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Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Women's health care is under attack in Illinois!
On Monday, May 18, 2009, Illinois State Rep. David Reis introduced HR 417 which calls for the elimination of all state funding for Planned Parenthood of Illinois in order to help the State balance the budget.
This would mean that at minimum over 2,000 women would lose access to their annual exam and birth control supply. They wouldn't get Pap tests or breast exams. That means no early detection of cervical or breast cancer for these women!
These women will be at increased risk of unintended pregnancy - putting their health and futures in danger.
That's right! Rep. Reis wants to balance the budget on the backs of Illinois women!
An extreme anti-choice and anti-family planning member of the Illinois House, Rep. Reis says in his resolution that government "should focus on providing financial assistance for basic, vital healthcare needs to those who need it most . . ."
Pap tests and breast exams aren't "basic, vital healthcare"?
What is he thinking!?!
Stop this attack on women's health care today! Send an email to your state representative telling them to vote NO! on HR 417. Tell them that you support funding Planned Parenthood and the basic women's health care they provide.
Reposted from http://www.plannedparenthood.org
Republicans walking into a really big one this time!
Republicans and the conservative talk-show sewing circle are all gabbing about Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi not speaking up about a CIA briefing that occurred in 2002 regarding torture.
In 2002 the Republicans had a 52.6% majority in the House of Representatives. Dennis Hastert was the Speaker of the House, Republicans chaired all the committees back then, so what does Nancy Pelosi have to do with any intelligence briefing that happened back then?
Nothing at all, but nobody is saying this little nugget of truth, because the Democrats are just standing by silently chuckling and smiling behind poker faces, watching the Republicans and talking heads waltz deafly and blindly on the railroad tracks of the Stupid Express.
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