Thank you, Franken and Klobuchar.

Last Wednesday, people rallied all over the country in opposition to anti-choice amendments in the proposed healthcare bills. Here in Minnesota, over 75 people stood up at the capitol alongside organizations like NARAL, Minnesota Now, Religious coalition for Reproductive Choice, Pro-Choice Resources, The National Council of Jewish Women, and many more.

Mirroring this outcry, Senator Al Franken spoke out against the Nelson/Hatch amendment on the Senate floor emphasizing, “We are on the verge of passing a historic health reform law that will do more to improve the health of women and families than any legislation in recent history. We will end discrimination based on health history, on gender, or on history of domestic violence. We will provide access to preventive health services so women can get annual exams and mammograms at no cost. And it is our responsibility to guarantee that women are not worse off under the health reform we're going to pass. That they're not worse off than they are today.”

Please contact our Minnesota Senators Franken and Klobuchar to thank them for standing up for women’s rights and to urge them to continue opposing anti-choice attacks within healthcare reform legislation. We had a huge victory this week, but the fight is far from over.