Their Goal is to Ban Abortion

Stop the Abortion Bans                 Tell your Representative to oppose the dangerous and unconstitutional abortion ban. Imagine a woman who is twenty-one weeks pregnant and told her fetus has a severe fetal anomaly with no chance of survival. Would you be willing to deny this woman an abortion if she wanted one? Well, some of Members of Congress are working to pass a law that would do just that. Their current effort? A dangerous nationwide ban on abortion after 20 weeks. This extreme bill would ban abortion even in cases where a woman is pregnant due to rape or incest, when there is a severe fetal anomaly, or when her health is at risk. In fact, the bill only permits a narrow exception for an abortion after 20 weeks when it is necessary to save a woman’s life. This blanket restriction ignores the circumstances a real woman may face when deciding whether or not to continue a pregnancy. We need our politicians to stop playing politics with women’s bodies. Tell your Representative to oppose this unconstitutional abortion ban. This bill is part of a widespread effort by anti-choice politicians to make it impossible to have an abortion. At the state-level, similar 20-week abortion bans have already passed in multiple states — and are being challenged in courts. In fact, less than a month ago, the Ninth Circuit struck down Arizona’s 20-week abortion ban law as unconstitutional. Yet, this decision has not prevented Representative Franks, of Arizona, from introducing this harmful ban to apply nationwide. Today, as Representative Franks and other Members of the House Judiciary Committee meet to debate the bill and vote on whether to send it to the full House, we need you to stand up with us and say: Enough Is Enough. Tell your Representative to oppose this dangerous and unconstitutional abortion ban. Thank you for everything you do to protect women’s reproductive health. Sincerely, Judy Waxman Vice President for Health and Reproductive Rights National Women’s Law Center

Women’s Rights : past present future … it’s everyday

“Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.”

-George Orwell

oh yeah, it’s a rant …

a repost tweeked

So, we are in the 21st Century, Women have a constitutional right to have an abortion yet folks like Rep.Trent Franks act as if they know what is best for all Women, which if you just think about that . Why is he throwing all Women into to one basket? The fact is common sense that is, that Women lead very different lives make individual decisions every minute … duh and an abortion is just one of several health care issues Women may have to encounter.  The best solutions are Birth Control PlanB in all their forms as well as safe affordable legal constitutional right to abortion. I find it beyond offensive to hear Republicans infer that an abortion is chosen carelessly and for those who seem to think birth control in all its forms is a federal or states right issue actually use it as a Republican political football.  The fact is that Republicans with Women in their lives forget that their position pushes up against 98% of those who use birth control.  They need to stop and focus on Jobs, Immigration, ending the Sequester, Climate Change among just a few. I say until republicans come to their senses vote for the Democratic Party that supports upward mobility as well as the middle lower classes and the poor

I came across an article by Dave Thompson from The Denver Post. It appears as though the mission to demean control and or shutter a Woman’s right to choose is alive and well as North Dakota‘s Senate successfully passed what is called the” heart beat” bill, my first response was … say Wha?  We have just entered the twilight zone or maybe daylight savings has caused some chaos in North Dakota but then I read on and found that…

“Senators also approved a second bill that bans abortions based solely on genetic abnormalities, the first state ban of its kind if signed into law. The bill would also ban abortions based on the gender of the fetus, which would make North Dakota the fourth state to ban sex-selection based abortions.”  All on Friday!

Call N.D. Republican Governor, Jack Dalrymple and ask him why ? 701 328 2200

for the complete article click on the link below

Read more: North Dakota Senate approves “heartbeat” abortion ban – The Denver Post

Hey, whatever happened to taking” liberty” under the Bill of Rights and “freedom” under Civil Liberties seriously – and both could be at risk

On Sunday, January 22, 2012, President Obama released a statement letting Women know that he is reaffirming his promise to protect a woman’s right to choose.    Announcing that  “After evaluating comments, we have decided to add an additional element to the final rule  Nonprofit employers who, based on religious beliefs, do not currently provide contraceptive coverage in their insurance plan, will be provided an additional year, until August 1, 2013, to comply with the new law. Employers wishing to take advantage of the additional year must certify that they qualify for the delayed implementation. This additional year will allow these organizations more time and flexibility to adapt to this new rule. We intend to require employers that do not offer coverage of contraceptive services to provide notice to employees, which will also state that contraceptive services are available at sites such as community health centers, public clinics, and hospitals with income-based support. We will continue to work closely with religious groups during this transitional period to discuss their concerns.”

