Petition for Choice

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Saw this story from another pro-choice community and figure I share it here.
On Tuesday a young Australian couple will face criminal charges and possible imprisonment for having an abortion in Queensland. Reproductive choice belongs in the health code, not the criminal code - please join the national petition for choice today:
An overwhelming majority of Australians believe that a woman's reproductive choice should not be subject to criminal punishment.

But in Queensland, as in other Australian states and territories, women and doctors can be tried under 19th century criminal codes and face years of imprisonment for choosing an abortion. These laws have already seen women seeking abortions after sexual assault turned away from public hospitals, and left doctors fearing imprisonment for providing advice and treatment.

Please Premier Bligh, ensure abortion is dealt with in the health code, not the criminal code.

I signed it

Petition for "No-Cost Birth Control"

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The time has come to provide birth control at no cost to every woman who wants it.

Birth control matters. It matters to the young woman finishing college or starting a career. It matters to the family struggling to make ends meet. It matters to the woman suffering from endometriosis. It matters to mothers and fathers who treasure the children they have.

When it comes to reducing the number of unwanted pregnancies in this country, birth control really matters.

Help us raise one million voices that can say that affordable, accessible birth control matters, and must be part of health care reform.