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John Ashcroft ... stands for some of the most regressive policies on the ultraconservative agenda. He would ban contraceptive pills, deny contraceptive action to a woman who had been raped and would not allow an abortion in a case of incest.


Patricia Ireland

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PATRICIA RIGGEN I went to New York City to Columbia University, and with the first directing exercise, I knew I was ...
PATRICIA RIGGEN It never crossed my mind to be a director, and I'll tell you why: because I'm a woman. It ju...
PATRICIA RIGGEN I've always seen movies in English with Spanish subtitles. For audiences around the world, the l...
PATRICIA RIGGEN Chile's mines are very dangerous; the country has a lot of earthquakes.
PATRICIA RIGGEN When I was in college, my graduation thesis was called 'Female Directors.' I interviewed all...
PATRICIA RIGGEN It's a very tricky relationship, the cinematographer and the director as a woman.
PATRICIA RIGGEN I didn't want to do comedy again. It is way harder when you are doing comedy. You can't just...
PATRICIA RICHARDSON I had been a real problem child, but once I got into acting, my parents never had any more trouble w...
PATRICIA RICHARDSON Television is a real woman's medium... but what's disturbing is, still even in television, w...
PATRICIA RICHARDSON Part of the whole L.A. mentality that nothing really matters unless it's a success... is such a ...
PATRICIA RICHARDSON I always hated perfect TV moms because I always thought that was unrealistic.
PATRICIA RICHARDSON Good actresses can often accomplish miracles, and it is possible to be someone you've never been...
PATRICIA RICHARDSON I know it's a lot harder for women who don't have enough help, but the truth is, no matter h...
PATRICIA RICHARDSON It was extremely hard going from being a parent of one to a parent of three, because now all these i...
PATRICIA RICHARDSON You have to be the parent; you can't be their friend.
PATRICIA RICHARDSON I don't understand that, because I think that what people like most about the show is that they ...
PATRICIA RICHARDSON They see me as being this Super Mom on TV who also can more than handle a difficult husband, and the...
PATRICIA RICHARDSON People who meet me think of Jill and transfer her strong qualities to me.
PATRICIA RICHARDSON When you're a woman with a certain amount of fame and money, you are never certain what someone&...
PATRICIA RICHARDSON I have born-again Christians in my family, and they are completely against abortion... Everybody'...
PATRICIA RICHARDSON I kind of feel like people like to dump on 'Home Improvement,' and I don't know why.
PATRICIA RICHARDSON I still get the kids to the doctor and dentist and plan their play dates and buy their clothes.
PATRICIA RICHARDSON I've had so many horrible things happen in my life since I did 'Home Improvement' that i...
PATRICIA RICHARDSON Losing their reproductive rights is the first step to how women live in Saudi Arabia and Afghanistan...
PATRICIA RICHARDSON I live in such a sweet world in the world of 'Home Improvement' that I tend to be drawn to s...
PATRICIA RICHARDSON I curse too much. I really do. I have a horrible cursing mouth.
PATRICIA RICHARDSON I'd like us to deliver a little message to all the men still out there who think it's the &#...
PATRICIA RICHARDSON Tim on the show does a lot of that posturing, of course, and feels sort of threatened by women. But ...
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