This week, hundreds rallied and many presented testimony in favor of protecting women's access to safe abortion care. The Texas House did not heed warnings about a return to back-alley abortions; indeed, one woman was abruptly ejected for noting that a member who is an ophthalmologist isn't specially qualified to dictate women's health care decisions. Texas lawmakers should do better than this. The nation is watching. Our state should demonstrate that it respects women's personal decisions and work to ensure women's health. Oppose SB1, the omnibus abortion restriction bill.

The 20 week abortion ban in Mississippi needs to be blocked. Stopped if at all possible. This is an issue of women's health. This is an issue of a woman's right to privacy and the ability to consult with her doctor and significant other. This IS NOT AN ISSUE that should be decided by men who can never get pregnant! For most pregnancies 20 weeks is the point where a doctor can only start to assess the viability of the pregnancy. To ban an abortion before it is even known if the pregnancy is viable is not good medical practice. It is not an issue that men have any right to make for women. This is yet another attack against the health of women of this state. The women of Mississippi are perfectly capable of making their own health decisions and do not need the government of Mississippi making those decisions for them.

It is important that women all across the great (geographically large) state of Texas have fair access to health care, as determined by their doctor and their own personal preference. It is not fair to restrict clinics and providers when the majority of cases require immediate and local solutions to issues that are difficult enough for women to decide. Politicians should not be involved in reproductive decisions and attempts of Texas Republicans to restrict access to health care to the large majority of Texas women is wrong and improper. Please stand with us in keeping medical decisions between a woman and her doctor.

Right-wing legislatures around the country are turning back the clock on women's rights by restricting access to birth control and necessary medical procedures, including abortion. Rep. Conaway must show where he stands by making it absolutely clear that he will NOT support limits on women's freedoms!

Women have a fundamental right to self-determination when it comes to the healthcare choices they make. Why would anyone want to take that away?

Right-Wing legislatures around the country are turning back the clock on women's rights by restricting access to birth control and necessary medical procedures, including abortion. Gov. Haley must show where she stands on women's rights by making it clear that she will not infringe on these rights for all women across our great state.

Senate Bill 1 is designed to tell women what is right for them to do with their own bodies. Women are very capable. No man can tell a woman how to take care of her pregnancy and her health. The bill assumes women are not only monsters, but willing murderers of the fetus in her body. The bill penalizes women - especially the poor - by keeping them from getting the healthcare they need. Stop this bill, because it is wrong for all women. It will cause the unnecessary deaths of women in Texas. Allow public hearings on Senate Bill 1 before voting.

Cincinnati's non-profit group 3CDC is allowing and anti-abortion group, Created Equal, to show a graphic abortion video. "The 9 by 12-foot TV screen, which is being brought to Fountain Square by the organizers, will feature a "graphic abortion video" and will be accompanied by high school and college students holding pro-life signs." Read more: http://www.wcpo.com/dpp/news/local_news/graphic-abortion-video-to-be-played-in-fountain-square-organization-created-equal-says#ixzz2XzjEo8ZO

We are circulating this petition to tell Marco Rubio and other Republican men across the country that we will not stand for this war on women's reproductive rights. If they are going to continue to push their radical agenda, we are going to push them right out of office.

"Pro-life" politicians are willing to place their political agenda over women's lives and health. Speak out against this injustice and demand better treatment of the women of Ohio. Please sign to get the attention of the Ohio state government and let them know we want these provisions repealed.

Reyna García, a 30-year-old woman who works for the California grocery chain Albertsons, lost her child when supervisors ignored multiple letters from her doctor over a period of months stating she had a high risk pregnancy and could not handle heavy lifting. She asked to leave work while in pain, but her request was denied and she continued her heavy lifting duties, afraid of losing her job and her insurance from Albertsons. When she went into labor that night, she found out that her baby was losing fluid and sustaining brain damage. She gave birth two days later, but the baby only lived for a few minutes. Shame on Albertsons. Demand that Albertsons CEO Robert Miller enforce policies that protect any pregnant employee and their baby.

Rape, acid attacks, dowry deaths, so-called "honor" killings, and other forms of gender-based violence will affect an estimated 1 in 3 women worldwide, according to the World Health Organization. Congress can and must act now to make the world a safer place for women and girls.