>From: "NARAL Pro-Choice America" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "Franklin Perez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Choice and Change >Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2006 18:42:55 GMT > >***************************************************************** >NARAL Pro-Choice America >CHOICE AND CHANGE >***************************************************************** > >What's New This Month: >:: NEWS FROM NANCY >:: NEW CONGRESSIONAL REPORT DOCUMENTS FRAUD AT FAKE CLINICS >:: GETTING A PRO-CHOICE CONGRESS? IT'S ALL ABOUT THE NUMBERS >:: HERO AND ZERO >:: CHOICE IN THE NEWS > >**************************************************************** > >Dear Franklin, > >The NARAL Pro-Choice America family extends far beyond our >headquarters in the nation's capital. It includes hundreds of >creative and talented women and men who work at our 24 >state-based affiliates. Our affiliate network protects and >defends privacy and freedom at the local level by passing >pro-choice laws and defeating anti-choice measures in their >state legislatures, electing local pro-choice candidates, and >educating and engaging the public on choice-related issues. We >couldn't win the fight without them. > >I just had the pleasure of spending some quality time with our >affiliates at our annual Summit. This year, more than 100 >leaders and staff members from across the country met to >strategize for the year ahead, share lessons learned, learn from >each other, and assess where we are and where we're going. > >It's always a deeply inspiring time for me to hear about the >victories and challenges facing pro-choice Americans all over >the country. The issues they face in states as different as Ohio >and New York, Georgia and Minnesota are surprisingly similar. >Across the country, far-right politicians are mounting divisive >attacks against a woman's right to choose while blocking access >to birth control. The good news is, in every state there are >more and more pro-choice Americans who are saying enough is >enough. Take South Dakota, for example, where we are helping our >affiliate try to repeal that state's outrageous abortion ban in >November. > >I urge you to learn more about our state affiliates. It's a >great way for you to make a difference in your state and in your >community. Click here to find out how to get involved: >http://prochoiceaction.org/ct/VpLBBk91tmDC/ > >We are all in this together. It is an honor to stand alongside >each and every one of you. Together, we will reverse this >anti-choice tide in America and win real policy change that >improves women's lives. > >Sincerely, >Nancy Keenan >President, NARAL Pro-Choice America > >P.S. Want to do more? Click here to make a small, cost-effective >monthly donation to support the full range of our work to >protect women's freedom and choice: >https://secure.ga0.org/02/monthly_giving/n2dLBBk91q4_w? > >***************************************************************** >NEW CONGRESSIONAL REPORT DOCUMENTS FRAUD AT FAKE CLINICS > >A new congressional report issued from Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) >exposes how your tax dollars are financing anti-choice, fake >clinics. Under the Bush administration, millions of taxpayer >dollars have been pumped into so-called "crisis pregnancy >centers" that blatantly mislead women about the risks of >abortion. Many of these centers also use deceptive and >intimidating practices to discourage women from accessing the >full range of reproductive-health care options. > >We knew these fake clinics were bad, and we hope that Rep. >Waxman's report helps spread the word. For example, his report >reveals that 20 of 23 federally funded centers that his staff >contacted in 15 states misled or provided false information >about important medical issues. This is outrageous - and it must >be stopped. Click here to support a pro-choice bill that >addresses some of the serious issues raised in the Waxman >report: >http://prochoiceaction.org/ct/Z7LBBk91tmDJ/ > >***************************************************************** >GETTING A PRO-CHOICE CONGRESS? IT'S ALL ABOUT THE NUMBERS > >Americans solidly support a woman's right to choose, but our >elected officials actively undermine it. This Congress confirmed >two anti-choice Supreme Court Justices, works to block access to >birth control, ignores soaring teen pregnancy rates, and spends >your tax dollars on unproven, ideological "abstinence-only" >programs that actually censor lifesaving information from teens. > >This chart makes our challenge all too clear. Each time Congress >votes, the cards are stacked against us. But this year, we have >a slate of strong pro-choice challengers running against >anti-choice incumbents, so we can turn the tide in Congress. >Click here to support our election plan in 2006, and help >pro-choice candidates win: >https://secure.ga0.org/02/elections2006_piechart_enews/n2dLBBk91q4_w? > >**************************************************************** >HERO AND ZERO OF THE MONTH > >HERO: SENATOR MARIA CANTWELL - PRO-CHOICE INCUMBENT FROM >WASHINGTON >Putting Congress back into pro-choice hands in 2006 means taking >down anti-choice candidates, as well as protecting the seats of >pro-choice incumbents like Senator Cantwell. She has long been >an ally of pro-choice Americans - co-sponsoring the Freedom of >Choice and the Prevention First Acts, and casting principled >votes against John Roberts' and Samuel Alito's nominations to >the Supreme Court. Here at NARAL Pro-Choice America, we're >working hard to make sure Maria Cantwell is re-elected so she >can continue her work in the Senate, protecting the values of >personal freedom and privacy. > >For her steadfast support of a woman's right to choose, Maria >Cantwell gets July's Election 2006 Hero of the Month Award. > >ZERO: SENATOR GEORGE ALLEN - ANTI-CHOICE INCUMBENT FROM VIRGINIA >It's hard to know where to start with this anti-choice