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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: greenspirit who wrote (41413)	10/2/2000 12:05:41 AM
From: Patricia Trinchero	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769667

That is the opinion of one person that is clearly pro-life. IT is the intention of Dr's like the author and Republican's to make abortion illegal. If any woman values her right to CHOICE than DO NOT VOTE FOR BUSH!!!!!!!!!

To: greenspirit who wrote (41413)	10/2/2000 12:18:47 AM
From: Patricia Trinchero	Respond to of 769667

When the Supreme Court issued its landmark Roe v. Wade decision in 1973, many who supported a woman's right to choose thought that a long struggle was finally over. But in some ways it had only begun: 27 years later we are still fighting to ensure that all women have the full range of reproductive choices, including family planning, abortion, and healthy pregnancy and childbirth. We continue the struggle because pro-choice activism can create access to essential reproductive health services. And we continue because opponents of a woman's right to choose are fighting ceaselessly to take away every advance we have made. Below are 27 of the reasons that we continue to fight for Choice: Before Roe v. Wade, illegal abortion claimed women's lives throughout America. If abortion were once again illegal, women would still have abortions, but they would be unsafe. As of January 2000, the Supreme Court is only two votes away from outlawing abortion again. Support for a woman's right to choose acknowledges the variety of religious and philosophical beliefs in today's society. 33% of California counties have no identifiable abortion provider. Nationwide, the percentage is 86% to 96% in rural counties. Extremists opposed to Roe v. Wade have carried out a campaign of harassment, intimidation, bombing, arson, anthrax threats, and even murder -- and they show no signs of ending their assault on a woman's right to choose. 64% of states prohibit most government funding for abortion, putting it out of reach for many poor women. Now, even high school shootings are being blamed on abortion. In the words of Operation Save America Director, Rev. Flip Benham - "Blood is coursing down the corridors of a high school in Littleton, Colorado -- Why has the public school become, apart from the local abortion mill, the most dangerous place for a young person to be? -- We have all done violence to our children by allowing the smallest and weakest to be slaughtered at abortion mills." Women who need hospital-based abortions may not be able to get them: only 5% of California's hospitals are abortion-accessible. United States servicewomen overseas can't get abortions in military hospitals, even if they are willing to pay for the procedure with their own money. Federal employees can't choose a health plan that covers abortion. Catholic hospitals are taking over non-religious hospitals at a record rate, eliminating abortions, tubal ligations, birth control and emergency contraception. By the end of 1999, Catholic Healthcare West was the largest hospital group in California. Thanks to pro-choice elected officials and activists, Californians can finally get contraceptives through insurance plans that cover other prescription drugs. Insurance companies in California, and the rest of the country, have fought for years to be able to exclude contraceptives -- even though they were eager to cover Viagra. After prolonged pro-choice activism and anti-choice political maneuvering, the "abortion pill" RU-486 will soon be available to women in the U.S. -- ten years after it was first available to women in France, Sweden, Great Britain and elsewhere. Legislatures nationwide are trying to outlaw specific abortion procedures, interfering in the most intimate of physician-patient relationships. Only 12% of OB-Gyn residency programs in the United States offer routine training in abortion. School districts across the country are increasingly implementing "abstinence only" programs that offer students misinformation and threaten their ability to make responsible decisions. These programs are often mandated by anti-choice legislatures along with bans on any other form of sex education. Parental notification statutes endanger the health and well-being of minors, who may resort to desperate measures rather than tell their parents they're contemplating abortion. U.S. women can't get emergency contraceptives from anti-choice pharmacists. They also can't get them at Wal-Mart pharmacies, which make up one-fifth of the nation's pharmacies and may provide the only prescription option for women in rural areas An internet "hit list" advocates murdering abortion providers and targets hundreds of individuals who support Choice. Reproductive health is a crucial part of overall health care for women. Teens' ability to avoid pregnancy is threatened by lack of access to family planning advice and contraceptives. Anti-choice groups are promoting a California ballot initiative to give a fetus, from the time of fertilization, full rights and protections under law. Support for Choice increases our options: two new emergency contraceptive kits are on the market in the United States, with the potential to prevent millions of unwanted pregnancies. Even when birth control is available, it is never foolproof; abortion will be needed as long as birth control can fail. Reproductive choice is one of the gains of the 20th century, along with suffrage for women and gains made in the civil rights era. Many anti-abortion activists and groups trying to overturn Roe v. Wade oppose abortion even in cases of rape, incest or life endangerment. Many also oppose making contraceptives better or more accessible, which would obviously prevent many abortions. With all the gains that women have made, it may seem as though the fight is over. But until women have control over their own bodies and reproductive health, equality will not be reached. If abortion rights were firmly established, we could spend our time on preventing the need for abortion through public sexuality education and increased availability of contraception. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Action! \| Walk in Her Shoes \| 27 Reasons We're Still Fighting for Choice \| More About Roe v. Wade \| Access: the Key to Reproductive Rights \| Calendar of Events \| Home -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Action! \| Walk in Her Shoes \| 27 Reasons We're Still Fighting for Choice \| More About Roe v. Wade \| Access: the Key to Reproductive Rights \| Calendar of Events \| Home -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you have any questions or comments regarding reproductive

To: greenspirit who wrote (41413)	10/2/2000 12:36:25 AM
From: phyxter	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

An approximate quote, I remember not the exact words, from a former VP candidate (I don't think anyone has ever said it better than Admiral Stockdale): "A woman owns her body. Period" No government at any level - Congress, State Legislature, or County Commissioner - has any business telling a woman whether she will bear a child or not. Period. Whether it be the Chinese communists who compel abortions or any of you who would forbid them here. None of government's business. It is the ultimate right-wing hypocrisy to preach limited government and then advocate the largest expansion of governmental power in this country's history to insert itself into the most intimate and private aspects of a woman's life. Does abortion make me uneasy? Yes. Is abortion murder? No. The key question for formulation of public policy, however, is: does government, can any government, at any level, know the answer to this question best? Absolutely and unquestionably NO.