Dear Friends,
The Republican war against women has been raging like a wildfire and it's time we organize and do something about it.
They've introduced a series of anti-woman, anti-choice bills that are unprecedented in their scope, appalling in their indifference, and outrageous in their arrogance. They've attempted to redefine rape to exclude assaults involving drugs, coercion, loss of consciousness, and statutory rape. Even one of our most recent victories for women, tax deductions for breastfeeding equipment, has been met with Republican hostility and criticism.
These recent Republican attacks on women's personal liberty and women's health make it clear that the Republicans think that women don't matter.
We need to stand up and say that women DO matter--that our health care matters, our choices matter.
None of the steps that the Republicans are taking will create one single job. They don't grow our economy. They are just rolling back the rights of women.
That's why I started a petition this week to tell Speaker Boehner and the Republicans that women DO matter and that we want this Republican war against women to stop now. It's already drawn attention in an article on The Huffington Post , and I hope you'll us spread the word and keep fighting back.
Please take a moment to join me in telling the Republicans that women matter! Sign my petition at www.womenmatter.us and help spread the word by sharing the petition with your friends and family.
Best Wishes Always,
Carolyn B. Maloney