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Reproductive Freedom Taskforce
Spring 2004 Report
National News
♀ Utah woman charged with murder after her baby is born still-born. This case is being sold as a woman too vain to have a C-section, yet it is clear that there is some mental illness involved; this woman appears to have been homeless, and possibly an addict. The most underreported aspect of the case is that this woman did have a C-section and just one day afterwards she was taken from the hospital and put into jail.
♀ Arizona Governor vetoed a 24-hour waiting period bill. There does not appear to be a chance that it will be an override.
♀ The United States was the only country to cast a "no" vote to reaffirm United Nations family planning convention at the International Conference on Population and Development Latin American and Caribbean regional meeting in Santiago, Chile.
♀ At the 48th Session of the Commission of the Status of Women, the US voted against a resolution to release women and children hostages because it contained language on reaffirming the Beijing Platform due to concern about abortion language. It was the only country that voted against the Platform.
♀ Bush Administration would like warning labels on condoms to warn that condoms do not protect all people from all STDs. While this is true, it appears to also be a way for the Bush Administration to hype up their abstinence-only education despite a recent report that cites that young women who pledge to stay virgins are less likely to use condoms when they break that vow.
♀ Ashcroft & the department of Justice subpoenaed & then dropped their request of medical records of women who have had late-term abortions. They only dropped their request against Planned Parenthood clinics. The subpoenas are still out there for hospitals like Northwestern.
♀ Unborn Victims of Violence Act passed by the US House of Representatives.
♀ South Dakota bill to ban abortions dies in the Senate.
♀ Pryor is second recess appointment for Bush.
♀ FDA still delays decision on OTC status for EC.
♀ The boycott of Warren Buffet’s shareholder-designated contributions program was successful. In that program money was allocated to Planned Parenthood. The anti’s were able to shut this program down. Pampered Chef was one entity targeted.
Local News
♀ Word is that a bill in the IL Senate will be proposed to limit Medicaid coverage of abortions.
♀ State officials approved the merger of West Suburban Hospital Medical Center in Oak Park with Resurrection Health Care after the Chicago-based Catholic health-care system agreed to spin off three clinics that will continue to offer family-planning services, including emergency contraception for rape victims.
News sources include: Feminist Majority (www.feminist.org), Chicago Tribune
Report prepared by Veronica I. Arreola
