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BE A PART OF HISTORY AT THE MARCH FOR WOMEN'S LIVES

Be a crucial behind-the-scenes part of the action when you come to Washington next month for the March for Women's Lives. Let us know if you're available to pitch in! Avoid the Lines: Buy a March Kit Today

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NOW FIGHTS RIGHT-WING ASSAULT ON ABORTION RIGHTS

"Under the guise of maternal and fetal protection, reproductive freedoms are once again under attack," said NOW President Kim Gandy, responding to Thursday's 61-38 Senate vote in favor of the Unborn Victims of Violence Act (UVVA). Read more

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NOW ALARMED BY COURT'S WEAKENING OF COLORADO'S RAPE SHIELD LAW

Recent decisions in the Kobe Bryant trial are undermining rape shield laws intended to protect sexual assault victims from intimidation and humiliation. Read more

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A MOMENTARY VICTORY IN SOUTH DAKOTA: ACTIVISTS SPEAK OUT, LEGISLATURE REJECTS RADICAL ANTI-ABORTION BILL

The South Dakota Senate recently defeated what would have become the most sweeping anti-abortion state law enacted in our nation since before Roe v. Wade. Read more

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ARE YOU A FORMER NOW INTERN?

If you served an internship at the national office of NOW—no matter how long ago—we'd like to hear from you. Please send us an email and let us know what you're up to these days. Read more

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MORE RECOMMENDED READING

Punishment No Remedy for Sorrow, from The Salt Lake Tribune

Coercive Medicine, from TomPaine.com

Holy Matrimony! from The Nation

Oregon County Bans All Marriages—Period, from Reuters

Open Porcelain Lips, Insert Foot,
from MSNBC

BELOW THE BELT: WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE?

Remember the day George W. Bush signed the federal abortion ban last October? The picture in the papers said it all: rich white men control the laws and policies of this nation. Read more

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GET OUT THE VOTE

It's so easy to register to vote online, and it's never been as important. Take action!

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OUTRAGEOUS INTERRUPTUS: NOW CHEERS DECISION TO ABANDON SEXIST URINALS

After receiving complaints from NOW activists last week, Virgin Atlantic Airways abandoned its plans to install urinals in the shape of a woman's open mouth. Read more

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OPEN LETTER IN OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSED FEDERAL MARRIAGE AMENDMENT

Adding an amendment to the Constitution that would deny equal treatment for same-sex couples wishing to marry is a profound betrayal of the democratic principles underlying that document. Read more

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REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS STEADILY ERODED IN THE STATES

More than three decades after Roe v. Wade, the majority of state legislatures are allied against a woman's right to make personal and private decisions about her reproductive life. Read more

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NOW CONDEMNS UTAH MURDER PROSECUTION FOR DELAYED CESAREAN DELIVERY

"The prosecution of Melissa Ann Rowland is appalling for so many reasons, I hardly know where to begin," said NOW President Kim Gandy. Read more

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EVENT: JAMMIN' FOR WOMEN'S LIVES!

Washington D.C. residents: Join us on March 27 for a night of eclectic folk music to benefit the March for Women's Lives. Read more

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