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Protect the Health and Safety of California's Young Women
Target: NARAL California ChapterSponsored by: NARAL Pro-Choice America
In November's special election called by Governor Schwarzenegger, Californians will see a dangerous initiative on the ballot. Californians will have an opportunity to vote on a parental notification measure on a woman's access to abortion, which threatens the health and well being of young women in our state.
Real family communication begins at home, not at the ballot box. The best way to protect our daughters is to begin talking to them about responsible, appropriate sexual behavior when they're young and to continue to keep the lines of communication open as they get older. Our focus should be on prevention of unwanted pregnancies through comprehensive sex education, counseling and access to contraceptives.
This proposed amendment to California’s constitution, known as Proposition 73, would do nothing to reduce the number of unintended teen pregnancies - pregnancies that have in fact declined 40% in California over the past decade without government mandates like this one!
Join us in opposing Proposition 73, because parents and teens need real world solutions, not constitutional amendments.
Real family communication begins at home, not at the ballot box. The best way to protect our daughters is to begin talking to them about responsible, appropriate sexual behavior when they're young and to continue to keep the lines of communication open as they get older. Our focus should be on prevention of unwanted pregnancies through comprehensive sex education, counseling and access to contraceptives.
This proposed amendment to California’s constitution, known as Proposition 73, would do nothing to reduce the number of unintended teen pregnancies - pregnancies that have in fact declined 40% in California over the past decade without government mandates like this one!
Join us in opposing Proposition 73, because parents and teens need real world solutions, not constitutional amendments.
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# 150:
6:47 am PDT, Jul 20,
Mike Wagner, Colorado
# 149:
6:46 am PDT, Jul 20,
Name not displayed, Virginia
# 148:
6:23 am PDT, Jul 20,
KellyMarie McClintock, Canada
If young women are not able to access the support of their own families, for whatever reason, this amendment will alienate them even more. Perhaps turning to dangerous alternatives, rather than bearing the brunt of their families anger, shame, embarrassment, abandonment, etc. No woman has ever decided to seek termination of a pregnancy lightly, we are inherently the lifegivers.
If young women are not able to access the support of their own families, for whatever reason, this amendment will alienate them even more. Perhaps turning to dangerous alternatives, rather than bearing the brunt of their families anger, shame, embarrassment, abandonment, etc. No woman has ever decided to seek termination of a pregnancy lightly, we are inherently the lifegivers.
# 147:
6:22 am PDT, Jul 20,
T Glueck, New York
JFK must be rolling over in his grave...
JFK must be rolling over in his grave...
# 146:
5:59 am PDT, Jul 20,
Charles Mcclure, Indiana
# 145:
5:47 am PDT, Jul 20,
Pamela Mcclure, Indiana
# 144:
5:43 am PDT, Jul 20,
Annmarie Smith, Massachusetts
# 143:
5:38 am PDT, Jul 20,
Darren Kirby, United Kingdom
# 142:
5:38 am PDT, Jul 20,
Carrie Echo, South Carolina
# 141:
5:36 am PDT, Jul 20,
Taina Torrales, Puerto Rico
# 140:
5:34 am PDT, Jul 20,
Monika Hipp, Poland
Because it endangeres the women's freedom.
Because it endangeres the women's freedom.
# 139:
5:34 am PDT, Jul 20,
Solent SafeBuoy, United Kingdom
# 138:
5:22 am PDT, Jul 20,
Giuliana Gorlei-Pittsey, Italy
That would be part of freedom and democracy every citizen has the right to.
That would be part of freedom and democracy every citizen has the right to.
