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Support the Freedom of Choice Act

Target: U.S. Congress
Sponsored by: NARAL Pro-Choice America

The Supreme Court's decision to uphold the Federal Abortion Ban - ignoring three decades of precedent requiring protections for women's health - is a setback for all Americans who believe politicians should not make our private, personal medical decisions!

But there is something you can do to fight back. Support the Freedom of Choice Act that will restore the reproductive rights recognized under the vision expressed in 1973 in Roe v. Wade. The Freedom of Choice Act is legislation that would put Roe v. Wade into law, and guarantee the right to choose for generations to come.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a dissenting voice in the 5-4 vote, called the decision "alarming" and said it "cannot be understood as anything other than an effort to chip away a right declared again and again by this court...." The door is now open for politicians like George W. Bush and anti-choice lawmakers to launch more aggressive attacks on safe, legal abortion, without any regard for women's health.

Help get the Freedom of Choice Act on the books! Urge your members of Congress to cosponsor the Act by signing the petition.

deadline: 4-17-2008
goal: 50,000

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Dear [Decision Maker],

With the Supreme Court's recent decision on the Federal Abortion Ban, the Court moved in a direction that threatens women's freedom and privacy. FOCA will secure the right to choose by establishing a federal law that will guarantee reproductive freedom for future generations of American women. Since Roe v. Wade, a woman's right to choose has been systematically eroded by anti-choice legislators at all levels of government. More than 500 anti-choice measures have been enacted in the states since 1995, essentially rolling back this fundamental right for many women. We need the protection of FOCA now more than ever before.

[Your comment here]

I urge you to stand with the majority of the country, which does not want to see Roe v. Wade overturned, and cosponsor the Freedom of Choice Act.

Sincerely,
[Your name here]

We signed the “Support the Freedom of Choice Act” petition!

# 25,756:

12:18 pm PDT, Apr 18, Lori Souza, California
We lose more women to illegal abortions then we lose unwanted children to abusive parents.

# 25,755:

6:53 pm PDT, Apr 17, Vanessa Garvy, Illinois

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12:23 pm PDT, Apr 16, Elizabeth Logan, Connecticut

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9:04 am PDT, Apr 15, Sarah Mugrace, New Jersey
Stop the war on Sex! Keep abortion legal.

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9:13 pm PDT, Apr 11, Patrick O'Neil, New Mexico

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8:22 pm PDT, Apr 11, Michael Slinkard, New Mexico

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7:46 pm PDT, Apr 11, Jenny Vegan, United States Minor Outlying Islands
It is imperative that a woman's domain over her own body isn't robbed - particularly by the government.

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7:35 am PDT, Apr 9, Can Atik, Turkey

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12:18 pm PDT, Apr 8, Stacy Stiegleiter, Tennessee

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12:08 pm PDT, Apr 3, Shivonne Willcocks, New Zealand
Abortion stops UNWANTED children being born. Therefore it stops CHILD ABUSE. Why is this so hard for people to make the connection??

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4:48 pm PDT, Mar 31, Bob Nolan, Iowa

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2:21 pm PDT, Mar 30, Name not displayed, Arizona

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12:13 pm PDT, Mar 30, Name not displayed, Massachusetts

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2:11 am PDT, Mar 25, Franquelyne Low, New Mexico

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2:03 pm PDT, Mar 24, Megan Shelly, Michigan
my body. my right.

