Bush does it again-

[ellen_datlow]

From Planned Parenthood via surricatus (pass it on)


Dear Concerned Citizen:

We have just received news that President Bush is trying to
sell-out women's health in the most unbelievable way. Here's
how:

The Bush administration is about to release a rule that will
make it possible for federal funding that is specifically
designed to prevent unintended pregnancy and promote
reproductive health to now be used for anything but that.

If it happens, it will be a massive betrayal of women and
families, and we must stop it. We need you to
speak out. Please let President Bush know that this change is
very wrong:
http://www.ppaction.org/campaign/spp08adv2?rk=xdqKFl41fKDNE

A little background on this outrageous situation...

We've known for some time that anti-choice extremists have
wanted President Bush to deliver them some sort of "gift" before
he leaves office. This rule change is just that gift. And here's
what one of the most egregious results could be:

Right now, anti-choice groups run so-called "crisis pregnancy
centers" in communities all around the country -- often a block
or two away from Planned Parenthood affiliate health centers.
These facilities look like health centers, but in reality are
run by anti-choice zealots who deliver only the reproductive
health care options that fit their agenda. No birth control, no
abortion -- and no choice for women and families who need it.

If this rule takes effect, they're likely to receive a massive
influx of our tax dollars to expand their deceptive operations
and to attract hundreds of thousands of women who think they'll
be getting medical care but instead will receive a large dose of
anti-choice ideology.

I believe that tricking women when they are most vulnerable is
wrong -- and the federal government shouldn't pay people to do
it.

It gets worse. The rule would also require entities that receive
family planning funding, like Planned Parenthood, to certify
that we will not refuse to hire nurses and other providers who
object to abortion and even certain types of birth control.
Between deceptive "crisis pregnancy centers" delivering woefully
incomplete care and legitimate health centers with extremely
limited funding, hundreds of thousands of women are at enormous
risk.

We have a chance to stop it. So, beginning right now and with
your help, we are:

:: Launching a massive public outcry against the president's
rule:
http://www.ppaction.org/campaign/spp08adv2?rk=xdqKFl41fKDNE

:: Raising as much money as we possibly can:
https://secure.ga0.org/02/spp08/nTpqKFl41fZU7?source=spp08e1dppol

One more thing -- Planned Parenthood Federation of America has
been standing up for and serving women, men, and families in
this country for more than 90 years. The next few days and weeks
will be an immense challenge, but know this: We are here for
this fight. We need you here with us.

Thank you in advance. More soon.

Sincerely,

Cecile Richards, President
Planned Parenthood Federation of America

Comments

[xjenavivex.livejournal.com]

Thank you for sharing this.

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

nada~

[lordofallfools.livejournal.com]

The Washington Post has a much more informative article on the proposal.

Here (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/15/washington/15rule.html?_r=1&oref=slogin)

[lordofallfools.livejournal.com]

Whoops-- that's the NY Times. Got my leftist media centers mixed up.

[sarcobatus.livejournal.com]

Thanks for posting this.

They're still trying to keep us barefoot, pregnant, and powerless (not that I have anything against being pregnant -- it's just that being pregnant should be a choice, and birth control should be made available to everyone. :(

[lagilman]

*looks down at her bare feet* well, I can get behind one of the three, anyway...

If you follow back to my most recent post, people have been pulling up a host of lovely "white man god, woman servant, singles and gays are teh evil" McCain links that are...horrifying. I have my objections to Obama, but they mainly fall along the axis of "damn you for being a weathervane politician" not "you, sir, are scum."

John McCain. More of McSame.

/political commentary

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

Yeah. I was listening to a couple of people discussing McCain vs Obama at the table next to me at brunch and he was saying to his companion that both can only do a limited amount anyway as they're both in debt to the political machines that support them....I wanted to interrupt and say: Social issues count too --and in that the Republicans and Democrats are very different. Please please vote for Obama!!!

[txtriffidranch.livejournal.com]

After reading things like this, I wonder why Oliver Stone is wasting his and our time with making a film about the Bush Administration. Mike Judge did it earlier and better in 1996, and best of all, Beavis and Butt-head Do America is practically a documentary.