- Signatures: 7,586
- Goal: 6,000
- Deadline: 6-13-2004
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Act Now and Save Women's Lives!
In poor, developing countries, complications of pregnancy, childbirth and unsafe abortion remain a leading cause of death and illness among women. More than 75,000 women die each year from complications of unsafe abortion.
Yet the Global Gag Rule prevents family planning organizations in other countries from providing vital, lifesaving services by denying resources to health care providers who counsel women on the full range of reproductive health options, lobby to make or keep abortion legal in their own country, or provide abortion services -- even if they pay for these services with non-US funds.
Consequently, women around the world pay the price. In Kenya, five family planning clinics had to shut down, and thousands of women are unable to access contraception, gynecologic and obstetric care, or even counseling and testing for HIV/AIDS.
Reversing the Global Gag Rule will help save women's lives, improve women's health and increase women's economic productivity by: (Click here to find out how.)
significantly decreasing abortions,
increasing access to
comprehensive medical care,
enabling women to better provide for their
families.
SIGN PETITION BELOW TO ASK PRESIDENT BUSH TO REVERSE THE GLOBAL GAG RULE.
In poor, developing countries, complications of pregnancy, childbirth and unsafe abortion remain a leading cause of death and illness among women. More than 75,000 women die each year from complications of unsafe abortion.
Yet the Global Gag Rule prevents family planning organizations in other countries from providing vital, lifesaving services by denying resources to health care providers who counsel women on the full range of reproductive health options, lobby to make or keep abortion legal in their own country, or provide abortion services -- even if they pay for these services with non-US funds.
Consequently, women around the world pay the price. In Kenya, five family planning clinics had to shut down, and thousands of women are unable to access contraception, gynecologic and obstetric care, or even counseling and testing for HIV/AIDS.
Reversing the Global Gag Rule will help save women's lives, improve women's health and increase women's economic productivity by: (Click here to find out how.)
SIGN PETITION BELOW TO ASK PRESIDENT BUSH TO REVERSE THE GLOBAL GAG RULE.
| Number | Date | Name | I oppose the global gag rule because |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7,586 | 11:24 am PDT, May 5 | Ginger Geronimo | |
| 7,585 | 5:14 pm PDT, May 1 | Anonymous | |
| 7,584 | 5:34 pm PDT, Apr 19 | Amanda L | |
| 7,583 | 7:34 am PST, Mar 7 | Angela Heid | |
| 7,582 | 7:00 pm PST, Feb 20 | Anonymous | |
| 7,581 | 7:17 am PST, Nov 24 | REGINA WIRTH | |
| 7,580 | 10:13 pm PST, Nov 9 | Aleasha Casaretto | |
| 7,579 | 9:38 am PDT, Oct 31 | Rebecca Green | This global gag rule takes women who are already suffering and adds to it. Counseling women on a full range of reproductive choices, up to and including abortion, is empowering them. Women are smart enough to make their own choices and this choice is vital for them. Choice is power. The US has no right to make choices for women. This must be overturned and power must be returned to women!! |
| 7,578 | 2:00 pm PDT, Oct 28 | Emily Hoon | It is hypocritical to say we have a "culture of life" while sending many to their deaths in a misguided war. Women all over the world need family planning information to stem the real problems we have: overpopulation, poverty, hunger. |
| 7,577 | 5:58 pm PDT, Sep 30 | Joanna Allerhand | |
| 7,576 | 2:07 am PDT, Jul 13 | Anonymous | |
| 7,575 | 10:11 pm PDT, Jun 27 | Susan Provost | |
| 7,574 | 5:26 am PDT, May 18 | Stacey Nelson | |
| 7,573 | 3:18 pm PDT, May 14 | Pam King | I am sick of religious idiots telling women how to run their lives and forever ruining the lives of women throughout the world |
| 7,572 | 7:53 am PDT, May 8 | Erin A Mitchell | |
| 7,571 | 3:12 am PDT, Apr 29 | Tasha Chenoweth | |
| 7,570 | 9:14 am PDT, Apr 27 | Jamie Scott | |
| 7,569 | 4:24 am PDT, Apr 19 | Mardi M | |
| 7,568 | 11:00 am PDT, Apr 18 | scott cady | |
| 7,567 | 10:28 pm PDT, Apr 4 | Victoria Thomas | |
| 7,566 | 9:20 pm PDT, Apr 1 | Joshua Moger | |
| 7,565 | 11:35 pm PDT, Mar 17 | Lamargo Petersen | I am tired of "men" calling the shot as to how a woman takes care of her reproduction organs,and if she does or does not carry a fetus to term. |
| 7,564 | 1:29 pm PST, Feb 26 | Bobbie Straley | |
| 7,563 | 4:39 pm PST, Feb 14 | Sandra Ford | |
| 7,562 | 5:49 pm PST, Feb 12 | C. Romanelli | |
| 7,561 | 2:03 pm PST, Feb 12 | Kayla Kenny | |
| 7,560 | 5:37 pm PST, Feb 3 | Angela Johnson | |
| 7,559 | 7:10 pm PST, Feb 1 | Patricia Gray | |
| 7,558 | 7:00 pm PST, Feb 1 | Patricia Withington | |
| 7,557 | 2:06 pm PST, Jan 28 | Tori Rumbaugh | |
| 7,556 | 1:55 pm PST, Jan 25 | Anonymous | |
| 7,555 | 3:48 pm PST, Jan 12 | Extreme Beach Volleyball Coach | Women should be happy that a rule has finally given them the ability to stop gabbing for more than twelve seconds...I remember my first wife, before I had her harvested for organs used to nag a lot...it bothered me...too much. :O |
| 7,554 | 3:47 pm PST, Jan 12 | Bill Billiamson | This makes me gag. stop complianin and have babies for cryin out loud. Ending its life is neither your decision nor your responsability. JUst Chill for a while. Y'all suck, Long Live KArl Rove!! |
| 7,553 | 9:25 am PST, Jan 11 | Jamie Hein | |
| 7,552 | 1:33 am PST, Jan 8 | Anonymous | |
| 7,551 | 5:01 am PST, Jan 6 | Yvonne Cameron |
Oppose the Global Gag Rule!
Act Now and Save Women's Lives!
Dear President Bush,
The Global Gag Rule prevents family planning organizations in other countries from providing vital health services to women. It denies resources to health care providers who offer abortion services even if they pay for these services with their own funds. It also denies resources to health care providers who counsel women on the full range of reproductive health options.
Reversing the Global Gag Rule will lead to a decrease in abortions, enable more women around the world to access comprehensive medical care and enable women to better provide for their families.
Women around the world are being punished for exercising their right to access reproductive health information and services. Please end the Global Gag Rule now and help save women’s lives.
Signed,
Your Name
Dear President Bush,
The Global Gag Rule prevents family planning organizations in other countries from providing vital health services to women. It denies resources to health care providers who offer abortion services even if they pay for these services with their own funds. It also denies resources to health care providers who counsel women on the full range of reproductive health options.
Reversing the Global Gag Rule will lead to a decrease in abortions, enable more women around the world to access comprehensive medical care and enable women to better provide for their families.
Women around the world are being punished for exercising their right to access reproductive health information and services. Please end the Global Gag Rule now and help save women’s lives.
Signed,
Your Name
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