[NOW News and Action Summary] March 9 - March 21

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"When will our consciences grow so tender that we will act to prevent human misery rather than avenge it?"
?Eleanor Roosevelt

As the Bush Administration wages war against Saddam Hussein, our hearts and thoughts go out to all those who will suffer as a result of this attack.

Bush's tunnel vision is jeopardizing the women and men serving in the U.S. military and millions of lives in Iraq, where more than half of the population is children.

We call for Bush to end this unprovoked attack immediately and to help restore the democratic principles he has undermined.

We call on leaders around the globe to join in working toward a peaceful, productive future for our world and all of its people.

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MILITARY 'DON'T TELL' POLICY HUSHES UP RAPE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT

As dozens of current and former female cadets at the U.S. Air Force Academy reported the academy's mistreatment of women who were raped or sexually assaulted by male cadets, NOW called on the Defense Department to mount a campaign to eradicate violence against women, starting with service members and their families. Read more

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WOMEN'S RIGHTS SUPPORTERS CALL ON SENATE TO VOTE DOWN PRISCILLA OWEN NOMINATION -- AGAIN

"NOW calls on the Senate to reject the Priscilla Owen nomination, part two," said NOW Action Vice President Olga Vives. "The last thing the Fifth Circuit needs is more judges who can't leave their political ideologies at the door." Read more

NOW ACTIVISTS OPPOSE BUSH'S TAX GIVEAWAY BUT CONGRESS ON VERGE OF CAVING IN

Over one hundred thousand activists participated in the national call-in to tell senators they opposed Bush's second huge tax giveaway. Read more

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NOW BLASTS PASSAGE OF ABORTION PROCEDURES BAN, DENOUNCES DECEPTIVE USE OF 'PARTIAL BIRTH' RHETORIC

The abortion procedures ban, which passed in the Senate on March 13, is worded so vaguely that it could criminalize some of the safest and most common abortion procedures. Read more

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NOW WELCOMES NEW OPPORTUNITY TO GAIN CONSTITUTIONAL EQUALITY FOR WOMEN

"Women need a constitutional equality amendment to effectively counter what is already a full-blown campaign to weaken and limit civil rights and to diminish women's rights," said NOW President Kim Gandy.
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SUPPORT WOMEN'S RIGHTS THROUGH THE COMBINED FEDERAL CAMPAIGN

The NOW Foundation participates in the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC), the annual fund-raising drive conducted by federal employees. To support the NOW Foundation, choose #1120 on your form. You can also donate to the NOW Foundation.

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WOMEN TO PROTEST DISCRIMINATION AT MASTERS TOURNAMENT

Women's rights advocates will gather at the Augusta National Golf Club during the Masters tournament next month to protest the club's exclusionary policy toward women. Read more

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