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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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We signed the “Stop the Silent War on Contraception” petition!
# 200:
8:18 am PDT, May 22,
Cindy Taylor-Lisenby, South Carolina
# 199:
7:47 am PDT, May 22,
Carol Miravitlles, New Jersey
# 198:
7:40 am PDT, May 22,
Chris Schmidt, New Jersey
# 197:
7:16 am PDT, May 22,
Anne MacPherson, Massachusetts
# 196:
6:57 am PDT, May 22,
Ann Marie Puckett, West Virginia
# 195:
6:50 am PDT, May 22,
Heather Holdridge, Washington D.C.
Man, I just read that article in the NYTimes. Scariest thing ever. Please continue to speak truth to power. This is a fight we cannot afford to lose.
Man, I just read that article in the NYTimes. Scariest thing ever. Please continue to speak truth to power. This is a fight we cannot afford to lose.
# 194:
12:46 am PDT, May 22,
David Barr, Illinois
# 193:
12:03 am PDT, May 22,
Tyler McHaley, Illinois
# 192:
8:29 pm PDT, May 21,
Blu AbbeyCat, Pennsylvania
It is our right to decide how many children we can support.
It is our right to decide how many children we can support.
# 191:
7:35 pm PDT, May 21,
Janice Bernath, New Jersey
Women have the right to control whether they want to bear children. Contraception should be available regardless of how one's neighbor, pharmacist, pastor or legislator feels.
Women have the right to control whether they want to bear children. Contraception should be available regardless of how one's neighbor, pharmacist, pastor or legislator feels.
# 190:
7:09 pm PDT, May 21,
Name not displayed, Canada
# 189:
6:27 pm PDT, May 21,
Linda Du Frane, Wisconsin
# 188:
5:04 pm PDT, May 21,
Nikki Boys, Australia
# 187:
4:57 pm PDT, May 21,
DJ Sakata, Hawaii
our resources seem to be eroding
our resources seem to be eroding
# 186:
4:23 pm PDT, May 21,
Robin Lupisella, Massachusetts
# 185:
3:56 pm PDT, May 21,
Stephanie Hines, Kansas
# 184:
3:33 pm PDT, May 21,
Prima Aka Kym Cree, New York
# 183:
2:37 pm PDT, May 21,
Robin Johnson, North Carolina
# 182:
2:35 pm PDT, May 21,
Denise Savage, Oregon
# 181:
1:23 pm PDT, May 21,
Donnal Poppe, California
# 180:
1:11 pm PDT, May 21,
Don Whitebear, Utah
# 179:
1:02 pm PDT, May 21,
Katie Chess, California
I agree with other statements by fellow petitions signers, but mostly with the man who said, "because women should have the largest say in an issue that affects them way much more than men..." This is a very personal decision that should belong to nobody but the 2 people involved in conception, and primarily the woman.
I agree with other statements by fellow petitions signers, but mostly with the man who said, "because women should have the largest say in an issue that affects them way much more than men..." This is a very personal decision that should belong to nobody but the 2 people involved in conception, and primarily the woman.
# 178:
11:37 am PDT, May 21,
Tammie Dahl, Washington
# 177:
9:04 am PDT, May 21,
James Hall, Texas
because women should have the largest say in an issue that affects them way much more than men...
because women should have the largest say in an issue that affects them way much more than men...
# 176:
8:58 am PDT, May 21,
Brian Levin, Washington
# 175:
8:51 am PDT, May 21,
Tammi Stolpe, Colorado
# 174:
8:16 am PDT, May 21,
Erin Smith, Pennsylvania
# 173:
7:29 am PDT, May 21,
Diana Wasem, Illinois
# 172:
7:15 am PDT, May 21,
Name not displayed, California
# 171:
6:03 am PDT, May 21,
Barbara Daniels, Pennsylvania
Our bodies, our lives. This is a medical and moral decision that is solely ours to make.
Our bodies, our lives. This is a medical and moral decision that is solely ours to make.
# 170:
5:40 am PDT, May 21,
Mark A. Zappone, New Jersey
We need to teach people to properly use contraception! If not for any other reason, than to help curb the over-population of the world.
We need to teach people to properly use contraception! If not for any other reason, than to help curb the over-population of the world.
# 169:
2:50 am PDT, May 21,
Chetna Pittea, United Kingdom
# 168:
2:38 am PDT, May 21,
Name not displayed, Ohio
# 167:
2:19 am PDT, May 21,
Kisa Nolan, Pennsylvania
WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO DECIDE. LET OUR VOICES BE HEARD.
WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO DECIDE. LET OUR VOICES BE HEARD.
# 166:
12:25 am PDT, May 21,
Christina Hardy, Oregon
# 165:
10:59 pm PDT, May 20,
Suzanne Bar-Tal, Israel
# 164:
10:22 pm PDT, May 20,
Josh Douchinsky, Oklahoma
# 163:
10:16 pm PDT, May 20,
Betty Shipley, Florida
# 162:
9:47 pm PDT, May 20,
Celeste Oehl, Texas
# 161:
8:33 pm PDT, May 20,
Earth Indigo, Michigan
# 160:
7:54 pm PDT, May 20,
Name not displayed, Maine
# 159:
7:39 pm PDT, May 20,
Luke Stange, Australia
# 158:
5:45 pm PDT, May 20,
Tonya Wilson, Virginia
# 157:
5:16 pm PDT, May 20,
Laura Schaefer, Oregon
# 156:
4:52 pm PDT, May 20,
Sara McKinley, California
# 155:
3:50 pm PDT, May 20,
Talia Peschka, Texas
# 154:
3:23 pm PDT, May 20,
Jenny Thevegan, Australia
I strongly support all efforts to make affordable contraception available to all!
I strongly support all efforts to make affordable contraception available to all!
# 153:
2:40 pm PDT, May 20,
Tina Florell, Sweden
# 152:
2:40 pm PDT, May 20,
Fred Blackstone, Georgia
# 151:
2:18 pm PDT, May 20,
Ivy Cotee, California