Doonesbury Comics, Rick Perry, and Fundraising

Doonesbury Comic Strips

GOP War on Women

CALL TO ACTION
PLEASE take 2 minutes out of your life to call Rick Perry's Opinion Hotline at 1-800-252-9600. Don't know what to say? I made a little script for my call that I'm happy to share.

Governor Perry,

My name is ___________ and I'm from ___________, Texas. I am calling in regards to the defunding of the Medicaid Women's Health Program. Texas is about to reject 35 million dollars in federal funds for preventative care because YOU don't want Planned Parenthood to receive any money. Medicaid law requires that patients have the right to choose their provider. We both know that Texas does not have the 35 million to cover the lost federal funds like you have promised. It is also evident that Medicaid providers can not handle the influx of 44% of the program's patients that will lose access when Planned Parenthood is excluded. Please reconsider your decision to defund the Women's Health Program.

Lilith Fund Bowl-a-Thon

Like what I'm doing and want to support? Please consider making a donation to my Lilith Fund Bowl-a-Thon Fundraiser. By raising money, I am filling a vital health care gap by helping women pay for abortion care, emergency contraception, options counseling, child care during abortion procedures, and transportation costs to clinics. I'm supporting our community members when they need me the most.

Here's a little more about Lilith - the fund has been around for 10 years.  Its first challenge was to raise $10,000 to begin assisting low-income folks with abortion funding.  Last year, Lilith gave away $80,000 to over 1,000 patients - so the average grant is around $75.  Once clients have an appointment with a clinic and know how much money they need, they call the hotline.  A volunteer responds to their call, provides financial counseling, and ultimately determines the amount of money they can grant to the client.  They work with clinics across Texas from El Paso to Beaumont, as far north as Killeen and south into the RGV.  The TEA Fund is Lilith's "sister" fund for North Texas.  

My goal as of now is $100, but I'd love to blow that out of the water. PLEASE MAKE A DONATION! 

Other Links

Tell Governor Perry: Don't Mess with Texas Women. Sign the petition!

RSVP to the War on Women Rally April 28th at the Capitol.

Check out the We Are Women March website.

Jezebel: Idaho Bill Requires Women to Go to CPCs Before Getting Abortions

Texas Observer: The Right Not to Know

Joyce Arthur: The Only Moral Abortion is My Abortion

Jezebel: Single Women Are Becoming the Evangelicals of the Democratic Party

Ashley Judd on Family Planning and Contraception 

Learn more about Rick Santorum's views via Huffington Post.

Please "Like" the Voices for Reproductive Justice Facebook page!

Follow me on Twitter!

Planned Parenthood Bus Tour Stop in Dallas Texas March 11, 2011

I happened to be in Dallas over the weekend where the Planned Parenthood Bus Tour made a stop on Sunday, March 11.

This was the only picture I got worth posting, but here I am repping for Voices for Reproductive Justice. Thanks for the signs, Dru!

My friend sent me this picture when she was cutting video at her work. Thanks, Katia!

I didn't get many pictures from this rally, but I did find some great links.

CW33 News Clip about the Planned Parenthood Bus Tour stop in Dallas.

Planned Parenthood Tumblr for the Bus Tour stops.

Planned Parenthood Flickr set

Upcoming Rallies

The Seeing Red Rally takes place at The Capitol tomorrow, March 13, from 12pm-2pm.

The last stop of the Planned Parenthood Bus Tour is at The Capitol tomorrow, Mach 13, from 6:30pm-7:30pm. CECILE RICHARDS WILL BE SPEAKING!

Other Links

Tell Governor Perry: Don't Mess with Texas Women. Sign the petition!

RSVP to the War on Women Rally April 28th at the Capitol.

The Texas Tribune speaks with Kathleen Sebelius about the Women's Health Program.

Texas Tribune: Feds Will Not Renew Women's Health Program

MSNBC News Clip on defunding the Women's Health Program

Rachel Maddow Clip on Texas' Mandatory Vaginal Ultrasound and the Doonesbury Comic Strip

The Guardian: Doonesbury Comic Strip on Texas Abortion Laws Dropped

All of the Doonesbury Comic Strips about Texas' Abortion Laws running this week.

UPDATE: The above link is no longer active. They will repost when all of the comics have run. See this link and this link for now.

The Nation: The Genius of Cecile Richards

Sir Richards: Sluts Unite

Please "Like" the Voices for Reproductive Justice Facebook page!

Follow me on twitter!

News from March 6 Rallies, Upcoming Events, and Links!

Hey friends,

Check out Planned Parenthood of the Texas Capital Region's Interim Co-CEO Sarah Wheat talk about defunding the Women's Health Program in Texas.

Also, check out this article from The Texas Independent. 

Please mark you calendars for the following events next Tuesday!

Seeing Red will take place at the Capitol from 12pm-2pm this Tuesday. Wear red, and bring signs! This event was so fun on March 6, but there was a serious lack of young people. It's Spring Break, so come out!

Final Stop: Don't Mess with Texas Women Rally with Cecile Richards is also coming this Tuesday. Come on, who DOESN'T want to see Cecile Richards give a speech? This event takes place on the Capitol from 6pm-7:30pm March 13th.

Check out Cecile Richards on the Daily Show

New York Times article on continual family planning cuts in Texas.

Texas Tribune article/video on Rick Perry's views on WHP and keeping Planned Parenthood out: says that the program will be funded (how?), but without Planned Parenthood.  

Tell Governor Perry: Don't Mess with Texas Women. Sign the petition!

RSVP to the War on Women Rally April 28th at the Capitol.

Please "Like" Voices for Reproductive Justice on Facebook!