Posts Tagged ‘reproductive rights



20
Nov
09

100,000 strong against the Stupak ban

From Planned Parenthood:

The health care reform bill that recently passed in the House of Representatives includes a ban on private health insurance coverage for abortion care for millions of women, and would also prohibit coverage in the public option, even for women who pay for most or even all of the cost of health insurance themselves. This proposal is a cruel betrayal of women, and we can’t let it be part of the final bill.

Leaders in Congress and the White House have spoken out against the Stupak ban, and they have the power to strip this discriminatory proposal from the final health care reform bill. It’s up to us to make sure they do so. Join me and Planned Parenthood in urging President Obama, Majority Leader Reid, and Speaker Pelosi to continue their efforts to pass health care reform that protects women. Click here:
http://bit.ly/PPFutureOfChoice

16
Nov
09

Low Income Women Can’t Get Abortions, But RNC Staffers Can

Once again, the GOP demonstrates its obliviousness to irony and moral hypocrisy:

The Republican National Committee’s health insurance plan covers elective abortion – a procedure the party’s own platform calls “a fundamental assault on innocent human life.”

Federal Election Commission Records show the RNC purchases its insurance from Cigna. Two sales agents for the company said that the RNC’s policy covers elective abortion.

Informed of the coverage, RNC spokeswoman Gail Gitcho told POLITICO that the policy pre-dates the tenure of current RNC Chairman Michael Steele – and suggested that it may be short-lived.

Read all about it here: Low Income Women Can’t Get Abortions, But RNC Staffers Can | Women’s Rights | Change.org

12
Nov
09

Stop the Abortion Coverage Ban

As important as health care reform is, we can’t let it come at the expense of women’s reproductive rights.  If the Senate adopts the same Stupak-Pitts amendment that passed in the House bill:

  • It will be virtually impossible for private insurance companies participating in the new system to offer abortion coverage to women.
  • This would have the effect of denying women the right to use their own personal, private funds to purchase an insurance plan with abortion coverage in the new health system — a radical departure from the status quo.

Please take a moment to join the more than 33,000 pro-choice Americans who understand that we must fight to protect women’s reproductive rights and make sure that this abortion-coverage ban is not included in the Senate bill.

Add your name to NARAL’s petition to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid

15
Jul
09

Governor Brewer Tramples Reproductive Rights

From NARAL Pro-Choice Arizona:

Late Monday night, Governor Brewer signed a broad anti-choice bill, HB 2564, into law. This attack on reproductive freedom is the most anti-choice piece of legislation our state has seen in a decade, and will impose severe restrictions on a woman’s ability to obtain birth control and seek a legal abortion.

While Governor Brewer and the anti-choice extremists in the House and Senate may have succeeded in passing this bill, they have also galvanized thousands of pro-choice activists across Arizona.

Advocates for freedom will not forget the anti-choice actions of these election officials; come 2010 we will show our power at the polls.

In the meantime, there is much work to be done.

By volunteering with NARAL Pro-Choice Arizona, you become the voice of the pro-choice movement. We are currently seeking volunteers across Arizona to host house parties (we call them Choice CHATs) designed to raise awareness around pro-choice issues, spark interesting and dynamic discussions, and above all, increase community support for NARAL Pro-Choice Arizona. The more supporters we raise now, the louder our voice will be in 2010!

Visit our website for more information on becoming a NARAL Pro-Choice Arizona volunteer, or send us an email at volunteer@prochoicearizona.org.




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