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Related: About this forumWomen’s PAC formed following abortion legislation
By Anita Kumar
A group of women has formed a new political action committee to recruit and support candidates to defeat elected officials who back the ultrasound and so-called personhood bills.
Womens Strike Force, which boasts several former elected officials, formed after Virginia spent last week in national headlines for its attempt to require women to undergo mandatory trans-vaginal ultrasounds before an abortion.
As a former member of the General Assembly and Virginias first woman in Congress, I fought for womens rights in the 70s, 80s and 90s, Leslie Byrne said in a statement. We must move the commonwealth and the nation forward, not backslide to denying women rights.
See the founding members below:
more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/virginia-politics/post/womens-pac-formed-following-abortion-legislation/2012/02/27/gIQA360hdR_blog.html
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Women’s PAC formed following abortion legislation (Original Post)
maddezmom
Feb 2012
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Catherina
(35,568 posts)1. Get involved! (Rec)
Women's Strike Force
Thank you for volunteering with the Women's Strike Force! Please provide the following information so we can involve you in our future efforts.
Volunteer Interests *
Fundraising
Volunteer Recruitment
Outreach
Campaign Volunteer
Lobbying
Social Media
Other:
http://www.womensstrikeforce.com/get-involved/
http://www.womensstrikeforce.org/
dmr
(28,645 posts)2. Thanks for posting this!
I'll send in a donation.
Response to maddezmom (Original post)
Warren DeMontague This message was self-deleted by its author.
ProfessionalLeftist
(4,982 posts)4. Kick to the heavens and recommend and shared! n/t
yardwork
(64,321 posts)5. That's cool.
tammywammy
(26,582 posts)6. Great news!
Donation sent!
Starry Messenger
(32,375 posts)7. Oh hells yes.
tropicanarose
(240 posts)8. Good! A woman's place is in her union! We need to stick together.
ohheckyeah
(9,314 posts)9. I've already joined them.
On the pages at their website, other than the front page, there are social networking share buttons. Please share this and pass it everywhere.
I'm so happy to see the women of Virginia stand up and say no more!
Dont call me Shirley
(10,998 posts)10. Wohoo! You go girls!