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DAVID,
Today is Women's Equality Day, honoring the ratification
of the 19th Amendment -- an important milestone in the long, difficult
march toward equal representation for all people.
We cannot forget that
the 19th Amendment mainly gave white women the right to vote. Now,
99 years later, we've continued to make progress toward equality, and
we can celebrate the historic number of women elected, voting, and
running for office. But
we are far from equal. Many women and marginalized people continue to
be disenfranchised through voter suppression. We are still
fighting the constant attacks on our healthcare, our bodily autonomy,
and our dignity.
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Women make up 51 percent of the
population, but less than 25 percent of elected offices. This has dire
consequences for so many issues -- particularly reproductive freedom.
So far in 2019, nine states have passed abortion bans,
and more states will follow. These
new bans are a direct challenge to Roe
v. Wade .
Planned Parenthood serves 40% of the nations Title X
recipients, who receive services like birth
control and STD screenings.
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It's now up to us to make sure that
every elected official, at every level of government, will stand
up for reproductive freedom. Pledge to #VOTEPROCHOICE today,
and we'll send you the 2019 #VOTEPROCHOICE Voter Guide -- the largest
progressive voter guide of all 49,000 races on the ballot in November
2019. We empower you to vote for all the prochoice champions in
your community.
Celebrate Women's Equality Day by taking real action to
protect reproductive freedom in this country. Thank you for pledging to
join us.
In solidarity,
Heidi L. Sieck
CEO/Cofounder
#VOTEPROCHOICE
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https://voteprochoice.us/
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