# 137:
5:21 am PDT, Jul 20,
Space Oddity, Japan
# 136:
5:08 am PDT, Jul 20,
Bob Purt, Oklahoma
# 135:
5:01 am PDT, Jul 20,
Margaret O'keefe, New York
# 134:
4:57 am PDT, Jul 20,
Cristy Karner, Massachusetts
# 133:
4:47 am PDT, Jul 20,
Rachel Simon, Florida
# 132:
4:30 am PDT, Jul 20,
Christine A. Moreno, Florida
# 131:
4:25 am PDT, Jul 20,
Jan Erik Knudsen, Norway
# 130:
3:48 am PDT, Jul 20,
Steve Dale, Australia
# 129:
3:31 am PDT, Jul 20,
Amanda McLennan, United Kingdom
# 128:
2:59 am PDT, Jul 20,
Kim Bainbridge, United Kingdom
# 127:
2:38 am PDT, Jul 20,
Jana Greaser, Ohio
Obviously, it would reduce the number of "legal" abortions. This does not mean the baby would be allowed to live and then be raised in a healthy family life. Laws such as this proposed notification requirement will push us back to the dark ages -- days of back alley abortions done with coathangers, which will lead to more health problems. Yuck. I'd like to think Ahnold was smarter than this. Terminate this proposed requirement!
Obviously, it would reduce the number of "legal" abortions. This does not mean the baby would be allowed to live and then be raised in a healthy family life. Laws such as this proposed notification requirement will push us back to the dark ages -- days of back alley abortions done with coathangers, which will lead to more health problems. Yuck. I'd like to think Ahnold was smarter than this. Terminate this proposed requirement!
# 126:
2:19 am PDT, Jul 20,
Lorraine Jefferson-parkes, United Kingdom
# 125:
2:10 am PDT, Jul 20,
Karen Jones Ahmed, Canada
# 124:
2:02 am PDT, Jul 20,
Angelika Tanha, Germany
# 123:
1:42 am PDT, Jul 20,
Jeppe Jensen, Denmark
# 122:
1:21 am PDT, Jul 20,
Marietherese Van Hooijdonk, Netherlands
Unwanted children are unhappy baby's, the bases of abuse fysacly or emotional.
Unwanted children are unhappy baby's, the bases of abuse fysacly or emotional.
# 121:
1:11 am PDT, Jul 20,
Jose Maria Olmos Santana, Spain
# 120:
12:22 am PDT, Jul 20,
Joyce Koonen, Netherlands
Everyone should be able to have an abortion. The parents don't have to raise the child and really unwanted children are often (emotional) abused or neglected.
Everyone should be able to have an abortion. The parents don't have to raise the child and really unwanted children are often (emotional) abused or neglected.
# 119:
12:17 am PDT, Jul 20,
Kindle Gonzales, Texas
# 118:
11:26 pm PDT, Jul 19,
Robbi Drake, Nebraska
# 117:
11:07 pm PDT, Jul 19,
Barbara Hillman, New York
# 116:
10:59 pm PDT, Jul 19,
Name not displayed, Arizona
I have the perfect solution to reducing the number of teen pregnancies ready here it is: end the goddam divorce epidemic I'm not saying people should'nt have the right to get divorced if they both decide it's best and absolutely nesessary but come on people this has gotten way out of hand roughly 50 percent of all marriages end in divorce and the famous no fault law has really done NOTHING to help end the epidemic or even ease the suffering of the children. When parents divorce for whatever reason it has been proven that the children suffer some kind of emotional scarring whether it be delinquency, trouble at school, low self esteem, drug use, thoughts of suicide, or premarrital sex and the list goes on, and I know that some kids in intact families have these problems too, however the vast majority of these cases come from children who grew up in broken or stepfamily homes, ya parents ever wonder why you just can't get through to your children, not knowing what could possibly posess them to resort to these kinds of behavior, well most of you probably thought there's no way our divorce could be the REASON, after all you were to self absorbed to even acknowledge how what seemed at the time to be a great solution a way out of your struggling marriage would ever cause these kinds of repressive behaviors in you children, the video games, violent music, pornography, but not divorce! Divorce is a good thing it helps people who can't get along because now they can fight over the phone or online instead of under the same roof and they can badmouth eachother even more and all the while the kids stand by and try to hack it all ya you tell me who are the grown ups now. I mean If the divorce is due to one spouse cheating on the other or the man is an asshole who can't control his rage, drinking, or spitefulness and batters his wife and kids or if they simply aren't attracted to each other anymore "no more spark in the relationship" then it's okay by me. However if it's just a way out because you and your partner just can't get along and work out your problems then here is some advice: GROW UP if you can't think of any possible reason why staying together is WORTH IT, then always remember god gave us all to parents for a REASON. The decisions of the 1st generation affect the 2nd. The INNOCENT VICTIMS. Ow and by the way I'm liberal!
