Two amazing Westchester women passed away in the past 6 months, Renata Schwebel and Marcy (Marcella) Kahn. I want you to know their names because, like so many other women of their generation, they did not receive the recognition they deserved. Renata and Marcy committed themselves…
by Catherine Lederer-Plaskett President/Chair of the Board The successful appointment of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court is more than disturbing. Survivors from all over the country spoke out and millions called, protested, and marched. Chief Justice Roberts received numerous misconduct complaints against Kavanaugh from…
Bruised, Beaten, Distraught But Not DEFEATED. WE GET UP AGAIN. Yes, survivors from all over the country spoke out and millions of Americans called, protested, and marched. But still, two key senators committed to voting to confirm Brett Kavanaugh, basically assuring his place on the…
Tell Senators Susan Collins & Lisa Murkowski NOT to repeat the Anita Hill Debacle. They MUST DEMAND an FBI investigation! There MUST be a Full and Fair Hearing by the Senate Judiciary Committee – Starting with an investigation by the FBI. THE FACTS: Professor Christine Blasey…
Chairman Crespo and Members of the Bronx Democratic Party Executive Committee Bronx Democratic Committee 1640 Eastchester Road Bronx, NY 10461 Dear Chairman Crespo and Members of the Bronx Democratic Party Executive Committee: It has been brought to our attention that former Senator Jeff Klein is…
Alert: Below are THE 6 US Senators who will decide the future of the nominee for the US Supreme Court, and thus the future of Roe v. Wade, the course of health care, and the direction of the US Supreme Court’s decisions for decades to come. Getting these 6 to…
By: Jane Forman, Guest Blogger Children are being torn from their families, put in cages, and left uncertain if and when they’ll see their parents again. This is the reality for over 2,000 immigrant children as a result of Trump’s zero-tolerance policy which began in…
Dear Friends, Many New Yorkers are still reeling from the news story that broke on Monday. Four women are accusing now former NYS Attorney General Eric Schneiderman of violence and abuse. It is hard to reconcile that the described actions and accusations can be attributed…
The existence of anti-choice crisis pregnancy centers that disguise themselves as real clinics is already deeply unsettling. However, a recent Rewire article sheds light on something even more appalling: some of these centers in North Carolina are using federal money to buy programs that spread…
At a time when reproductive rights feel are constantly under attack, it is especially discouraging to find that access to reproductive health care— contraceptive care in particular— is being inhibited even in progressive states. A recent article from Rewire exposes the struggles that women in…
![Choice vs Conscience [sic]: The Struggle for Contraception in Rural America](https://choicematters.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Contraceptives-1-150x150.jpg "Choice vs Conscience [sic]: The Struggle for Contraception in Rural America")