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Vote Tomorrow: Tell Your Representa​tive to Vote No on Outrageous Abortion Bill


Outrageous, dangerous, and unconscionable. That’s the bill that the House of Representatives will vote on tomorrow.

We must stop them — Call 888-907-9762 TODAY and tell your Representative to protect women’s health and vote NO on H.R. 3.

We’ve been telling you for months how the House leadership continues to harm women’s health by restricting women’s access to reproductive health services. Tomorrow they’re going even further by bringing up H.R. 3, a bill that places dangerous restrictions on insurance coverage for abortion, to the floor for a vote.

H.R. 3 endangers women’s health by stripping insurance coverage of abortion care from millions of women. It’s so outrageous that it’s worth repeating: they want to punish private health decisions by imposing tax increases on millions of individuals and small businesses with insurance plans that cover abortion.

Call your Representative TODAY to tell her or him to vote NO on this dangerous and outrageous bill.

I know you’ve already sent letters and called your Members of Congress to tell them you support women’s access to reproductive health care — but let me explain why we need you to pick up the phone again.

H.R. 3 harms women’s health in many ways, but here are some of its most outrageous provisions:Raises taxes and increases costs on many individuals and small businesses with insurance plans that cover abortion, which could force individuals and employers to drop abortion coverage from their health insurance plans. It could even shut down the entire private market for insurance coverage that includes abortion.

http://action.nwlc.org/site/R?i=mtImFHHbQYt5LSSJOpE4_w..

Unbelievably, H.R. 3 contains no exceptions for circumstances where a woman faces even serious health consequences, even if continuing the pregnancy could cause permanent damage to her heart, lungs, or kidneys.

Call 888-907-9762 TODAY and tell your Representative to oppose this harmful bill and protect women’s health.

Thank you for helping us protect women’s health and access to reproductive health services. We will continue to work tirelessly to defeat this bill.

Sincerely,

Judy Waxman

Vice President for Health and Reproductive Rights

National Women’s Law Center

P.S. Your generous donation allows us to continue to stand up for women and their families. Support our work today.

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Ds support Medicare. Rs don’t


The GOP is trying to break a promise we made to seniors almost 50 years ago. That promise is simple: we’ll make sure you have the basic medical care you need.

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Democrats who fight were proud to hear President Obama vow that he wouldn’t let them break our promise on his watch. He took on Rep. Paul Ryan‘s budget, which ends Medicare as a guaranteed program for seniors. Instead, it takes that money and gives the wealthiest Americans still more tax cuts.

 We’re Democrats who fight, and we need you to join us today. Tell the Republicans to keep their hands off Medicare. This is bigger than balancing the budget. It’s a fight for who we are and what we believe.

Thanks again for all your support,

Anthony

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Planned Parenthood …repost from 4/6/2011


#prochoice @Planned Parenthood – http://bit.ly/hXy5D8    check it out

@Planned Parenthood provides services for: Birth Control Services Emergency Contraception General Health Care HIV Testing HPV & Hep Vaccines

@Planned Parenthood provides services for: LGBT Services Men’s Health Services Patient Education Pregnancy Testing, Options & Services STD Testing & Treatment Women’s Health.

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Can you call Senator Cantwell?


Please call Senator Cantwell and tell her…  “Don’t vote for a budget that makes cuts to education, health care, and Social Security, and puts corporations and millionaires above hardworking Americans.”

I never wanted a handout.

I just wanted to get my nursing degree and build the life I’ve dreamed of. I wanted to provide my daughter with the opportunities that my mother couldn’t give me when I was growing up.

That’s my dream, but I’m afraid my dream is about to die.

Republicans are trying to cut the financial aid I rely on to pay my tuition. Last year, as a student, I couldn’t find steady work and earned less than $4,500. If my financial aid is taken away from me, I won’t be able to afford to get my nursing degree.

Once again I’m going to have to choose between paying rent or buying diapers, between having heat or having enough food for my family to eat. Can you imagine the pain involved in making those choices?

Can you help save my dream? The Senate is on recess, and Senator Maria Cantwell is home in Washington. Can you call her in her district office in Everett, and ask her to vote against any budget that makes cuts to education, health care, and Social Security, and puts corporations and millionaires above hardworking Americans like me?

Here’s where to call:

Senator Maria Cantwell

Everett office: 425-303-0114

I recently got a part-time job at Walmart and with that money, along with my student aid, I’m now able to cover all my expenses. I even had enough money to get new glasses for the first time in six years. I’ve struggled to get this far, but I finally feel like I’m going to be able to make a good life for myself and my daughter.

Please, don’t let the Republicans take all this away from me. You see, the cuts they want to make aren’t abstract. And they aren’t limited to student aid, either. They’re trying to cut job training, food aid to women and children, and more. Congress doesn’t seem to understand the consequences to people like me all across the country if these programs are cut.

Can you call Senator Maria Cantwell, and ask her to vote against any budget that makes cuts to education, health care, and Social Security, and puts corporations and millionaires above hardworking Americans like me?

Senator Maria Cantwell

Everett office: 425-303-0114

Thank you.

–Katryna Wade, Arkansas