to do is cut through a little of the complacency and lay out in some detail what’s at stake.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Trudeau’s gotten a lot a lot of feedback about the strip–not all of it complimentary. But there’s one compliment he’s happiest about:<\/p>\n

“The comment that pleased me the most this week came in an email from my daughter: ‘You’re a good friend to the ladies, Dad.’ I used to self-identify as a feminist, simply as a matter of principle. But now I’m also a father and a husband. This is about the health and rights of people I love.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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