PETITION CLOSED

  • The time period for signing this petition has ended.
  1. Signatures
    280 out of 500
    Petitioning
    1. The President of the United States (+ 1 other)
      Petitioning
      close
      • The President of the United States
      • The U.S. Senate
  2. Created By
    CENTER FOR POLICY ANALYSIS
About this Petition Petition Letter

The Senate could vote today on an amendment to roll back women's rights to abortion, similar to the Stupak  amendment in the House.

This amendment will undermine support for the health reform bill.

Women need reproductive choice AND health reform!

Recent Signatures

Protect Women's Rights to Abortion AND Health Care

Dear Decision Maker,

We oppose any Senate amendment that would reverse women's right to abortion.

We oppose using this basic right as a wedge issue to defeat health reform.

We ask you to oppose inclusion of an amendment like the House's Stupak Amendment because it would be one of the biggest setbacks to women’s health in recent decades.

The Stupak Amendment overturns a difficult and delicate compromise that has held firm for decades: Women can use their own private funds for legal reproductive health care procedures, but federal funds cannot be used for abortion except in cases of rape, incest, or to protect the life of the mother.

The Stupak Amendment discriminates against women by taking away health coverage they already have — and tells women who participate in the new health insurance exchange that they can’t even use their own funds to buy a policy that includes abortion coverage.

The Stupak Amendment is discriminatory, extreme, and just plain wrong.

We urge the defeat of any effort to include this amendment in the final health care reform bill sent to President Obama.

[Your name]

Press Inquiries