Posted on 02/16/2006 8:13:04 AM PST by Gopher Broke
Action Needed: Tell Senators to Protect Reproductive Health!
Oppose Restrictions to Reproductive Health and Rights!
Dear xxxxxx,
The Senate Education and Health Committee will be voting soon on THREE anti-choice measures:
HB 164 requires Virginia's Family Life Education programs to include biased information at the expense of comprehensive, medically-accurate sex education programs that have been proven effective.
HB 189 - under the guise of protecting safety - imposes unnecessary and burdensome architectural regulations on abortion providers for the purpose of shutting them down.
Again under the guise of safety, HB 1274 targets abortion providers with unnecessary reporting requirements.
TAKE ACTION! Please contact your Senator NOW and ask him or her to OPPOSE HB 868. Send a free email to your legislator. We encourage you to put the letter in your own words.
Send a letter to the following decision maker(s): Senate Ed and Health
Below is the sample letter:
Subject: Oppose HB 189, HB 164, & HB 1274
Dear [decision maker name automatically inserted here],
I'm writing to urge you to please oppose HB 189, HB 164, and HB 1274.
House Bills 189 and 1274 target abortion providers with additional regulations and reporting requirements when first-trimester abortions are already extremely safe. The real goal of HB 189 is to make the delivery of abortion services so difficult to provide that they will become more expensive than most women can afford and to shut down abortion providers. All medical procedures should be treated equitably. Restrictions like HB 189 and HB 1274 put women's health and lives at risk.
I also urge you to oppose HB 164. Studies show that sex education programs that are comprehensive and include abstinence are most effective. But HB 164 would require Virginia's Family Life Education programs to include biased information at the expense of comprehensive, medically-accurate sex education programs that have been proven effective. There is nothing at all wrong with abstinence - but young people need ALL the facts because information that is wrong, too little, or too late can late can result in long term and life-threatening consequences.
Legislators should put PREVENTION first in order to reduce unintended pregnancies and the need for abortion.
Sincerely,
Thanks for the heads up! Count me in!
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