The MA Roe Act, what it is, and why it is so important now -UPDATE
The MA Roe Act, what it is, and why it is so important now -UPDATE-
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Our bus trip to the state house was featured in a local paper! Join us, we still have a few seats available
HELP SUPPORT THE ROE ACT IN MASSACHUSETTS!
Join us on November 14 and urge your lawmakers to pass the ROE Act.
Join us for a trip to Lobby Day for the ROE Act! We still have a few seats available on the bus.
HELP SUPPORT THE ROE ACT IN MASSACHUSETTS!
Join us on November 14 and urge your lawmakers to pass the ROE Act.
UPDATE: We have booked a bus, now we need to fill it! So JOIN US November 14
HELP SUPPORT THE ROE ACT IN MASSACHUSETTS!
If we book enough seats we will secure a bus from Cape Cod and Plymouth! The bus size will be determined by the number of reservations. We have one day to book enough seats to secure the bus.
REMINDER – THURSDAY EVENING, Oct 24: We need your help with our post-carding project to support the ROE ACT in MA. JOIN US!
HELP SUPPORT THE ROE ACT IN MASSACHUSETTS!
JOIN CAPE COD WOMEN FOR CHANGE FOR AN URGENT POSTCARDING EVENT
REMINDER: We need help with this postcard projectWe are doing another post-carding event to support the ROE ACT in MA. JOIN US!
HELP SUPPORT THE ROE ACT IN MASSACHUSETTS!
JOIN CAPE COD WOMEN FOR CHANGE FOR AN URGENT POSTCARDING EVENT
JOIN US for a post card event to support the MA Roe Act! Update: SCOTUS is making this MORE urgent.
HELP SUPPORT THE ROE ACT IN MASSACHUSETTS!
JOIN CAPE COD WOMEN FOR CHANGE FOR AN URGENT POSTCARDING EVENT
JOIN US for a post card event to support the MA Roe Act!
HELP SUPPORT THE ROE ACT IN MASSACHUSETTS!
JOIN CAPE COD WOMEN FOR CHANGE FOR AN URGENT POSTCARDING EVENT
UPDATE: Deadline extended! It’s not too late to add your voice- please email letters of support to protect abortion access in MA!
UPDATE: The committee will take testimony until next Monday, June 24.
Read moreUPDATE! It’s not too late to add your voice- please email letters of support to protect abortion access in MA!
If you haven’t yet, please send a letter this weekend: A hearing has been scheduled for June 17, your letters of support are needed this week. PLEASE, USE YOUR VOICE A hearing on the ROE Act has been scheduled and the Catholic, MA GOP and anti-choice opposition are mobilizing their armies. We need to ACT to protect abortion access in
Read moreUPDATE! MA Roe Act: Need your letters of support to protect abortion access!
UPDATE: The committee will take testimony until next Monday, June 24. PLEASE, USE YOUR VOICE A hearing on the ROE Act has been scheduled and the Catholic, MA GOP and anti-choice opposition are mobilizing their armies. We need to ACT to protect abortion access in MA. This is what you can do now. Last week the MA Legislative Joint Committee
Read moreAnti-choice Movement Rhetoric, ‘infanticide’: The Latent Misogyny of Abortion Discourse
In order to effective advocate for women’s rights to access abortions and healthcare, we we have to understand the opposition. Unfortunately, the local and national rhetoric has taken hold, even the media is using misleading terms. We will be talking a lot about this rhetoric. We want you to be equipped with the tools to respond to these arguments with
Read moreWant to help women access abortion care in the U.S.? Here is a list of abortion funds, clinics, and advocacy groups, by state.
Recently, Steph Herold, MPH used a twitter thread to share a list of organizations that work on abortion access state by state. This took a lot of work, and we should use this information. Her thread was shared via a special reader that puts it all together, I’ve created a list using the information she provided and added to it,
Read moreThank You! Photos from events across the Cape. #STOPTHEBANS!
HYANNIS: ORLEANS ROTARY SANDWICH: FALMOUTH #STOPTHEBANS! Join the Nation-wide Protests to Stop the Abortion Bans and Support the ROE Act! by Laurie V and Janet J Tuesday, May 21 at 12 noon, grab your friends, neighbors and families ad join us! If you aren’t on Cape Cod – check here for an event near you. (If there is
Read moreThe MA Roe Act, what it is, and why it is so important now
UPDATES! The bill was passed on from the Joint Committee on Health to the Joint Committee on the Judiciary. Judiciary immediately scheduled a hearing and we plan to have a presence at this hearing, join us! See more details about the hearing and how to attend. If you can’t attend we ask that you send an email with written testimony,
Read moreSTOP THE BANS We are taking part in nation-wide protests – JOIN US!
#STOPTHEBANS! Join the Nation-wide Protests to Stop the Abortion Bans and Support the ROE Act! by Laurie V and Janet J Tuesday, May 21 at 12 noon, grab your friends, neighbors and families ad join us! Follow the link to register for the event near you: Orleans Rotary Hyannis Airport Rotary Falmouth Peg Noonan Park Falmouth Public Library Vineyard Haven
Read moreDoes your state legislator support or oppose legislation that benefits women? These are Cape & Islands Senators’ and House Reps’ grades and endorsements regarding women’s issues
These ratings are from organizations that advocate for, or against, legislation for women. Grades are based on sponsorship of legislation and voting records. In the coming weeks we will be sharing more about our legislators’ support or opposition important to women. Planned Parenthood has not updated their ratings for 2018, but they have listed their endorsements, noted below. MA Citizens
Read moreDo you want to be more involved in what we are doing?
We have events coming up in the fall that we need help organizing, advocacy that needs to be shared and we want to hold our first general meeting in September or October, one we are considering a postcard party for women where we will fill out and mail postcards to legislators at all levels of government advocating for the legislation and issues that are important to women and families.
Read moreIMPORTANT CALL TO ACTION! The Senate will try to push healthcare through after this week’s break. ACT NOW!
We cannot ignore, assume, or surrender the fight against the GOP plans to decimate healthcare. the process has been insulting and more akin to a to an authoritarian dictatorship, the bill was developed and drawn up in secret, by a committee of 13 men. The Congressional Budget office has analyzed it and confirmed 22 million people would lose healthcare, and premium
Read moreCall to Action: Share your story! MA is considering a bill to protect access to contraception.
PASSED!!! While congress is considering the future of our healthcare – MA legislators are considering a bill that will continue to provide protect the access to contraceptives that the Republicans in Congress plan to remove. We need your voice! Find a Fact Sheet on this bill here: ACCESS Fact Sheet_CFC_ Please consider submitting written testimony to NARAL Massachusetts. They will
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