The Supreme Court and the people of the United States have chosen to protect a woman's right to make reproductive choices about her own body, including obtaining safe and affordable abortion. It may not be an optimal choice, but it is her choice, and only hers to make. H.R.7 - No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2017 deliberately prohibits a woman's ability to exercise her right safely and affdordably. This is a politically motivated bill which intentionally undermines safe access to abortion and health care by poor and middle class women, and is a clear example of gender discrimination. Women's rights are human rights and this bill violates both, and should not be passed.

This bill is directly aimed at taking away a woman's right to choose and dismantling Roe V. Wade. This has already been decided so many times. It is also religious propaganda NOT based in fact. They cannot change science to make rules up, especially when it comes to a personal right already decided by the highest court. We must stop the bill before it even gets to The House and wastes time. UPDATE: THERE ARE NOW 28 CO-SPONSORS OF THIS BILL. NONE OF THEM ARE WOMEN I MIGHT ADD. We must stop this NOW!

The Rally for Reproductive Justice is organized by the Arkansas Coalition for Reproductive Justice. We are a grassroots coalition of individuals and organizations who stand together to demand reproductive justice for all Arkansans.

The debate surrounding women's healthcare, specifically related to reproductive rights, continues to focus on moral and ethical dilemmas unrelated to actual health outcomes. To this end, the current efforts to repeal ACA, and the contraceptive coverage mandate espoused within, without a clear plan to replace with equivalent coverage serves to leave women with a substantial increase in their annual health costs. Contraceptive coverage should be routine. The research supporting routine contraceptive coverage is clear and overwhelming (http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/01/17/509734620/u-s-abortion-rate-falls-to-lowest-level-since-roe-v-wade). For advocates of abortion restrictions, to simply ignore this evidence is foolish, despite being in contrast to their views. In 2017, it is time to fully endorse this routine coverage for women without the potential to revoke in the future. If congress cannot see to this, we propose a full ban on coverage of agents for erectile dysfunction (Viagra, Levitra, Cialis, etc). Surely, if contraception is in conflict with religious beliefs, then so too are artificial erections induced by modern day pharmaceutical agents. If women have to pay for their birth control, men have to pay for their medicated erections. To our congress: be consistent in your ideology and demand coverage of all routine women's contraceptive care, or revoke coverage for erectile dysfunction drugs. You pick!

I live on the lands of the Ohlone People and believe they deserve Federal and State "Recognition" .

Rep. Nisly’s so-called “Protection at Conception” bill would ban and criminalize abortion in Indiana. This legislation is stridently unconstitutional and directly in opposition to the viability criteria established in Roe v. Wade. If enacted, Rep. Nisly’s legislation would create an impossible choice for many pregnant Hoosiers: violate their conscience or violate the law. In effect, this legislation would force pregnant Hoosiers to give birth - even if doing so jeopardizes their health or life. Simply put, Rep. Nisly wants to lead a crusade against a safe, legal medical procedure at the cost of criminalizing doctors who provide needed health care and patients who seek trusted medical counsel. Let’s be clear: Hoosiers do not lose their constitutionally-protected rights because politicians don’t like them. This is an extreme agenda and it will not fly in our state. Speaker Bosma, this legislation, if signed into law, will almost certainly be challenged in court and overturned. We urge you to use your leadership to stop this bill before it is officially filed and keep Hoosiers' rights protected.

Your crusade against Planned Parenthood and the patients they serve is based on thoroughly discredited videos recorded by indicted anti-abortion activists. Using a bogus smear campaign to further jeopardize the health care of 13,000 Texans who rely on Medicaid and Planned Parenthood is irresponsible and shameful. This prevents Cancer Screening, Birth Control, and Health Care to deserving Women across the state of Texas.

We, the undersigned citizens of Minnesota and other concerned citizens, urge the immediate termination of University of Minnesota Head Football Coach Tracy Claeys. As strong believers in the importance of leadership, justice, opportunity and respect, we urge the President of the University of Minnesota, Eric W. Kaler, and the University of Minnesota Athletics Department to terminate its head football coach, Tracy Claeys. In response to the Sept. 2 allegations against U of M football players and a players’ boycott of practice and participation in the Holiday Bowl, Claeys tweeted on December 15: “Have never been more proud of our kids. I respect their rights & support their effort to make a better world!” Claeys’ tweet expressing his pride in the team failed to mention or acknowledge the importance of respecting women. Further, it did not condemn violence, sexual assault or disrespect of women. We feel this is not at all acceptable. In judging Claeys' action in this context, we propose that two significant historical problems must be acknowledged: - Sexism, disrespect of and violence against women, and - Racism, and the lack of due process for many people of color in the American justice system Tracy Claeys’ tweet fails to acknowledge the tragic, historic mistreatment of women, demonstrating that he is not an appropriate or effective leader for young people. We believe he put the welfare of his football program above the welfare of a female student, despite that his own football players admitted to disrespecting and mistreating her. We believe his priorities are misplaced, and that he lacks sound moral judgment and leadership skills. We believe he is not an appropriate representative of the University of Minnesota, or the people of Minnesota. We urge President Eric Kaler and the Athletics Department to fire him, effective immediately. Signed, Heather Babula Hopkins, MN Maggie Berry Oakdale, MN Nancy Jane Bitenc Saint Paul, MN Judy Brown Saint Paul, MN Padmaja Challakere Saint Paul, MN Faith Dietz Saint Paul, MN Chantel Johnson Fragassi Saint Paul, MN Elizabeth Glidden Minneapolis, MN Betty Folliard Minneapolis, MN Monica Dols Haas Saint Paul, MN Tasha-Rose Hodges Saint Paul, MN Travis Apollo Haage Saint Paul, MN Rachel Kowaorski Santa Fe, New Mexico Lisa Johnson Roseville, MN Jean Jones Saint Paul, MN David Nathan Saint Paul, MN Laura Nathan Saint Paul, MN JoAnn Nathan Saint Paul, MN Joe Nathan Saint Paul, MN Karen Nelson Olson Saint Paul, MN Marty Owings Saint Paul, MN Lonni Simpson Skrentner Edina, MN Mary Wiley Edina, MN