I have the perfect solution to reducing the number of teen pregnancies ready here it is: end the goddam divorce epidemic I'm not saying people should'nt have the right to get divorced if they both decide it's best and absolutely nesessary but come on people this has gotten way out of hand roughly 50 percent of all marriages end in divorce and the famous no fault law has really done NOTHING to help end the epidemic or even ease the suffering of the children. When parents divorce for whatever reason it has been proven that the children suffer some kind of emotional scarring whether it be delinquency, trouble at school, low self esteem, drug use, thoughts of suicide, or premarrital sex and the list goes on, and I know that some kids in intact families have these problems too, however the vast majority of these cases come from children who grew up in broken or stepfamily homes, ya parents ever wonder why you just can't get through to your children, not knowing what could possibly posess them to resort to these kinds of behavior, well most of you probably thought there's no way our divorce could be the REASON, after all you were to self absorbed to even acknowledge how what seemed at the time to be a great solution a way out of your struggling marriage would ever cause these kinds of repressive behaviors in you children, the video games, violent music, pornography, but not divorce! Divorce is a good thing it helps people who can't get along because now they can fight over the phone or online instead of under the same roof and they can badmouth eachother even more and all the while the kids stand by and try to hack it all ya you tell me who are the grown ups now. I mean If the divorce is due to one spouse cheating on the other or the man is an asshole who can't control his rage, drinking, or spitefulness and batters his wife and kids or if they simply aren't attracted to each other anymore "no more spark in the relationship" then it's okay by me. However if it's just a way out because you and your partner just can't get along and work out your problems then here is some advice: GROW UP if you can't think of any possible reason why staying together is WORTH IT, then always remember god gave us all to parents for a REASON. The decisions of the 1st generation affect the 2nd. The INNOCENT VICTIMS. Ow and by the way I'm liberal!
# 115:
10:52 pm PDT, Jul 19,
Sammi Rodriguez, California
# 114:
10:35 pm PDT, Jul 19,
Jared Laiti, California
# 113:
10:25 pm PDT, Jul 19,
Cindy Singh, Washington
# 112:
10:15 pm PDT, Jul 19,
Jonathan Stephenson, New Hampshire
# 111:
10:07 pm PDT, Jul 19,
Claire Watson, California
# 110:
9:59 pm PDT, Jul 19,
Pam Boland, Georgia
# 109:
9:44 pm PDT, Jul 19,
Thomas Markham, California
# 108:
9:43 pm PDT, Jul 19,
Name not displayed, Mexico
Its there choice!
Its there choice!
# 107:
9:28 pm PDT, Jul 19,
Joanne Binkley, Tennessee
# 106:
9:18 pm PDT, Jul 19,
Doreen Sturtevant, Ohio
# 105:
9:15 pm PDT, Jul 19,
Tracy Brown, New Jersey
# 104:
9:10 pm PDT, Jul 19,
Amanda Deering, Indiana
# 103:
9:09 pm PDT, Jul 19,
Bridget Saunders, North Carolina
# 102:
9:04 pm PDT, Jul 19,
Stephanie Valletti, Pennsylvania
# 101:
8:48 pm PDT, Jul 19,
Name not displayed, California