Sunday, January 12, 2014

Interesting that her "concern" excludes women impoverished by her president's economy-----House Democrats: Climate Change Turns Women Into Prostitutes

House Democrats: Climate Change Turns Women Into Prostitutes | Independent Journal Review:
"The Democratic party has found a new consequence of climate change: prostitution.
Rep. Barbara Lee and twelve other House Democrats issued a resolution stating that climate change can cause food and water shortages, which could lead impoverished women to turn to prostitution as a means of income:

“[I]nsecure women with limited socioeconomic resources may be vulnerable to situations such as sex work, transactional sex, and early marriage that put them at risk for HIV, STIs, unplanned pregnancy, and poor reproductive health,” it says.

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