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Stop the Silent War on Contraception
Target: Hillary Clinton, SenatorSponsored by: Friends of Hillary Clinton
There's a quiet war going on in America – against the most basic rights of Americans, especially women, to make their own personal decisions about family planning.
It was started by a small group of extreme ideologues who claim the right to impose their personal beliefs on the overwhelming majority of the American people.
They're waging this silent war on contraception by using the power of the White House and their right-wing allies in Congress -- and so far, they're getting away with it.
The United States has one of the highest rates of unintended pregnancies in the industrialized world. And the impact of the war on contraception is borne by the poor: a poor woman is four times as likely to experience an unplanned pregnancy as a higher-income woman.
That's why Senator Hillary Clinton and Congresswoman Nita Lowey have introduced a Congressional Resolution to Strengthen Family Planning Services for Women - and they need your voice to make sure every member of Congress votes on this Resolution. Become a co-sponsor today and help us pass this important resolution to ensure women have access to contraceptives! Senator Clinton will forward your message to your Congressional representatives.
It was started by a small group of extreme ideologues who claim the right to impose their personal beliefs on the overwhelming majority of the American people.
They're waging this silent war on contraception by using the power of the White House and their right-wing allies in Congress -- and so far, they're getting away with it.
The United States has one of the highest rates of unintended pregnancies in the industrialized world. And the impact of the war on contraception is borne by the poor: a poor woman is four times as likely to experience an unplanned pregnancy as a higher-income woman.
That's why Senator Hillary Clinton and Congresswoman Nita Lowey have introduced a Congressional Resolution to Strengthen Family Planning Services for Women - and they need your voice to make sure every member of Congress votes on this Resolution. Become a co-sponsor today and help us pass this important resolution to ensure women have access to contraceptives! Senator Clinton will forward your message to your Congressional representatives.
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# 50:
9:35 am PDT, May 19,
Janine Knight, North Carolina
I believe in the separation of church and state, which is what our country was founded on.
I believe in the separation of church and state, which is what our country was founded on.
# 49:
9:35 am PDT, May 19,
Allison Balcerak, Maryland
# 48:
9:31 am PDT, May 19,
Zoe Grobart, New York
# 47:
9:25 am PDT, May 19,
Brenden Willey, North Carolina
The Constitution mandates a separation between church and state.
The Constitution mandates a separation between church and state.
# 46:
9:22 am PDT, May 19,
Donna Dove, California
# 45:
9:03 am PDT, May 19,
Sandy Mielo, Pennsylvania
# 44:
8:58 am PDT, May 19,
Celeste Winkle, New York
# 43:
8:54 am PDT, May 19,
Shauna Price, Arizona
# 42:
8:45 am PDT, May 19,
Jennifer Winters, Florida
A woman should be in charge of her body, and no one else.
A woman should be in charge of her body, and no one else.
# 41:
8:21 am PDT, May 19,
Ange Barrett, United Kingdom
# 40:
8:07 am PDT, May 19,
Elizabeth Oehrn, Sweden
# 39:
8:02 am PDT, May 19,
Wendy Horn, California
# 38:
8:02 am PDT, May 19,
Vidya Sims, California
# 37:
7:43 am PDT, May 19,
Sarah Jacobs, Indiana
# 36:
7:40 am PDT, May 19,
Tom Widler, New York
# 35:
7:30 am PDT, May 19,
Debbie Butz, Illinois
# 34:
6:59 am PDT, May 19,
Peter Nichols, Wisconsin
# 33:
6:31 am PDT, May 19,
Name not displayed, Florida
contraceptives should be available to those who cannot afford it, unplanned pregnancies can bring upon some devastating choices and results for others
contraceptives should be available to those who cannot afford it, unplanned pregnancies can bring upon some devastating choices and results for others
# 32:
6:12 am PDT, May 19,
Amy Schumacher, Ohio
# 31:
5:57 am PDT, May 19,
Cindy Singh, Washington
# 30:
5:39 am PDT, May 19,
Gwen Moore, Maryland
# 29:
5:32 am PDT, May 19,
Walker Everette, New York
# 28:
4:57 am PDT, May 19,
Name not displayed, Canada
# 27:
4:56 am PDT, May 19,
Anna Asbury, Kentucky
# 26:
4:33 am PDT, May 19,
Nina Holmgren, Sweden
# 25:
2:44 am PDT, May 19,
Anne Daletski, Washington
# 24:
2:39 am PDT, May 19,
Michelle Encomienda, Philippines
# 23:
2:11 am PDT, May 19,
Donna Hodsdon-Trips, Idaho
# 22:
2:09 am PDT, May 19,
Steve Klein, Canada
# 21:
1:59 am PDT, May 19,
Sara Gomes, Portugal
# 20:
1:28 am PDT, May 19,
Sue Hagen, California
# 19:
12:49 am PDT, May 19,
Jennifer Bechard, New York
Women need the right to choose. They DESERVE IT.
