Westchester County Board Passes Paul Ryan’s Budget

Westchester County Board Passes Paul Ryan’s Budget --Line items may be different but the effect is the same— Protect the top 2% while trampling on the middle class and working poor, with a bull’s eye being placed squarely on the foreheads of working women. One…

George Latimer vs. Bob Cohen – The Facts

David vs. Goliath George Latimer vs. Bob Cohen – The Facts – George Latimer (D, WF) and Bob Cohen (R, C, I) are running for the open seat being vacated by retiring pro-choice Senator Suzie Oppenheimer. Choice Matters’ endorsements are made solely on the issue…

Anti-Choice Castelli Puts Religion above Women’s Health

Every year Choice Matters sends all candidates a questionnaire to establish her/his position on women’s reproductive rights. This year Robert Castelli--the assemblyman for the 93rd district—used the New York State Catholic Conference’s language on his questionnaire to argue against the Reproductive Health Act. Castelli claimed…

Candidate Bob Cohen is Anti-Choice!!

Bob Cohen is anti-choice!  NO if’s and’s or but’s about it. This man will say anything to get elected and that makes him the most dangerous kind of candidate there is. Bob Cohen already has a history of turning his back on the women of…

First Email to Bob Cohen

From: Catherine Lederer-Plaskett [mailto:catherine@choicematters.org] Sent: Friday, April 27, 2012 5:33 PM To: 'Bob@bobcohen2012.com' Subject: Clinic access legislation  Hi Bob. I have attached the clinic access bill. We have asked electeds to submit statements in support to be read at the Public Hearing. It only seems…

Choice Matters 2012 Endorsements Are….

2012 Endorsements (As of September 14, 2012, WCLA - Choice Matters has announced the following endorsements for the 2012 election cycle.) Endorsed Candidates Appear in BOLD . U.S. PRESIDENT/VICE PRESIDENT â–ºBARACK OBAMA/JOE BIDEN  Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan (anti-choice) Gary Johnson/James P. Gray (anti-choice) Virgil Goode/Jim Clymer…

Paul Ryan’s Close Ties with Westchester’s Hayworth & Carvin

-- The National News Won’t Tell You About Ryan’s Foot Soldiers -- Some of them are right here in Westchester! There is no question about it – Romney's VP Pick Paul Ryan is an anti-choice extremist. A Few Highlights: â–º Ryan believes it should be…

News Alert: There will be NO ProChoice Voting Guide This Year unless…

There will be no bright yellow ProChoice voting guide in your mailbox this election year unless we can raise $33,000 by September 30th. The implications of this are huge, and all are negative for the pro-choice community. Anti-choice candidates will win, and pro-choice candidates will…

Abortion Stories: Coming Out of the Proverbial Closet & Sharing

From RH Reality: The New Public Face of Abortion: Connecting the Dots Between Abortion Stories by Steph Herold Over the last few months, there's been an electric energy around the sharing of abortion stories. We've seen  two  stories in the New York Times, a Jewish…