There have been changes to the announcement above as well as big changes to health care for women … in a good way and more to come. If you don’t know,  please know that because of the new health care law women can now look forward to less discrimination and you do not have to be poor to benefit … can I just say that again, women will NOT be discriminated against anymore.  We know some in the insurance field, doctors and or hospitals will try to beat the system, but the law is there to refer to now and covers All Americans not just some. It is hard for me to believe pro-lifers do not understand that every part of a woman’s health is subject to being penalized and that includes reproductive health care, which includes a wide range of health care issues.  It is bad enough that lawmakers actually would subject women to demeaning practices like undergo a transvaginal scope; make them wait 72hrs, but to make doctors liable for jail time too.  I have to say that among other ridiculous laws that need a vote in Congress, The Hyde Amendment requires a vote every year.  I also admit that it pisses me off that the latest group of people in office are still getting away with saying one thing and do another which includes forcing their “family values” platform/ideology on what I thought were free Americans. What year is it again?  If the Republican Tea Party truly wants smaller government, they should stop trying to control women, their bodies and or change laws for the sake of that “family values” platform that is definitely the epitome of big government and an invasion of privacy.

The right seems to be aligning their demands for stricter abortion laws one state at a time. I cannot be the only one tired of the “Do as we say Not as we do Political Party of NO. It has my blood boiling. Now, Tea publicans running for President and some media folks are saying it is time to move on from nasty politics. I say if you want to become President of the US of A give Americans full disclosure. Women need to know if you support unnecessary procedures like a transvaginal scope  … Yet; the same people accuse President Obama of withholding information from the public or being un-American get offended when asked to provide personal information.  We are their constituents; we all deserve to know how these people will vote on issues of religion, race, gender, and or abortion. The beliefs of members of Congress dictate to how the vote will affect our constitutional rights. If you were listening, for three years conservative politicians, some conservadems ramping up of vitriolic “family values” rhetoric pushing the discussion of women’s rights, religion, race and gender preference up to the surface to rile their base. It is obvious now that Republican Governors had a plan to take the rhetoric a step further by passing anti-abortion legislation all over the country in fact as stated by NWLC – “Ninety-two. That’s the number of anti-abortion measures passed into law across the U.S. in 2011. In addition, in case you are wondering, yes, that is a record — in fact; it is over 2.5 times the previous record. “

Bad enough that in this year 2013, we must continue to fight for women’s rights let alone safe affordable access to reproductive health care.  This is incredible since there are more female members of Congress, approximately 101, yes, mostly tea party members who say they are fiscally conservative, want less government in their (our) lives.  Yet, topics like abortion, stem cell research/experiments and religious freedom have them not just flustered but have their undies in a bunch about abortion funding and seem to be moving to have abortion outlawed altogether if possible. I could not vote for a woman who feels I am not qualified, mature enough or have no right to choose no matter what side of the political aisle they sit. The fact is women who choose an alternative option do so with trepidation not just because. The choice to have an abortion is not an easy one. Offering a safe procedure is better than having a woman desperate enough to take actions that could put her life at risk. The idea that any member of Congress would want to control a woman’s body is ludicrous at best. The Hyde – Amendment should be enough for folks on the right. It makes me want to scream hey, stay out of our lives.  We are in the 21st Century yet, the Tea publican ideology clearly

barbaric; spews old school dogma and not only cross the line, has it solidified a need a call for an unprecedented effort for a grassroots movement to keep our Democracy safe

If you live under a Republican controlled State and need or know someone in need of safe affordable healthcare with limited funds. Now, imagine the impact that repealing, replacing and eliminating access would have on ALL our families, friend’s co-workers. Let alone the idea that some Republicans want to go back to a time when women and people of colour had no rights; seen but  not heard and yes it sounds silly but before you laugh, take some time and listen to Tea publicans running for President closely.

Just when I thought we were all moving into the 21st century … sigh

Reproductive Rights and Ken Cuccinelli

Politicians should stick to politics, NOT controlling our personal health care decisions.

Cuccinelli: Our Reproductive Choices are None of Your Business!

