[NOW News] Madness, Not Justice

Support NOW's Work |	May 1, 2007	| Tell a Friend

BELOW THE BELT: FOLIE À CINQ -- MADNESS, NOT JUSTICE "With this decision, the court's majority inscribed in constitutional law both insulting paternalism and a profound distrust of this country's women, families, and medical professionals. It might be 2007, but Kennedy, Roberts, Alito, Scalia, and Thomas are partying like it's 1908," writes NOW President Kim Gandy in her bi-weekly column. Read More HONOR THE MOTHERS AND CAREGIVERS IN YOUR LIFE Join with NOW this Mother's Day in celebrating all the hard work our nation's caregivers do. Take Action: Sign our petition, send an e-card or shop for mom! DEMAND PROSECUTION AND PREVENTION OF HATE CRIMES After 15 years of determined advocacy on behalf of hate crimes prevention legislation, it appears we have a chance this year to pass an effective, inclusive bill. Activists must recruit supporters in the House and make sure our senators are sponsors and ready for Senate action as well. Take Action: House to vote this Thursday! IN MEMORIAM: JUANITA MILLENDER-MCDONALD NOW lost a true friend with the passing of Representative Juanita Millender-McDonald (D-Calif.). First elected to Congress in 1996, Millender-McDonald was a champion for equality and justice. Elected repeatedly with the support of NOW PAC, she was determined to focus her colleagues' attention on women's needs. Read More VICTORY: A BIG STEP FOR D.C. VOTING RIGHTS On April 19, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 241-177 to approve a full voting seat in the House for the residents of the nation's capital. Read More MORE RECOMMENDED READING: Why We Need an ERA - by Martha Burk and Eleanor Smeal, The Washington Post Family Planning Advocates Delay Proposed World Bank Policy Changes on Reproductive Health - Feminist Daily News Wire The Mommy War Machine - by E.J. Graff, The Washington Post From Poverty to Prosperity - Center for American Progress' The Progress Report		SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS ABORTION PROCEDURE BAN Not since Bush v. Gore has the Supreme Court made such a political decision, or one that so completely distorts the law and disregards the U.S. Constitution. Five justices, including Chief Justice John Roberts and Associate Justice Samuel Alito ruled that the law does not violate a woman's constitutional right to an abortion. Read More PROTECT ABORTION RIGHTS WITH FEDERAL FREEDOM OF CHOICE ACT You can help jump-start the legislative reversal of the recent Supreme Court decision by asking your members of Congress to co-sponsor the Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA). Read more about FOCA. Take action: Write to your senators | Write to your representative WOMEN LOSE MILLIONS DUE TO WAGE GAP; NOW CALLS FOR PASSAGE OF PAY EQUITY LEGISLATION NOW and our allies observed Equal Pay Day on April 24, symbolizing the day that women workers finally "get out of the red" and their 2006-2007 earnings finally equal men's earnings from last year alone. Read More about the wage gap | Take Action: Support the Paycheck Fairness Act A SOMBER THREE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY Has it only been three years since more than a million of us took to the streets for reproductive justice? Knowing that access to abortion, birth control and reproductive health care was on the line, on April 25, 2004, 1.15 million women, men and children dropped everything else in their lives and marched on the Capitol in solidarity with women everywhere. Read More TELL THE MEDIA: STOP SEXIST CAMPAIGN COVERAGE One of the media's favorite pastimes is judging presidential candidates on superficial traits -- like their hair or weight -- rather than their positions on important issues. Take action NOW before another candidate lands in the White House because the press says they might be fun to have a beer with! Read More NOW CALLS FOR PUBLIC ACCESS TO DEBATE FOOTAGE NOW joined a broad coalition calling for the Democratic and Republican National Committees to ensure that all presidential debate video be put in the public domain rather than allowing television networks to retain exclusive rights to the footage. Read More
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