[NOW News] Freedom of Choice Act Introduced

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WOMEN'S RIGHTS ADVOCATES INTRODUCE THE FREEDOM OF CHOICE ACT OF 2004 Kim Gandy and other women's rights leaders joined Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) last week to announce the introduction of the Freedom of Choice Act, legislation that would codify Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court decision protecting reproductive rights. Read more A MESSAGE FROM NOW PRESIDENT KIM GANDY It is so important to get out information about issues that women care about, because if that happens, there is no way that our opponents can prevail in November. Read more ORGANIZATIONS: ENDORSE THE MARCH FOR WOMEN'S LIVES! Hundreds of organizations have already signed on as co-sponsors of the March for Women's Lives, and the list keeps growing. Be a cosponsor HBO'S "IRON JAWED ANGELS" PREMIERES ON SUNDAY, FEB. 15 The new HBO film "Iron Jawed Angels," starring Academy Award winning actor Hilary Swank, portrays the story of the activists who struggled to win full voting rights for women. Learn more		URGE CBS TO SERVE THE PUBLIC INTEREST! Please call or email the CBS network and encourage them to air the MoveOn.org Voter Fund ad "Child's Pay" during the Super Bowl. Take action! ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF ROE V. WADE FEMINISTS MUST COMMIT TO PROTECTING REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS "We are prepared to protect our right to abortion, birth control and all reproductive health services, as well as our right to have children and plan our own families without government interference," said NOW President Kim Gandy. Read more BUSH SIDELINES WOMEN IN STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS In the State of the Union address last week, George W. Bush set the tone for his 2004 presidential campaign by failing to address the impact of his administration's policies on women. Read more Register to vote in moments at NOW.org —it's easy! Register online COME TO LAS VEGAS FOR THE 2004 NATIONAL NOW CONFERENCE Don't gamble with our country's future—come to the annual National NOW Conference in Las Vegas on July 16-18. Register online
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