Men Given the Potential to Say "No" to Women's Rights

Anyone from Ohio should be aware of potential rights-infringing legislation that is being proposed...Its the new House Bill 252, which requires a woman seeking an abortion to identify the father and does not allow her to terminate the pregnancy without the man's consent!

You think that's bad? According to Planned Parenthood Affiliates of Ohio's Legislative Director, if Representative John Adam's House Bill 252 is passed, it would do all of the following:
"It provides a man with rights over the woman, but does nothing to charge him with the responsibilities of fatherhood – including child support.
If the woman wanted to end a pregnancy that was the product of rape, then she would be forced to file a police report, even if that police report put her in greater danger of retaliation by her attacker.
If a girl seeks an abortion because of incest, she would either be forced to file a police report or ask her molester to take a paternity test, but he would not be required to participate.
It requires a paternity test if the identity of the father is in doubt, which may delay an abortion past the first trimester.
The bill does not provide funding for expensive paternity tests – a cost that may be passed on to taxpayers.
Rep. Adams believes that any woman who violates these rules should be charged with a first degree misdemeanor – up to six months in jail and/or a $1,000 fine.
If a woman was found guilty of a second infraction, Rep. Adams wants her to be a fifth degree felon – up to one year in jail, a $2,500 fine, and as a felon she would be unlikely to hold a meaningful job for the rest of her life."

Here is a news clip discussing the bill: http://www.10tv.com/live/content/local/stories/2009/07/22/abortion.html

How can you help? Donate to Planned Parenthood of Ohio today so that we can fight this together! You can donate here:
http://www.ppao.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2&Itemid=3

If anyone finds an online form to contact your legislators on this issue please let me know!

CONGRATS!

Great news!

#1- The Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act was passed by the Senate! Here's more info: http://feministmajority.org/media/pressLedbetter_012209.asp

#2-OBAMA FINALLY REPEALED THE GLOBAL GAG RULE! 8 long years and too many women's lives later, but the Global Gag Rule is finally over. Here is more information:
http://feministmajority.org/media/pressGagRule_012309.asp

And if you want to send Obama a thank-you letter, here is a link for that as well:
https://secure.prochoiceamerica.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=3397&autologin=true


HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!

Happy 36th Roe v. Wade Anniversary!

Roe v. Wade saves women's lives by preventing illegal & botched abortions, but we still have a long way to go! Celebrate 36 years of Roe v. Wade, but also read the following to learn how you can join the ROEvolution to continue the benefits of reproductive rights in the future.

KNOW ABOUT ROE?
In the past…
Roe v. Wade legalized abortions, expanding the right to privacy to cover women’s reproductive rights!

In the future…
Roe still has a long way to go.

· Low-income women are four times more likely to have unplanned pregnancies.
· The need for publicly funded family planning services is as critical as ever, as unintended pregnancy rates would be nearly 50% higher for all women and about two-thirds higher among low-income women without these family planning services.
· The Prevention First Act is intended to reduce the number of unintended pregnancies, abortions and sexually transmitted infections in the United States by increasing access to information and services to make this goal a reality, but has not yet been passed.