Rick Scott won't say whether he believes women should be paid as much as men, but he'll argue proudly that he has the right to influence the conversations women have with their doctors.
That's just wrong.
Right now, there is a bill on Scott's desk that attempts to insert politics into a deeply personal decision between a woman and her health care provider -- and it shouldn't be tolerated.
Women in Florida -- and all across the country -- deserve leaders who will advocate for them, and, just as importantly, who will back off when it's not our place to interfere.
Join me and my friend, Mary Burke of Wisconsin, in standing up for women. Add your name today.
I've always trusted women to make their own health care decisions. That's why I vetoed a bill that would have mandated medically unnecessary ultrasounds for women seeking abortions. Scott signed that bill the first chance he got.
Just like so many politicians in Washington -- and in Mary's home state of Wisconsin -- Scott simply doesn't understand what matters to women.
He should be fighting to raise the minimum wage, expanding health care, demanding equal pay, or working to ensure that our kids are getting the best education possible.
That's what I'll do if I have the privilege of serving as Governor again. And that's what Mary will do, too. Add your name to stand with us:
http://action.charliecrist.com/Standing-Up-for-Women
God bless you,
Charlie