Trent Franks introduces NATIONWIDE abortion ban …

BREAKING NEWS: Trent Franks introduces nationwide abortion ban We knew they wouldn’t be satisfied banning abortion state by state for very long. Anti-choice zealot Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ) has just announced that he’ll be introducing a bill to ban abortion after 20 weeks for women nationwide. This is outrageous. It’s unconstitutional. It would set women’s reproductive rights back by decades. It would put the lives of women who face serious complications later in pregnancy in danger, and it would force women with no other options to seek illegal providers straight out of the 1960s. We need to fight this and all attacks on choice with everything we’ve got. Please make an urgent gift to NARAL Pro-Choice America right away and stand with us on behalf of women across the country. We knew they’d keep trying. It’s up to us to keep fighting. Ilyse G. Hogue President, NARAL Pro-Choice America

Raped and Then Denied the Care They Need – Not on Our Watch

NWLC supporters have already sent nearly 15,000 letters to Senators asking them to support the Peace Corps Equity Act. Can you help us get to 20,000 letters?  Take action now and tell your Senators today to end the extreme policy that prohibits women in the Peace Corps who become pregnant due to rape or whose life is at risk because of a pregnancy from getting an abortion. As always — thanks for your help.  Sincerely,  Judy Waxman  Vice President for Health and Reproductive Rights  National Women’s Law Center End the Extreme Policy                  Tell your Senators to support the Peace Corps Equity Act and end the extreme abortion coverage ban for Peace Corps volunteers in the case of rape, incest and life endangerment. No woman should ever be denied an abortion, especially in the cases of rape, incest, or when the woman’s life is at risk. Period. And yet extreme policies currently exist that deny certain women coverage for abortion services in these difficult and, sometimes, life-threatening situations. It’s time to end the unconscionable ban on abortion coverage for Peace Corps volunteers in the cases of rape, incest and life endangerment to the woman. Tell your Senators to support the Peace Corps Equity Act to end this extreme policy.  The Peace Corps is a federal program that sends over 8,000 American volunteers abroad each year to promote world peace and friendship. Women make up more than 60 percent of these volunteers. And though other women who receive health care coverage through the federal government have coverage of abortion in cases of rape, incest, and to protect the life of the woman, Peace Corps volunteers are prohibited from receiving the same coverage as federal employees. The Peace Corps Equity Act will end this extreme policy by expanding access to reproductive health care in cases of rape, incest and life endangerment. Tell your Senators to support this legislation today. Just last year, National Women’s Law Center supporters sent over 70,000 messages successfully urging lawmakers to give U.S. military women the same reproductive health coverage as their civilian counterparts. We’ve shown that, together, we can end such unconscionable and harmful policies. Thank you for everything you do to protect women’s reproductive health. Sincerely, Judy Waxman Vice President for Health and Reproductive Rights National Women’s Law Center     P.S. Your support allows us to continue to fight for women’s health, as well as work on many other critical issues. Please consider making a generous donation today.

Every 11 hours

Ilyse G. Hogue President, NARAL Pro-Choice America

Every 11 hours we move closer and closer to a world without the rights we’ve fought so hard to preserve. That’s because every 11 hours, another piece of anti-choice legislation is introduced somewhere in America. Nearly 300 anti-choice legislative attacks have been introduced in Congress and in states across the country this year — and the year isn’t even half over. That’s more than two anti-choice bills for every single day of the year so far. But, before the next anti-choice legislative attack is introduced, you have time to make a difference by helping NARAL Pro-Choice America track and defeat anti-choice legislation — protecting women’s reproductive rights across the country. Please make an urgent contribution to NARAL Pro-Choice America before another 11 hours pass. We’re watching every single one of these legislative attacks. We’re fighting them in Congress. We’re fighting them in the states. We’re fighting for women. But the clock is ticking. Before extreme anti-choice politicians have time to make another move, please stand with us. Together, we can make choice real for all women. Are you with us? Tick, tock, tick, tock … Ilyse G. Hogue President, NARAL Pro-Choice America

Raped and Then Denied the Care They Need ~~~ Not on Our Watch

 