fanatic. >Senator Allen has been on the wrong side of every choice-related >issue since he joined the Senate in 2000. He voted to let >violent clinic blockaders avoid paying fines associated with >their illegal acts by declaring bankruptcy. Not only that, he's >rubberstamped each of Bush's extreme anti-choice judicial >nominees, including J. Leon Holmes, the infamous nominee who >compared pro-choice advocates to Nazis and abortion to slavery. > >This month, Senator Allen's anti-choice record earns him the >honor of Election 2006 Zero of the Month. Hear this, Senator >Allen - your unyielding assault against the values of personal >freedom and responsibility is coming to an end. > >Click below to see the other candidates that NARAL Pro-Choice >America has endorsed: >http://prochoiceaction.org/ct/C7LBBk91tRFq/ > >**************************************************************** >CHOICE IN THE NEWS > >THE GOOD: LOUISIANA GOES ON A GUILT TRIP >Louisianans who value freedom and privacy haven't had a reason >to celebrate recently, with their state's ban on abortion. We >can't ignore this egregious attack on a woman's right to choose >- but there is one positive development in the Pelican State. >State health authorities recently announced a new program that >would fund family-planning services for 75,000 low and >middle-income women, including free annual gynecological exams, >lab tests, birth control pills, and other forms of >contraception. Click here to read more about this victory in >Louisiana: >http://prochoiceaction.org/ct/V1LBBk91tmDK/ > >THE BAD: IT STARTS WITH BIRTH CONTROL... >Women across the country have been denied their prescription >birth control by rogue pharmacists. It's outrageous that any >American should have to fight the radical right for access to >basic medications. But it doesn't stop with birth control. Click >here to read about the other ways that the fields of science and >medicine are under attack by the anti-choice right: >http://prochoiceaction.org/ct/11LBBk91tRFz/ > >THE UGLY: SENATE PUTS PUNISHMENT BEFORE PREVENTION >The anti-choice majority in the Senate crossed an item off its >"to-do" list on July 25 when it passed the deceptively titled >"Child Custody Protection Act." This divisive and controversial >legislation would make it a federal crime for anyone other than >a parent - including a grandparent, adult sibling, or member of >the clergy - to accompany a young woman across state lines for >abortion care if her home state's parental involvement law has >not been met. Even worse, anti-choice senators voted down an >amendment that would have reduced teen pregnancy in the first >place. Think the timing of this vote, along with other >controversial issues like flag burning and gay marriage, is a >coincidence? Think again. It's all part of the right wing's plan >to rally the conservative base for the midterm elections. Click >here to find out how your senator voted and learn more: >http://prochoiceaction.org/ct/CdLBBk91tRF1/ > >**************************************************************** >BUSH v. CHOICE BLOG: UPDATE FROM SOUTH DAKOTA > >According to a KELOLAND-TV/Argus Leader Scientific Poll >conducted in late July, the extreme and unconstitutional >abortion ban in South Dakota doesn't have the support of the >majority of South Dakotans: "If today were Election Day, 47 >percent of people in our scientific poll say they would vote no >and reject the state's proposal to ban most all abortions. >Thirty-nine percent would vote yes and accept the new law. 14 >percent are undecided." Click here: >http://prochoiceaction.org/ct/ZpLBBk91tmDD/ > >The poll is good news! Now we need to keep it up and gain >support from the undecided voters. > >**************************************************************** >Give to NARAL Pro-Choice America: >https://secure.ga0.org/02/naral8/n2dLBBk91q4_w? > >**************************************************************** >NARAL PRO-CHOICE AMERICA MEMBERS SENT PRESIDENT BUSH A BIRTHDAY >PRESENT HE WON'T FORGET! >July 6, 2006 was Bush's 60th birthday. We asked our activists to >make a donation in his name to help defeat anti-choice members >of Congress in November and continue the fight for every woman's >freedom and privacy. More than 970 donors - including many new >ones - contributed and we sent more than 4,400 birthday cards >letting President Bush know that we plan to give him a bash >he'll never forget - by putting Congress into pro-choice hands! >Our birthday wishes even got covered by the Boston Herald - >click here to check it out: >http://prochoiceaction.org/ct/ZdLBBk91tmD-/ > >Your contributions will help NARAL Pro-Choice America send >anti-choice incumbents like Senators Conrad Burns of Montana, >Jon Kyl of Arizona, and Mike DeWine of Ohio packing. And we can >continue our work for women's reproductive rights at every >level. Thanks to each of you who contributed. > >**************************************************************** >WORRIED ABOUT PRIVACY ON THE INTERNET? WE ARE, TOO! >We are committed to protecting the privacy of our activists. >Click here to read our privacy policy: >http://prochoiceaction.org/ct/CpLBBk91tRFa/ > >ADD US TO YOUR ADDRESS BOOK >Want to make sure your well-intentioned spam blocker doesn't >block our email alerts? Add [EMAIL PROTECTED] to your >address book. That way, you'll ensure our alerts won't get >accidentally filed away in your junk or trash folder. > >**************************************************************** >TELL A FRIEND: >Let others know how to protect a woman's right to choose and >personal privacy. Click here: >http://prochoiceaction.org/can/join-forward.html?domain=can&r=2dLBBk91q4_w&; > >**************************************************************** >ABOUT NARAL Pro-Choice America: >For more than 30 years, NARAL Pro-Choice America has been the >nation's leading advocate for privacy and a woman's right to >choose. 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