[Occupymendocino] Fwd: What the Court just did

[Irene L. Malone]

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> From: "Arisha Michelle Hatch, ColorOfChange.org"  
> <info at colorofchange.org>
> Date: June 30, 2014 9:53:59 AM PDT
> To: "Irene Malone" <irenelsm at mcn.org>
> Subject: What the Court just did
> Reply-To: "Arisha Michelle Hatch, ColorOfChange.org"  
> <info at colorofchange.org>
>
> The Supreme Court just put your boss between you and your birth  
> control.


> Dear Irene,
>
> Unbelievable. The Supreme Court just sided with right-wing  
> ideologues and gutted women’s right to birth control coverage  
> under the Affordable Care Act.1
>
> This is devastating news for the 51% of Black women ages 18-35 for  
> whom high cost has made it difficult to maintain consistent access  
> to birth control.2Now health decisions, for women who work at  
> certain private corporations, are left to our bosses. This  
> unacceptable reality can only be changed if we show Congress and  
> politicians that we won't stand for this — and that if they don't  
> drop the attacks on our health care, we'll drop them. We have a  
> chance to do that in November.
>
> In this election, Black women will be a powerful force. In 2013,  
> Black women made the difference in the Virginia Governor's race,  
> blocking Tea Party darling Ken Cuccinelli and his extreme attacks  
> on women's health.3 As politicians decide how to respond to this  
> decision, they need to know Black women support affordable access  
> to birth control.
>
> That's why we're teaming up with our friends at UltraViolet. If  
> tens of thousands of us speak with one loud voice, candidates and  
> elected officials will distance themselves from this decision and  
> think twice before they push further attacks on women's right to  
> health care. That's how we'll begin the process to build our  
> majority for birth control and reverse this decision as soon as  
> possible. Will you sign?
>
> Tell Congress: I support birth control and I vote.
>
> This case is part of a nationwide right-wing assault on Obamacare.  
> Since the passage of the Affordable Care Act, Republican Governors  
> and legislatures across the country have blocked Medicaid expansion  
> denying millions of low-income people access to affordable, quality  
> healthcare.
>
> Right now, candidates and party leaders are trying to figure out  
> how to respond, and right-wing politicians are planning more  
> attacks on birth control. Our job is to make clear this simple  
> fact: if you don't support affordable access to birth control, you  
> don't support Black women--and that will cost you votes.
>
> The news over the next few days must show hundreds of thousands of  
> us, even millions, rising up against this decision to force a stop  
> to these attacks on women's health care. We need candidates running  
> away from this decision in order to reverse it, and we can make it  
> happen. It all starts with your signature.
>
> Add your name to tell Congress: I support birth control and I vote.
>
> Thanks and Peace,
>
> --Arisha, Rashad, Matt, Aimée, Johnny and the rest of the  
> ColorOfChange team.
>    June 30, 2014
>
> References
>
> 1. "Justices: Can’t make employers cover contraception,"  
> Washington Post, 6-30-14
> http://act.colorofchange.org/go/3623?t=6&akid=3439.1023540.qEVdks
>
> 2. "Why Birth Control With No Co-Pay Will Help African-American  
> Women," Huffington Post, 8-4-11
> http://act.colorofchange.org/go/3611?t=8&akid=3439.1023540.qEVdks
>
> 3. "Black Women Are an Electoral Voting Force. Recognize.," RH  
> Reality Check 3-4-14
> http://act.colorofchange.org/go/3615?t=10&akid=3439.1023540.qEVdks
>
>
>
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