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9:41 am PDT, Mar 24, JAMES SULLIVAN, Illinois

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10:37 pm PDT, Mar 22, Bonita Morlang, Colorado

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7:42 pm PDT, Mar 22, Angela Heid, Indiana

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7:24 pm PDT, Mar 21, JOCELYNE ANNIE, Canada

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12:44 pm PDT, Mar 21, Erin Shelly, New York

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10:53 pm PDT, Mar 19, Laurie Wolfe, Maryland

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9:31 am PDT, Mar 19, Kim Wilton, Michigan

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3:48 pm PDT, Mar 17, Name not displayed, California

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5:16 pm PDT, Mar 14, Name not displayed, New York

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10:09 pm PDT, Mar 13, Stephanie Andrews, Virginia

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7:24 am PDT, Mar 12, Charles Mclachlan, United Kingdom

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10:45 pm PDT, Mar 11, Shannon Sultan, Wisconsin

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8:33 pm PST, Mar 7, Russell Bader, Pennsylvania

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3:40 pm PST, Mar 7, Art Deco, Maine

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2:57 am PST, Mar 7, Delores MaBejaranoDoyle, California

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3:21 pm PST, Mar 6, Audrey Gallant, Maine
Abortion is a Choice!!!! Each and every woman must have a right to choose up until the first month.... LET'S STRONGLY URGE THE USE OF THE MORNING AFTER PILL.... We all get horny.... And many of us have had sex without thinking clearly about preventing pregnancy.... LET'S FIND A WAY TO MAKE SURE WE DO NOT HAVE ANY MORE UNWANTED CHILDREN.... Let's find a way to make sure we eliminate abortion by a third party.... MAKE SEX AN INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY.... PUT THE MORNING AFTER PILL ON THE SHELF NEXT TO ASPIRIN....

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6:16 pm PST, Mar 5, Shantelle Yacono, Georgia
America has prided itself by being called land of the free- is there goin to be a clause stating except if your a woman? Women in other countries have no rights now America is trying to take rights away from women- Nobody not even the government has the right to choose what woman can or can't do to themselves- Thats what seperates us from every where else- our government is already bending the constitution in freedom of speach- now they are going after a gender what next how about you focus your attention on things more serious in America like poverty, jobs, our economy, what our president is doing just to name a few

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4:35 am PST, Mar 5, Nick Davis, Canada

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6:02 pm PST, Mar 1, Nyack Clancy, New York

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6:00 pm PST, Feb 29, Name not displayed, Florida
I have always valued the freedom that America gives to me as a woman, but I am extremely horrified that our government would ever think to so blatantly disregard and disrespect women by denying us our human rights. I respect others' opinions on abortion, but you do not have the right to force your opinions on me. Every woman has the right to control her body, and it is an enormous step back for America is abortion is outlawed.

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11:52 pm PST, Feb 28, James Rudy, New York

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11:20 am PST, Feb 27, Sarah Townsend, Texas

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6:38 am PST, Feb 27, Tracy Zellers, Tennessee

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4:50 pm PST, Feb 25, Amanda Scott, North Carolina

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7:15 am PST, Feb 24, Rebecca Jane McCaw, Massachusetts

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9:51 pm PST, Feb 23, Sharon Hull, California

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4:08 pm PST, Feb 23, Shiu M. Hung, California

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2:21 pm PST, Feb 23, Suzie Gordon, New Hampshire

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7:40 am PST, Feb 22, Deanna Nobles, North Carolina

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11:22 am PST, Feb 21, Maureen Primerano, California

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1:00 pm PST, Feb 20, Rebecca Madden, Virginia

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10:06 pm PST, Feb 19, Larry Troiano, Rhode Island

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10:39 am PST, Feb 19, Joyce Gibbs, Connecticut

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1:37 am PST, Feb 19, Kathleen Cole, Ohio

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8:36 am PST, Feb 18, Lisa R, Germany

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4:46 pm PST, Feb 17, Laura Zanoli, Italy

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6:40 am PST, Feb 17, James Serrat, New Jersey

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8:54 pm PST, Feb 16, Nicole Perrot, California
Who are they to decide what I should do with MY body? They are deciding what happens in our bedrooms, our lives, what we choose to do with our bodies... when is it going to end, "big brother"?

# 25,703:

8:22 pm PST, Feb 16, Michelle Matthews, Tennessee

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7:08 pm PST, Feb 16, Eric Bock, California

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