Many single mothers did not choose to be single mothers. We had no choice: we were fleeing domestic violence to protect ourselves and our children. Only to find out that we were bound by child custody laws that allow abusers to continue to exert control over us and our children. This issue affects American mothers domestically and internationally, both of whom are loyal Democratic voters.

Despite the state of Ohio going blue for President Obama and rejecting Josh Mandel's extremist position on reproductive health, our representatives are not only plowing ahead with their plan to criminalize abortion without exception: defunding Planned Parenthood also remains at the top of their list, despite the fact that it does more to prevent unintended pregnancy - and therefore abortion - than any other organization in the entire country. Not only will the loss of Planned Parenthood lead to even more pregnancy and abortion, it's close relative known as the Heartbeat Bill would make abortion illegal as early as six weeks. Most women will not even know they are pregnant until it's too late - leading to dangerous illegal abortions claiming the lives of our loved ones. Ohio needs to focus on healthy prevention, not outdated shame and punishment.

Malala, a fourteen years old girl was ambushed and shot by a group of Taliban in Swat, Pakistan on October 9th. . She was being punished for speaking out for women's right for education. She highlights the need for education for girls we well as stubborness on the part of uneducated Taliban Mafia. As Taliban nuisance is alive and well in Afghanistan and Pakistan. They are entrenched in Pakistan's area called FATA and are everywhere else as well. The question is as to how to combat their determination to take the nation back in to the dark ages. I strongly believe that the answer is in education, just like it brought Europe out of the dark ages.... Education not just for the common folks only but also for the children of these Taliban so they do not grow up like their fathers. This is the most cost effective way to prevent the continuance of the menace of ignorance. What happens there affects us directly. The treatment of ignorance is costing us billions of dollars a month. The prevention will cost us just a few million dollars a year. I guess it is a human nature, we do not want to pay attention to prevention and then wonder, what the hell happened. I propose that we pay attention to taming the monster by taking in their children and enroll them in schools where they are taught all the subjects including humanities.... education imbued with human values. Respectfully submitted Munir Ahmad, M.D. GLOBAL EDUCATION CAMPAIGN (globaleducationcampaign.org) [email protected]

THE INVOLUNTARY SERVITUDE ENFORCED ON WOMEN TO CONTINUE A PREGNANCY SHE DOES NOT WISH TO CONTINUE IF THE PRESENT TREND ROWARD RESTRICTION OF ABORTION CONTINUES.

In 31 of our American States, convicted rapisits still have the ability to fight for custody of any child conceived in their sexual assult. Victims are having to sometimes choose between pressing charges against their assaulter, make a deal in exchange for having the rapist sign over all rights, or have to share custody of their child with the person who raped them. I have 2 daughters and I am fighting to make sure they never have to choose like other young women have had to do. I am fighting to make sure my daughters, all daughters, all women and even some men, don't have to worry about fighting against parental rights from the person who has so deeply wounded and changed their lives. I need your voice, help me protect victims of rape and the children they have from that horrible act. Share this, sign this, let us work to make our country one that holds all victims above the rights of the convicted rapists.

Women have a difficult time breathing in mid to late stages of pregnancy. During my pregnancy there were times, day and night, that I had to stop and rest on a stranger's car while walking through the parking lot of a business. I think that there should be designated expectant mom parking near the entrance of all businesses so that a pregnancy is not put at risk due to symptoms brought on by long distance walking.

After the "Rape pregnancies are gifts from God" statement by Illinois senate candidate Richard Mourdock, I ask Mitt Romney to formally retract his endorsement of Richard Mourdock.

As a citizen, I affirm freedom of religion. As a Christian, I believe a literal interpretation of the book of Genesis would place the beginning of life at the first breath -- at birth. A medical interpretation of the beginning of life might focus on the possibility of higher-order thought, given that a brain-dead person can be declared legally dead. Beliefs about the beginning of life--whether one chooses the moment an egg is fertilized, the detection of a fetal heartbeat, "quickening", fetal brain development, viability outside the womb, birth--are religious beliefs, and should not be imposed upon the public indiscriminately.

Last night, ANOTHER Republican candidate for office made another offensive comment about rape. This time it was Indiana Senate candidate Richard Mourdock saying pregnancies resulting from rape are what God intended. But something about Mourdock's comment is even more disturbing: Mitt Romney just released an ad endorsing him. And while he's tepidly tried to distance himself from Mourdock today, he hasn't pulled his endorsement and the ad is still on the air. And Senator John Cornyn, head of the National Republican Senate Campaign Committee, is **defending** Mourdock. Can you send a clear message to Mitt Romney and Republican campaign committees about how you feel about these comments as a voter?

Women of the USA request clarification and a definitive position from Governor Romney on Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act and equal pay for women.

The issues women are fighting for just now, health care , equal pay, contraception are all issues have for been fighting since 1969 I am 77 years old this Tuesday. We thought we had made a lot of progress, but the wood work seems to be full rats. I would like to invite the men in our lives to join us in voting to give us their support this year.

Women represent more than 50% of the population of the USA, but women only hold 27.6% or less of elected positions and/or Mitt appointed positions! Women make up only 16.8% of Congress. (90 women have been elected to Congress out of a total of 535 seats) - (61D, 29R - 16.8% of 535 seats) U.S. Senate 17 (12D, 5R - 17% of 100 seats) U.S. House 73 (49D, 24R - 16.8% of 435 seats) 42 percent of Romney’s appointments during his first two and a half years as governor were women, the number of women in high-level appointed positions actually declined to 27.6 percent during his full tenure as governor according to to a 2007 MassGAP study. In state Statewide Executive positions, including Governors and Lt. Governors, women hold 75, 23.4% of 320 positions. Sign the petition to get women out of Binders and in to Positions of Leadership in the Real World! To learn more about this issue visit: (http://www.cawp.rutgers.edu/fast_facts/levels_of_office/Current_Numbers.php)