[NOW News] Gear Up for the March for Women's Lives!

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BUSH ENDORSES ANTI-MARRIAGE AMENDMENT "George W. Bush and his supporters may think they can stop progress, but they're wrong," said NOW President Kim Gandy. "Equality will eventually win out over intolerance." Read more TAKE ACTION TO STOP SENATE PASSAGE OF FETAL PERSONHOOD LEGISLATION Urge your senators to oppose S. 1019, part of a cynical strategy to whittle away at the abortion rights guaranteed under Roe v. Wade. Take action! ACTIVISTS DEMAND FIRING OF UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOOTBALL COACH Thousands of activists contacted university officials and urged them to dismiss coach Gary Barnett in light of charges of sexual harassment, rape and cover-ups within the university's football program. Read more | Take action! UNMARRIED WOMEN COULD DECIDE THE 2004 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION Sixty-eight percent of married women voted in 2000, compared with only 52 percent of unmarried women. This means that the voices of 6 million unmarried women weren't heard in the last presidential election, which hinged on about 500,000 votes. Register to vote!		WITH LESS THAN TWO MONTHS LEFT, IT'S TIME TO GEAR UP FOR THE MARCH FOR WOMEN'S LIVES! Make sure you get your message across at the March for Women's Lives in Washington D.C. on April 25. T-shirts, buttons, lapel pins, stickers, signs and more are available online at NOW.org. Start shopping! NOW URGES IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PREVENT DEVASTATING "UNBORN VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE ACT" FROM PASSING IN SENATE "If members of Congress want to address the pervasive problem of violence against pregnant women, then they need to pass increased funding for education and for enforcement," said NOW President Kim Gandy. Read more DECEPTIVELY-NAMED "HEALTHY MOTHERS AND HEALTHY BABIES" ACT HURTS WOMEN The Senate defeated the deceptively-titled bill, which singled out pregnant women and their babies, limiting their legal rights if they are injured as a result of negligence or wrongdoing. Read more BUSH MAKES ANOTHER UNDERHANDED APPOINTMENT: WILLIAM H. PRYOR "Bush has again circumvented the legal process to appoint a right wing judicial activist during a Congressional recess," said NOW President Kim Gandy. Read more
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