In a political climate short on victories, let’s enjoy this one:
A proposed law requiring all Florida women seeking an abortion to have an ultrasound — then have a chance to view the image and have it explained to her — failed in a tie vote Wednesday after almost 90 minutes of impassioned debate about privacy, pregnancy and women’s rights that crossed party lines. Read the rest of the article at MiamiHerald.com.
THANK YOU and CONGRATULATIONS to WMN friends who have been working hard to defeat this bill.
ACTION STEP: Email wmnblog [at] gmail.com to find out how you can thank the legislators who stood up for women’s health and privacy.
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Tiffany // May 4, 2008 at 2:14 pm
Congratulations to everyone who called their legislators while this bill was being debated. Your voices were clearly heard!!!!