Women need the right to choose. They DESERVE IT.
# 18:
12:09 am PDT, May 19,
Chris B, Tennessee
# 17:
11:38 pm PDT, May 18,
Julia Bond, Vermont
# 16:
11:07 pm PDT, May 18,
Karl Ford, Texas
# 15:
10:00 pm PDT, May 18,
S. Neitzel, Wisconsin
# 14:
9:41 pm PDT, May 18,
Maryann Barnes, Canada
I believe All Women have the right to control wanted and unwanted pregnancies it is our body and we have the right to partake in birth control in which ever form it takes
I believe All Women have the right to control wanted and unwanted pregnancies it is our body and we have the right to partake in birth control in which ever form it takes
# 13:
9:37 pm PDT, May 18,
Amy Clifton, Colorado
# 12:
7:53 pm PDT, May 18,
Jordan Gennai, California
# 11:
7:31 pm PDT, May 18,
Richard Artley, Idaho
My motto is "don't approve of contraception, don't use it" but stay out of other peoples business.
My motto is "don't approve of contraception, don't use it" but stay out of other peoples business.
# 10:
7:25 pm PDT, May 18,
Bess Katerinsky, New York
There is no way to overestimate the importance of the availability of affordable and safe birth control.
There is no way to overestimate the importance of the availability of affordable and safe birth control.
# 9:
7:22 pm PDT, May 18,
Jazzy Jane, Canada
Every woman. Every choice.
Every woman. Every choice.
# 8:
7:19 pm PDT, May 18,
Charles Hildebrant, North Carolina
# 7:
7:11 pm PDT, May 18,
Anna Simmons, Maine
# 6:
7:01 pm PDT, May 18,
Christina Sott, United Kingdom
Contraception is most essential to avoid great misery later, for both, the woman and the child. It is bad enough in the Third World Countries. Sure enough religious beliefs come into it as well, but one should not generalize these things. Nothing seems to be as it once was, so contraception is a protection for the woman and the future child.
Contraception is most essential to avoid great misery later, for both, the woman and the child. It is bad enough in the Third World Countries. Sure enough religious beliefs come into it as well, but one should not generalize these things. Nothing seems to be as it once was, so contraception is a protection for the woman and the future child.
# 5:
6:42 pm PDT, May 18,
Marjorie Cavanaugh, Pennsylvania
# 4:
6:32 pm PDT, May 18,
Name not displayed, Georgia
# 3:
6:31 pm PDT, May 18,
Hazel Catkins, Alabama
Good idea. I know that EVERYONE is against this these days, but I am not. It is the womans choice, and alot of people say, no matter what, it's wrong. That's wrong in itself.
Good idea. I know that EVERYONE is against this these days, but I am not. It is the womans choice, and alot of people say, no matter what, it's wrong. That's wrong in itself.
# 2:
6:25 pm PDT, May 18,
Lindsay Estes, Minnesota
This is a right every woman deserves. Giving every woman the choice, helps prevent unwanted pregnancies, babies, children. If this problem gets any WORSE it will be a failure as a country.
This is a right every woman deserves. Giving every woman the choice, helps prevent unwanted pregnancies, babies, children. If this problem gets any WORSE it will be a failure as a country.
# 1:
3:51 pm PDT, May 18,
Rebecca Young, California
Improving access to contraception for all Americans is critical!
Improving access to contraception for all Americans is critical!