Gov. Christie/GOP proposes complete elimination of funding for family planning in NJ....

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Women’s health and safety are on the chopping block.

Please stand up for health and safety. Contact New Jersey legislators today to demand that our state leaders restore family planning funds in the budget.

Governor Christie has announced plans to displace the budget crisis by displacing the needs of the most vulnerable members of society — poor women and children. He proposes complete elimination of funding for family planning. It spells catastrophe for our state.

Making women choose between the prospect of devastating medical bills if they go to the doctor, and the prospect of devastating medical issues if they don’t, costs far more.

New Jersey cannot afford this.

Last year, this funding paid for routine OB-GYN exams, contraception, breast and cervical cancer screening, treatment for sexually transmitted infections, HIV testing, and pre-natal checkups.

Turning a budget crisis into a medical crisis is not a cure. It’s bad public policy and even worse for public health. Tell your representatives to restore family planning funds in the budget.

It could be your life — or the lives of the people you love — that Governor Christie’s budget deems expendable.

Forward this email to everyone you know in New Jersey who cares about reproductive health and reproductive freedom.

American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey
www.aclu-nj.org


HERE'S THE FORM TO USE FOR CONTACTING REPS IN NJ --
https://secure.aclu.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=...

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How does the GOP escape being branded sexist, racist and homophobic?
I don't know how many remember this but probably sometime during Clinton years/?
One of the networks got ahold of VIDEOS done at the offices of the Republican National
Committe, wherein they forced female, Jewish, and African American employees there to
take part in belittling/demeaning scenes with sexist, racist, homophobic, anti-Jewish
overtones/statements. There was also one demeaning homosexuals.
They were show on TV for a few weeks.
Someone should resurrect them now!!!

[ellie]

1. I accidently hit

the un-recommend button! Someone needs to cancel me out. I think it is time I go to bed.

[onehandle]

2. Done.

I hate it when that happens.

[la la]

3. okay-

i covered for you! ;>)

added another rec.....

[ecstatic]

4. Where were NJ dems on election day? They let that POS get elected

Why dems have such short memories regarding repugs and what they are capable of, I will NEVER understand. And many right here on DU want to use that same stay home/third party approach during the midterms and in 2012... yet they will act totally surprised when repugs act like... well... repugs!

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5. Something seems to be nuts with electing Governors here . . .

and I think GOP is trying very hard to turn this into a red state?

Perhaps someone else from NJ can provide some insight on this -- I can't

figure it out. But, I don't think it has to do with Dems not voting?

Though I'm not sure. GOP did succeed in creating a lot of right-wing animosity

for Corzine. While he was far from perfect, he was getting necessary things done again.

Christie will be another Repug great destroyer in the tradition of the party!!


Someone else from NJ might also comment on our newspapers -- how right wing they might be.

I used to look at a few of them once in a while -- but I stopped because I could see the

right wing slide. At least, that was my impression.

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6. I'd also ask how the Repugs expect this to not become a national issue?

Or won't it?

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7. kick