Archive for October, 2011
Meet Westchester’s Own Pro-Choice Male Brigade!
October 24th, 2011 by catherineBedford, Lewisboro, Mt. Kisco, North Salem, Pound Ridge & part of Somers.
North Castle, Pleasantville & Unincorporated Mt. Pleasant & parts of Briarcliff Manor, Sleepy Hollow and Unincorporated Greenburgh.
New Castle & parts of Somers & Yorktown.
–DISTRICT #5
The Village of Scarsdale & part of Harrison & part of White Plains.
Bill Ryan has been an active and vocal advocate for Choice since his early days in the NYS Assembly. In his first campaign for the County Legislature, he pledged to continue fighting for a woman’s right to choose and he has done so without fail. Ryan has “more faith in women making the right decision for themselves than in government making it for them…” and believes, “a woman’s right to choose is absolute and should not be subject to legislation.” Ryan also serves on the Large Urban County Caucus in the National Association of Counties He is one of 35 county officials representing over 140 million people, living in the 100 largest counties in America, on matters before the federal government. Ryan’s opponent, although rated pro-choice, will not commit to supporting the clinic access bill that protects women as they enter and leave reproductive health centers. She says she’s a novice whose ideas are still cooking—but in reality, she has been politically active for years and served on Astorino’s transition team. Choice Matters’ choice is Bill Ryan!
New Pro-Choice Voices for the County Legislature!
–DISTRICT #1
Buchanan & parts of Yorktown, City of Peekskill & Unincorporated Cortlandt.
Michael Kane is a strong voice for reducing the size of county government responsibly. His commitment to women and families makes him particularly aware of the importance of childcare to working mothers, thus, his refusal to cut childcare funding irresponsibly because “every dollar cut from childcare costs Westchester taxpayers $3 more in food stamps, $5 in welfare, and $20 in shelter costs [because irrational childcare subsidy cuts force working women into unemployment.]” Kane’s anti-choice opponent is a rubber stamp for RTL Astorino’s anti-family anti-woman agenda.
–DISTRICT #6
Rye Brook, Port Chester, & part of Harrison.
Daniel Brakewood is committed to women’s reproductive health. As a current Port Chester trustee, Brakewood has proven himself to be an independent voice for his constituents. In contrast, Brakewood’s anti-choice opponent has said, even in his own literature, that he will be a [guaranteed] vote for [RTL] Astorino. That is not independent! Choice Matters endorses Daniel Brakewood.
–DISTRICT #10
Tuckahoe & Unincorporated Eastchester, & part of New Rochelle.
John Fitzpatrick has served the people of Westchester as Mayor of Tuckahoe for two terms, Village Trustee, Planning Commissioner and Police Commissioner. He has made environmentally sustainable initiatives a trademark of his administration. He is pro-choice, fiscally conservative and an advocate for housing. Fitzpatrick’s opponent who is endorsed by the Right to Life Party, is an extremist who opposes abortion even in cases of rape, incest or to save the life of the woman. She also supports a constitutional amendment outlawing gay marriage.
Breaking News: The War on Women Hits Westchester!
October 18th, 2011 by catherineRight to Life County Executive
Cuts Funding for Contraception for Teens, Well-Baby Care and Sex Education
This is outrageous! Less than three months after the Department of Health and Human Services announced that contraception is so important that it is being designated preventive care, in accordance with the recommendations of the Institute of Medicine, and joining the list of key services such as mammograms, cervical cancer screenings, prenatal care, well-woman visits, and gestational diabetes screenings, Astorino puts his right-to-life, anti-birth-control, far-right mentality into action, attacking our teenagers’ health and rights.
Nothing seems more like preventive care than contraception!
Why is Astorino doing this? This is clearly not about reducing our taxes or about jobs.
Just like the tea baggers in Congress who are seizing every opportunity to attack women’s reproductive rights, Astorino has chosen this moment, when Westchester has sky rocketing unemployment and depleted tax revenues to put his personal anti-choice tea party stamp on our county.
Simply not funding contraceptives and not teaching sex ed does not make sex go away. Instead, it will most likely lead to a dramatic increase in teen pregnancies.
When these babies are then born there will be no well-baby care available because Astorino has cut that too.
Astorino is the true embodiment of the right-to-life philosophy: care about the fetus, but when it’s born, throw it and its mother under the bus.
Who is most effected by Astorino’s actions? Anyone who utilizes any one of Westchester County’s community health centers—teenagers, the unemployed, the working poor, those without health insurance.
Who won’t it affect? Astorino and his financially secure friends.
On Election Day
Astorino Wants Your Help In This Attack
Astorino has hand-picked candidates to challenge incumbents. The Astorino gang have all sworn their allegiance to him as attested to at the press conference held on October 7th. On the steps of the County office building and in their own press releases, these candidates have said they will be a [guaranteed] vote for the Astorino agenda and that they share his [governing] philosophy more than 99% of the time.
That means they too believe in outsourcing jobs including the Community Health Centers, as well as cutting funding for contraceptives for teens, well-baby care and sex ed.
Astorino and his gang are committed to creating a sick Westchester, not a healthy one!
2011 Voting Guide
October 14th, 2011 by janey
Meet The Targeted Good Guys
Remember it was the incumbent good guys who delivered a decrease of 2.2% tax levy and $30 million in spending cuts, all while protecting child care, forensics labs, shelters, emergency services and other vital county programs. (NOT Astorino!)
CLD #1 Michael Kane
CLD #2 Peter Harckham
CLD #3 John Nonna
CLD #4 Mike Kaplowitz
CLD #5 Bill Ryan
CLD #6 Daniel Brakewood
CLD #7 Judy Myers
CLD #9 Catherine Borgia
CLD #10 John Fitzpatrick
CLD #17 Virginia Perez
These Good Guys are 100% pro-choice.
They protect our women, children, and families. They understand the importance of our clinics, childcare, and health centers.
ELECTION DAY TUESDAY NOV. 8TH!
WE MUST ELECT THE GOOD GUYS!!!
