Haitian Women's Desperate Lives--Education and Reproductive Health Care Must be Addressed in Re-Building Efforts
Beyond the Jan. 12 earthquake, there is another story about disaster in Haiti, and it relates to the horrendous social problems that Haitian women have dealt with for decades and which must be resolved if the country is ever to recover and prosper.

Sign the Petition: Ratify CEDAW, Women's Rights Treaty
Ask President Obama to take leadership to ratify CEDAW, the critically important women's rights treaty. President Obama should call upon the U.S. Senate to conduct hearings and finalize ratification of CEDAW. Sign our petition (to be delivered at the end of March, Women's History Month) or use our talking points in the background section to call the White House at (202) 456-1111 or fax them at (202) 456-2461.

NOW and CEDAW
CEDAW promotes not only women's empowerment, but also a foundation for peace and justice around the world. Women in the U.S. and around the world have already waited 30 years for the world's superpower to sign onto this important treaty. Learn more and find out ways you can take action NOW!

White House Health Care Reform Bill Denies Women's Basic Rights
NOW President Terry O'Neill stated, "NOW refuses to compromise on our most basic principles. We will not accept a health care bill that trades off the rights and needs of some women for the benefit of others. And we will never stop fighting for the right of every woman to have equal access to the full range of reproductive health care, including abortion."

White House Health Care Plan Fails Women
"The president's proposal to revive health care reform from its current state of paralysis needs major revision," according to NOW President Terry O'Neill.

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STOP STUPAK! Abortion is health care. Help us fight and support our cause!

Sign the Petition: Ratify CEDAW, Women's Rights Treaty
Ask President Obama to take leadership to ratify CEDAW, the critically important women's rights treaty. President Obama should call upon the U.S. Senate to conduct hearings and finalize ratification of CEDAW. Sign our petition (to be delivered at the end of March, Women's History Month) or use our talking points in the background section to call the White House at (202) 456-1111 or fax them at (202) 456-2461.

Mad As Hell and Not Going to Take It Anymore!
It now appears that the leadership, along with the Obama administration, has gone back on one of their key pledges to prohibit gender discrimination in health insurance. Women should not stand for this bad treatment.

Health Care Bill Must Drop Abortion Language, Include Public Option
Please send a message to Congress asking them to assure that restrictive abortion language in health care reform legislation be withdrawn, that a strong public plan is included, that age discrimination is removed, that better cost control measures are included and insurance is made truly more affordable for everyone.

NO to Commission that will Cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid
Tell your senators: Do not balance the federal deficit caused by bailing out big banks and Wall Street on the backs of the elderly and poor women who depend on Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid to survive!