Protect Reproductive Freedom

As the U.S.
Senate takes up health care reform, we are doing everything
we can to make sure that this important legislation does not leave women
(particularly poor women) out in the cold.
What is true about health care generally is also true about reproductive
health care—wealthy people will always have access to doctors and medicine, and
the purpose of the government safety net is to make sure that everyone,
regardless of wealth, has access to basic medically-necessary care. For over 30 years, that net has had a huge
hole where protection
and funding for medically-necessary abortions should be. Women with money or private insurance can
make the right choices for themselves and their families in consultation with
their doctor, but women without enough money are denied their constitutional
right to determine whether and when to become a parent, even if it means complications
from severe threats to long-term health.
Now, the legislature is threatening to expand and solidify discrimination
against those who need healthcare reform the most. Write a letter, call your Senators,
or get
on the bus to Washington D.C. to rally to protect reproductive freedom.