This week, the Ohio state legislature passed multiple bans on abortion including as early as 6 weeks. A 6-week ban would criminalize abortions earlier than most women even know they are pregnant--essentially banning all abortion in the state. Governor John Kasich could sign one of these bans any day now. Here's the good news--this abortion ban is clearly unconstitutional, and too extreme even for many conservatives--so Kasich is already feeling the pressure to veto it. No governor wants to be tied to such a blatantly unconstitutional bill--which means that if we speak out loudly now, we can convince him to veto the ban. We know more attempts to ban abortion are coming, so let's draw a line right now that we won't accept any further restrictions on women's healthcare. Next week, we're going to remind Gov. Kasich of his constitutional obligation by delivering hundreds of constitutions to his office. Add your name now and we'll include it when we deliver piles and piles of constitutions to Kasich's office. Join us today--demand that Gov Kasich veto all abortion bans.

Women deserve the right to control their own bodies. This bill is a blatant attack to take away that right in a fundamental way. You have the chance to be a voice for reason in a rapidly changing world.

A woman's right to control her own medical decisions is in peril, and this bill would take anti-abortion legislation to a different level. Many women are not aware they are pregnant at 6 weeks. In fact, the pregnancy may not even register as positive on a home pregnancy test. The lack of provisions for incest or rape are reprehensible. In general, this bill violates the intention of Roe V. Wade and Governor Kasich needs to stop this attack on women in its tracks.

WE ARE PETITIONING FOR A STATEWIDE INVESTIGATION OF FAMILY COURT PRACTICES IN AN EFFORT TO STOP CALIFORNIA JUDGES FROM HARMING INNOCENT DEFENSELESS CHILDREN. California residents are being bled of our most valuable resource, the innocence of a child, and because of which, we are slowly losing our grip on the future of America. Since 1998, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has continued a lengthy investigation into adverse childhood experiences (ACE). ACE is one of the largest medical investigations ever conducted to assess associations between childhood maltreatment and later-life health and well-being. They found that a child’s exposure to certain traumas, including domestic violence, child sexual abuse, or being separated from their primary caregiving parent, resulted in more illnesses and injuries to children in childhood through adulthood, i.e., social emotional and cognitive impairment; adoption of health-risk behaviors; disease, disability and social problems; and PREMATURE DEATH. This study demonstrates how a child’s exposure to these elements are a PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE. Yet every year, an estimated 58,000 children are court ordered into custody or unsupervised visitation with a reported abuser. Additionally, current research estimates that false allegations of sexual abuse happens less that 2% of the time, yet 85% of those children are court ordered into shared or sole custody with the parent that is raping them. Inadequately trained professionals tend to believe the myth that mothers frequently make false allegations, contrary to current research. Therefore, in thinking they have the needed expertise, family court professionals don't listen to domestic violence or child abuse evidence, experts, and they don't include current scientific research. Mothers are being forced into bankruptcy and poverty trying to protect their children, and their children are being irreparably harmed. Governor Jerry Brown, House and Senate Representatives, we now have the medical research through the CDC to declare domestic violence, child abuse, and being separated from a primary attachment parent a PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE. And the U.S. Department of Justice's Saunders report states that the STANDARD and REQUIRED domestic violence training received by judges, lawyers, and evaluators does not adequately prepare them to handle abuse cases. WE ARE PETITIONING FOR A STATEWIDE INVESTIGATION OF FAMILY COURT PRACTICES IN AN EFFORT TO STOP CALIFORNIA JUDGES FROM HARMING INNOCENT DEFENSELESS CHILDREN. We would like to see you, our leaders, echo your constituents concerns, and ensure that the HEALTH AND SAFETY OF A CHILD WILL COME FIRST IN DIVORCE AND CUSTODY LITIGATION. We thank you in advance for your support.