End the Extreme Policy                     Tell your Senators to support the Peace Corps Equity Act and end the extreme abortion coverage ban for Peace Corps volunteers in the case of rape, incest and life endangerment.                   No woman should ever be denied an abortion, especially in the cases of rape, incest, or when the woman’s life is at risk. Period. And yet extreme policies currently exist that deny certain women coverage for abortion services in these difficult and, sometimes, life-threatening situations. It’s time to end the unconscionable ban on abortion coverage for Peace Corps volunteers in the cases of rape, incest and life endangerment to the woman. Tell your Senators to support the Peace Corps Equity Act to end this extreme policy. The Peace Corps is a federal program that sends over 8,000 American volunteers abroad each year to promote world peace and friendship. Women make up more than 60 percent of these volunteers. And though other women who receive health care coverage through the federal government have coverage of abortion in cases of rape, incest, and to protect the life of the woman, Peace Corps volunteers are prohibited from receiving the same coverage as federal employees. The Peace Corps Equity Act will end this extreme policy by expanding access to reproductive health care in cases of rape, incest and life endangerment. Tell your Senators to support this legislation today. Just last year, National Women’s Law Center supporters sent over 70,000 messages successfully urging lawmakers to give U.S. military women the same reproductive health coverage as their civilian counterparts. We’ve shown that, together, we can end such unconscionable and harmful policies. Thank you for everything you do to protect women’s reproductive health. Sincerely,     Judy Waxman Vice President for Health and Reproductive Rights National Women’s Law Center   P.S. Your support allows us to continue to fight for women’s health, as well as work on many other critical issues. Please consider making a generous donation today.

Judy Waxman, National Women’s Law Center

Abortion opponents just won’t stop! In the past few years, they tried to restrict women’s reproductive health care at the federal level — again and again — but we joined with millions of people across the country to speak out, work hard and stop them in their tracks. When you get to the states, things are even worse — and the results are truly frightening. Please help the Center fight back and protect women’s reproductive health — including access to abortion. Please donate $10 to support our work on these and so many other issues vital to women and families. Honestly, I’m hopping mad — and here’s why: In just the past few weeks, Arkansas and North Dakota passed bans severely limiting when you can get an abortion, and many other states are considering similar measures. Arkansas’s ban limits abortion at 12 weeks, while North Dakota’s goes even further, limiting abortion after just 6 weeks, a time when many women don’t even know they’re pregnant. Nearly all private insurance plans include abortion coverage, but 22 states have banned this coverage and Pennsylvania, Texas and West Virginia are considering similar bans, threatening women’s health and well-being. These attacks come after states ALREADY enacted the highest number of restrictions on women’s reproductive health care EVER in 2011 and 2012. We can’t stand for this! Please donate $10 to support the Center’s work on reproductive health and so many other issues vital to women and families. All these bans have one important thing in common — they take decision-making away from women and their families and put it in the hands of politicians. The last time we checked, only you know what’s best for your body, your family and your future. We need to put a stop to this, and with your help we will. Please donate $10 to support our work on women’s reproductive health and so many other issues vital to women and families. Thank you again for all the work you do — we know we can count on you in the fights ahead. Sincerely, Judy Waxman Vice President for Health and Reproductive Rights National Women’s Law Center     P.S. Please join the fight — donate $10 to support the Center’s work on women’s reproductive health and so many other issues vital to women and families.

What limited access to safe affordable health care Choice means …

Keep Abortion Safe, Legal & Accessible (Photo credit: World Can’t Wait)

Keep Abortion Safe and Legal (Photo credit: World Can’t Wait)

Why We Need to Talk About the Horrifying Gosnell Abortion Trial

By  Katie  J.M. Baker, Jezebel

His business was able to thrive because of limited access to reproductive choice, not because of reproductive choice itself. READ MORE»

NWLC: What does religious freedom mean

Birth Control Is a Personal Decision                 Show your support of the plan to make birth control coverage without co-pays and hassles available to women, regardless of where they work. True religious freedom means that everyone has the right to make his or her own personal decisions, including whether to use birth control. But some bosses want to impose their religious beliefs on their employees. Last time I checked, your employees had religious beliefs, too. The April 8 deadline to stop these bosses is fast approaching! Show your support for the plan to make birth control coverage without co-pays and hassles available to women no matter where they work. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently released a proposed rule whose goal is making birth control without co-pays and hassles a reality regardless of where a woman works, and the agency is asking people to comment on it. But some lawmakers and religious organizations don’t agree. They believe that if your boss has a certain religious belief, you’d better live by it, too. This is your last chance to show your support — we need to speak out and make sure that essential health care like birth control is available for all women who need it. Tell HHS you support its plan to make birth control coverage without co-pays and hassles available to women, regardless of where they work. The reality is that nearly 99% of sexually active women, regardless of their religious beliefs, use contraception at some point in their lives. It’s crucial that women have access to affordable birth control to prevent unintended pregnancies, plan the timing and size of their families, and protect their health. Thank you for everything you do in the fight for reproductive health. Sincerely, Judy Waxman Vice President for Health and Reproductive Rights National Women’s Law Center     P.S. Your support allows us to continue to fight for women’s health, as well as work on many other critical issues. Please consider making a generous donation today.