This week, the House is scheduled to vote on a bill to criminalize abortion nationwide after the 20th week of pregnancy. Sign the petition to tell them: We won’t forget the conservative war on women, stop attacking our rights.
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Deric Lostutter helped expose the now-infamous Steubenville, Ohio teen rape case and cover-up by uncovering and posting the photos and tweets from teens who witnessed the attack. Without his work, we don't know if Jane Doe would have ever received justice. Now, he’s facing 10 years in prison for his role in "hacking" and uncovering this awful crime--while the actual rapists will serve no more than 2 years. Can you sign the petition telling the US Attorney that Lostutter is a hero, not a criminal?
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Remember when conservatives in Congress held a hearing on birth control and didn't allow a single woman to testify? The Senate held a hearing on the national crisis of sexual assault in the military--and didn't hear from one single survivor of sexual assault. The Senate committee invited 2 supporters of reform and 18 opponents--a dangerously lopsided ratio that doesn't reflect public opinion. Deja vu all over again. Tell the Senate: Allow testimony from servicewomen who have survived sexual assault in the military.
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What do Lou Dobbs and Fox think is the biggest threat facing our society? Working moms. An all-male panel on Dobbs' Fox Business show were in hysterics that a record number of women are the primary breadwinners in their home. They cried that having women as primary breadwinners is “bad for kids, bad for marriage”, “catastrophic”, and will “undermine our social order.” One panelist, Erick Erickson, even said that "science" dictates that men are dominant over women. Will you sign the petition demanding Fox fire Lou Dobbs, Erick Erickson, and Juan Williams?
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Would House Majority Leader Eric Cantor and the Republicans use a cynical and deceptive bill to con women and families into thinking Republicans are on their side, when really, they're trying to take away our rights? Yup. This week, they're going to vote on the deceptively named the “Working Families Flexibility Act,” and if we don't speak up quickly, it could pass. Sign the petition.
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Eden Foods--a major organic food company--is suing the Obama Administration over the rule that insurance companies must cover birth control under the new healthcare law. Employers have no right to interfere with the reproductive health care of their female employees. If we all speak out now to add to the outrage, we can show Eden Foods and other businesses that are watching the controversy that their lawsuit is bad for publicity and bad for their bottom line.
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Shame on all 45 Senators--including 4 Democrats--who just voted against requiring background checks for gun purchases--something 90% of Americans support. Four months after the Newtown massacre, they are still kowtowing to the gun lobby instead of protecting our kids and families. Champions in the Senate are going to keep fighting for this bill and we need put every senator who voted "No" on notice: We're here, we know what you did, and we're going to hold you accountable.
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