Demonstrators From Around the Country, and the World, Join Women's March [Hillary gives speech..]

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Demonstrators From Around the Country, and the World, Join Women's March By Elizabeth Wolfe Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) - Tens of thousands of women gathered for an abortion-rights rally Sunday as Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton told several hundred of them the issue is about women gaining full equality. At a pre-rally breakfast, Clinton said the Bush administration is "filled with people" who view the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade abortion ruling by the Supreme Court "the worst abomination of constitutional law."

"This administration is filled with people who disparage sexual harassment laws, who claim the pay gap between women and men is phony ... who consider Roe v. Wade the worst abomination of constitutional law in our history," said Clinton, D-N.Y.

Several hundred women, joined by a scattering of men, attended the breakfast. Rally organizers hoped the day's protest would draw more people than the estimated 500,000 who demonstrated for abortion rights in 1992.

By midmorning, tens of thousands of marches had already come to the Mall, many carrying brightly colored signs. "It's your choice, not theirs," said one placard.

More than 100 opponents of abortion rights assembled along a portion of the parade route. Among them were women who had had abortions and regretted it; they dressed in black.

Tabitha Warnica, 36, of Phoenix, said she had two abortions when she was young. "We don't have a choice. God is the only one who can decide," she said.

The larger rally, which focused on protecting women's reproductive rights, included men and women from across the country. Joining them were activists from nearly 60 countries including Denmark, Germany and Kenya.

"In our country, it's so important to feel solidarity with the rest of the world on women's rights," said Helena Pinto, president of UMAR, an abortion rights group in Portugal, where legal abortion is limited.

As the list of sponsors, which includes the American Civil Liberties Union and the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health, attests, abortion rights in the United States is the rallying point but not the only issue at stake for these protesters. Organizers have were fighting, too, for birth control, sex education and better health care for women worldwide.

"We believe it's important to be that broad-based and diverse because the threats to reproductive rights are that broad-based and diverse," said Gloria Feldt, president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America.

International delegations joined the rally to protest U.S. policies they say harm women abroad, particularly in developing countries.

In the park across from the White House on Saturday, dozens carrying flags of different countries heard speeches about the state of women's reproductive health worldwide, including how the so-called "global gag-rule" has hurt family planning services. Under the rule, which President Bush reinstated when he took office, non-governmental organizations overseas that promote or perform abortions are ineligible for U.S government money.

"Since the global gag rule is affecting family planning worldwide, this is also our cause," said Catherina Hinz of the German Foundation for World Population, based in Hanover.

The rally, said National Organization for Women President Kim Gandy, will "demonstrate that these policies are having an impact on women all over the world."

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On the Net: March for Women: http://www.marchforwomen.org

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[Dolphy]

"This administration is filled with people who disparage sexual harassment laws, who claim the pay gap between women and men is phony ... who consider Roe v. Wade the worst abomination of constitutional law in our history," said Clinton, D-N.Y.

This coming from a woman whose husband showed not even a passing familiarity with sexual harrassment laws or respect for women.

[scooter2]

Tens of thousands of women gathered for an abortion-rights rally

Would somebody please show me where, in the Constitution, is the right of women to murder their unborn children is enumerated.

[TomGuy]

FoxNews was just reporting on this. They replayed some of Hillary's speech. She is sounding more and more like John Kerry, as her speaking rolled on and on. She elicits about as much excitement as Kerry does(n't).

[pc93]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1122668/posts?page=124#123

[Sacajaweau]

We are free and independent but we are in no way equal-
John Adams

[Sacajaweau]

It's bad if your husband abuses you (but it's okay if he whores around "in the White House besides".

It's bad if you kill a baby at its most delicate stage of growth, but hit your twelve year old kid, and you might wind up in jail.

If you want a better paying job, find a tradesman to work with or go to school. Dropouts make minumum wage because they chose the path. Not everyone will be a CEO.

[Paulus Invictus]

The idea of women celebrating the murder of innocent children is repugnant beyond belief. Worse, the thought that criminals like Hitlery are championing murder via a Court ruling is despicable in the extreme. The Court was wrong and the justices that made the ruling were leftist facilitators of murder.

[MEG33]

I was listening to,not watching Fox.Hillary's screeching voice came roaring at me and I ducked as if being assaulted!She is an a menace to my health!

[Mr. Silverback]

"This administration is filled with people who disparage sexual harassment laws, who claim the pay gap between women and men is phony ... who consider Roe v. Wade the worst abomination of constitutional law in our history," said Clinton, D-N.Y.

Insert your own jokes here!!

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[zeaal]

Watching C-SPAN, one actress made the observation that when "Women VOTE, Democrats WIN." My question is what about all the millions and millions of Republican Women that VOTE and Republicans WIN?

[freekitty]

Hitlery is a barf bag.

[mewzilla]

Who paid for the protestors' transpo?

[The South Texan]

Oh, this is about that freak show going on in DC right now.

Wait till July for the other freak show in Boston. If yopu think the hate Bush garbage is bad in DC, wait till the Rat convention in July.

[INSENSITIVE GUY]

Saw this on c-span and every unclean female in America must be there.I bet the stink in there would burn the hair outta your nose!

[SpyktRose]

CNN. com is reporting about 300,000 attended the march. Hmm.. not quite the crowd they were expecting, is it?

Still 300,000 too many.

[pittsburgh gop guy]

It seems like all the speakers are ugly dykes. Oh - there is Gerold (Jabba) Nadler.

These people are not just ugly on the outside, but on the inside as well.

Watching this is like a trainwreck - it is a mess but I can't turn it off.

[scan58]

She is sounding more and more like John Kerry, as her speaking rolled on and on.

Sounds a bit like Fidel Castro, too.

[scan58]

It seems like all the speakers are ugly dykes.

That's what I noticed, too. I wonder why they are so worried about abortion...being dykes, and all.

[scan58]

I doubt it's even close to 300,000. If so, they sure are scattered thru the trees, or whatever. When the stage is on camera, you see several empty seats down front and when the crowd is on camera - it looks like there might be only a few thousand, IMHO.