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Blog For Choice 2011

Today we celebrate the 38th Anniversary of Roe vs. Wade and recognize all that it has provided for women as well as the challenges it faces today. With the introduction of the “No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act,” we see how our rights are being more threatened than they have been in the past. This act has been "designed to permanently end any U.S. government financial support for abortion, whether it be direct funding or by tax credits or any other subsidy.“

Not only is this a severe problem, but look at this list:

"If this bill is the same as the version Rep. Smith introduced to the 111th Congress in July 2010, it goes well beyond the Hyde Amendment. If that version becomes law, here are some of the women whose access to abortion will be permanently restricted if this bill passes: 

  • Low-income women receiving Medicaid insurance.
  • Federal employees.
  • Native American women seeking care at Indian Health Service facilities.
  • Peace Corps volunteers.
  • Women in federal prison.
  • Women in the military, and female family members of military personnel.
  • Low-income women in Washington, D.C. In 2009, Congress lifted the ban on the District of Columbia using its own local funds to subsidize abortions for low-income women; this bill would reimpose the ban. 
  • Women receiving subsidized insurance who have serious but non-life-threatening health conditions that could worsen if a pregnancy is carried to term – the bill doesn’t have a mother’s health exception unless she’s "in danger of death."  
  • Women receiving subsidized insurance who are pregnant with a fetus with severe anamolies, even if it is unlikely to survive – the bill doesn’t have an exception for them, either.
  • Any woman whose doctor, nurse, or possibly even pharmacist invokes "conscientious protections” allowing him or her to refuse to participate in any abortion-related procedure. In some interpretations, this might include refusing to dispense emergency contraception or hormonal birth control pills.“

The problem is that these are the people who actually need abortion providers the most. If you feel that abortion rights are important to you and the women of the U.S., please sign the petition.

imageOh, and our President had a little something to say about the issue too:

"Today marks the 38th anniversary of Roe vs. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that protects women’s health and reproductive freedom, and affirms a fundamental principle: that government should not intrude on private family matters.


I am committed to protecting this constitutional right. I also remain committed to policies, initiatives, and programs that help prevent unintended pregnancies, support pregnant women and mothers, encourage healthy relationships, and promote adoption.

And on this anniversary, I hope that we will recommit ourselves more broadly to ensuring that our daughters have the same rights, the same freedoms, and the same opportunities as our sons to fulfill their dreams.”
-Barack Obama-

Well said Mr. President. 

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