sdhealthyfamilies.org:
I write again with an urgent update on our struggle for women's dignity and reproductive rights in South Dakota. We've heard a lot this campaign cycle about Democrats making this a "national election." About Republicans' incompetent mishandling of Katrina, the administration's continued dishonesty about Iraq and now the arrogance of leadership highlighted by the Foley affair. We've heard weekly horse-race updates about who will control Congress in January.
What we haven't heard much about is abortion. This election cycle, in just 2 short weeks, we also face a national right-wing effort to turn the clock back on abortion, using the same brew of bad science, misleading "facts," and paternalistic attitudes towards Americans -- in this case, women -- that we've seen for the last five years.
Privacy is a foundation of the US constitution. South Dakota is ground zero for reproductive rights. SD is ground zero for taking a stand against the extreme right.
I urge you to contribute now to repeal the abortion ban in SD.
Our opponents have become desperate, they've resorted to lying in their TV ads, radio ads and in the mail. After patting themselves on the back for passing an abortion ban with no exceptions unless to prevent the death of a woman, they now claim in their advertising that there are exceptions for victims of rape and incest. They know they went too far. We can't let them go on with their lies.
Our opponents have stooped to new levels of deception. It's imperative that now we get the facts to the voters about this ban; it is the most restrictive abortion law in the country and is THE case that threatens Roe. We need your help now. Your generosity today will protect women's civil liberties across the country. We can not allow the women in South Dakota to become second class citizens by stripping them of their constitutional right to privacy and basic medical care.
But will it stop here? No, there are 12 other states with abortion bans pending -- looking to South Dakota for next steps. The extremists will be only be emboldened to intensify their campaigns in those states if we don't repeal the ban here.
We need to raise $15,492 today to get our message out. The price for a 30 second issue ad has tripled in cost, three times what it would cost a candidate to buy the same TV time. With only 14 days to go, your help today will make THE difference with the few undecided voters.
Kate Michelman
I write again with an urgent update on our struggle for women's dignity and reproductive rights in South Dakota. We've heard a lot this campaign cycle about Democrats making this a "national election." About Republicans' incompetent mishandling of Katrina, the administration's continued dishonesty about Iraq and now the arrogance of leadership highlighted by the Foley affair. We've heard weekly horse-race updates about who will control Congress in January.
What we haven't heard much about is abortion. This election cycle, in just 2 short weeks, we also face a national right-wing effort to turn the clock back on abortion, using the same brew of bad science, misleading "facts," and paternalistic attitudes towards Americans -- in this case, women -- that we've seen for the last five years.
Privacy is a foundation of the US constitution. South Dakota is ground zero for reproductive rights. SD is ground zero for taking a stand against the extreme right.
I urge you to contribute now to repeal the abortion ban in SD.
Our opponents have become desperate, they've resorted to lying in their TV ads, radio ads and in the mail. After patting themselves on the back for passing an abortion ban with no exceptions unless to prevent the death of a woman, they now claim in their advertising that there are exceptions for victims of rape and incest. They know they went too far. We can't let them go on with their lies.
Our opponents have stooped to new levels of deception. It's imperative that now we get the facts to the voters about this ban; it is the most restrictive abortion law in the country and is THE case that threatens Roe. We need your help now. Your generosity today will protect women's civil liberties across the country. We can not allow the women in South Dakota to become second class citizens by stripping them of their constitutional right to privacy and basic medical care.
But will it stop here? No, there are 12 other states with abortion bans pending -- looking to South Dakota for next steps. The extremists will be only be emboldened to intensify their campaigns in those states if we don't repeal the ban here.
We need to raise $15,492 today to get our message out. The price for a 30 second issue ad has tripled in cost, three times what it would cost a candidate to buy the same TV time. With only 14 days to go, your help today will make THE difference with the few undecided voters.
Kate Michelman