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May 26th, 2011

Victory in Minnesota!

Today Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton vetoed a bill that sought to ban coverage of abortion for women who receive health insurance through the state’s Medicaid program.
 
"All women deserve to be healthy and safe," said Governor Dayton in a letter addressed to the state legislature. "I will not approve a bill that infringes upon a woman's Constitutionally-protected rights, discriminates against a woman because of her socio-economic status, or does not protect her health and safety."

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Categories: abortion restrictions, economic justice, Medicaid, unfair laws

May 5th, 2011

House Turns Its Back on Women and Families with the Fewest Resources

The National Network of Abortion Funds denounces the House vote to pass H.R. 3, “The No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act,” on Wednesday May 4.

If enacted, this bill would have a devastating impact on millions of women and families. Every woman, whether she gets her health care through a safety-net program like Medicaid or private health insurance, deserves to make her own decision about whether and when to have a baby.

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Categories: abortion restrictions, economic justice, health care reform, unfair laws

May 3rd, 2011

TELL YOUR REPRESENTATIVE TODAY TO VOTE NO ON HR 3!

We need to act now! The vote is finally here: on Wednesday, May 4, the House will vote on the “No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act” (H.R. 3).

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Categories: abortion restrictions, economic justice, health care reform, TakeAction, unfair laws

April 26th, 2011

DIY Bowl-a-Thon: Choice = AMAZEBALLS

When Christina Gavin learned there was no Bowl-a-Thon in Pittsburgh, she took matters into her own hands. She and her friends are well on their way to raising $1,000 with their DIY team, Choice = Amazeballs!

Here's how she did it:

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Categories: Bowl-a-Thon , economic justice, unfair laws

April 22nd, 2011

When public funding covers abortion: how's that working out?

Massachusetts is one of just 15 states that permits state-subsidized insurance to cover abortion care. It leads the country in insuring its citizens and enacted health care reform in 2006. Theoretically, all women in Massachusetts who need an abortion should be able to get one without delay.

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Categories: economic justice, Funds, health care reform, Medicaid

April 19th, 2011

Budget deal on the backs of poor women and their families

As leaders working to champion the agency and leadership of young people and as social justice organizations committed to erasing health inequities and championing the reproductive rights of women who are working hard to provide for their families, the undersigned organizations are deeply troubled by the FY2011 budget that passed in the House and the Senate.

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Categories: abortion restrictions, DC Abortion Fund, economic justice, health care reform, Medicaid, unfair laws

April 16th, 2011

What's that deafening rumbling sound?

We're heading into the biggest weekend yet for the Bowl-a-Thon as we barrel towards Tax Day--with over a thousand activists signed up to bowl coast to coast, the Second Annual Bowl-a-Thon is striking Hyde nationwide!

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Categories: Bowl-a-Thon , Funds, TakeAction

March 8th, 2011

GOING BALLS OUT for abortion access!

We're lacing up our bowling shoes, getting ready to strike Hyde nationwide, and we want you to join us for the Second Annual National Bowl-a-Thon for Abortion Access! Because when the going gets tough, the tough GO BALLS OUT!

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Categories: Bowl-a-Thon , economic justice, Funds, Hyde Amendment, Medicaid, TakeAction