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Background on Abortion for Trust Women Week

catherine — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:58:41 +0000

There will always be women who need access to abortions.
Abortion is basic health care for women.

1 in 3 American women will have had an abortion by age 45.
About 50% of pregnancies in the U.S. are unintended.
4 in 10 unintended pregnancies are terminated by abortion.
In 2008, 1.21 million abortions were performed in US.
Teen pregnancy accounts for only 2 in 10 of all abortions
performed in the US.
Women in their twenties account for more than half of all
abortions performed in the US.
88% of abortions occur in the 1^st 12 weeks. Only
1.5% occur later in the term.
6 in 10 women having abortions already have one or more
children.
These women often cite the need to care for their children as a primary reason for choosing to have an abortion.

Catholics support birth control and have abortions.

“ Sensus fidelium —the graced and experience-fed wisdom of the faithful that has always been one of the sources of truth in the Catholic tradition.”
98% of sexually active Catholic women have used a form of contraception banned by the Catholic Church.
As recently as 1968, a majority of the Pope’s advisors agreed that there was no pastoral reason to ban Catholics from using contraception.
http://www.catholicsforchoice.org/news/op-eds/2011/OnfamilyplanningdoestheCatholicChurchrepresentCatholics.asp .asp

Celebrate the Meaning of Roe: Vote-Special Election Feb. 15 – Elect MaryJane Shimsky!

catherine — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 21:30:30 +0000

Roe v. Wade is under attack across the United States. Women are losing their/our constitutional right to privacy and to control our own bodies.

Empowered by the 2010 elections, states are working to pass damaging legislation. (Click here to read more.)

BUT YOU CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!
Vote in the Special Election
Tuesday February 15th

You Vote – You Choose

MaryJane Shimsky—a pro-choice, progressive, budget and tax-minded candidate, running on the Working Families and Democratic lines, who has fought for the residents of Hastings-on-Hudson and the Town of Greenburgh on such projects as Ridge Hill and Stew Leonards, and worked as the Director of Community Relations for Assemblyman Richard Brodsky;

or
Astorino’s next mini-me—anti-choice Nicholas DeCicco who refused to complete Choice Matters’ questionnaire. DeCicco, like Marcotte, will walk the Right-to-Life Astorino anti-choice anti-child anti-family walk, voting as he is told.

Say “NO” to Another Astorino Puppet
In November 2009, Westchester elected a Right-to-Life (RTL) County Executive, Rob Astorinio. We have been paying the price ever since.

Astorino may want to protect the so-called unborn, but he sure has made his position about the born clear: Astorino says, Throw them under the bus to every child and family in need. Astorino’s budget is the antithesis of family. He focuses on cutting all services that support working mothers, early childhood programs and corresponding housing support.

On his coattails, Sheila Marcotte won in the 10th County Legislative District and is doing exactly as her commander has directed–voting in lockstep with him against child care scholarships, low income daycare and funding for community healthcare programs, among others–voting against a safety net and costing taxpayers millions.

Astorino’s other puppets have done the same. Believe me when I say, we do not need and cannot afford another Astorino mini-me.

Worry About Funding!
Astorino’s Right to Life beliefs have already corrupted the budget process. Laws are not the only things at stake. Budgets decide who matters.

Remember it was Astorino who took a sledge hammer to child care funding, pulverizing it by taking away 4.3 million dollars—this after the most recent census data reported that 16.7 percent of Westchester children under 5 years of age are living in poverty, which is up from 9.6 percent in 2005—and added new positions for his political cronies. When those positions were cut by the County Legislators, Astorino hired his cronies anyway using empty lines on the budget!

SPECIAL ELECTION
TUESDAY
FEB. 15TH
Choice Matters
Endorses
MaryJane Shimsky
for
Westchester County Board of Legislators

16 and Pregnant

janey — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 22:15:13 +0000

Tonight, MTV will air a special called “No Easy Decision” (11:30/10:30c) that tells the abortion stories of 3 young women.

Abortion has largely disappeared from public debate. Shows like 16 and pregnant, or teens on Juno and Glee are dismissive of abortion. We are anxious to see how abortion will be treated on the MTV program, but glad that the program was made and hope that it leads to thoughtful discussions among young people.

Exhale has started a site called 16 & Loved to give public support to the young women who told their abortion story. Its a wonderful site, please visit and add your comments!

Not sorry

admin — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 21:40:50 +0000

Following up on the previous post, check out this website with positive stories of women who have experienced abortion.

http://www.imnotsorry.net/