Alabama Women & Men – JOIN US at the “War on Women” Protest @ The State Capitol in Montgomery April 28, 2012 – Speaker Lineup & Entertainment

On Saturday, April 28th, 2012, from 2PM to 6PM, women & men from all over the state of will come together on the steps of the historic Alabama State Capitol in Montgomery to protest the “War on Women” waged upon us by politicians who think they are gynecologists.  Recording artist and songwriter Kathryn Scheldt will be providing entertainment for the event, and our speakers will be:

Melinda Maddox, Candidate for Alabama Supreme Court
Allison Neal, American Civil Liberties Union
Allyn Hudson, Occupy Birmingham
Ilene Sparks, Veteran Women’s Rights Activist
Raychel Crice, New Generation Feminist
Doris Crenshaw, Southern Youth Leadership Development Institute
Clete Wetli, Chairman – Madison County Democratic Party
Hank Sanders, Alabama Senator
Laura Secord, Activist and poet
James Robinson, GLBT Advocacy and Youth Services
Tori Smith, Activist and Women’s Clinic Escort
Linda Coleman, Alabama State Senator
LaShon White Menefee, Planned Parenthood
Milly Keenamer Breeden, Republican Women’s Rights Activist
David Gesspass, National Lawyers Guild
Sharon M. Price, Women’s Rights Activist
Julie Ann Seals, Women’s Rights Activist
Charles Raymond Miller, Secular Coalition for Alabama
Dr. Pippa Abston, Huntsville Pediatrician
Lecia Brooks, Southern Poverty Law Center
Christie Swords, Women’s Rights Activist
Charlie Holley, Candidate for Congress, 5th District of Alabama
Ree Adcock Gustin, Women’s Rights Activist

The “War on Women”: Fact or Fiction? (Updated)

First, it was politicians trying to completely defund Planned Parenthood at the federal level.  Because, ya know, Planned Parenthood is building an “$8 million abortion complex” according to Rep. John Fleming (R), of Louisiana.  Too bad he believes everything he reads, as this was a well known story from the parody news site, The Onion.

Next thing you know, The Susan G. Komen for the Cure charity made a big mistake that is still haunting them today.  They decided to stop funding breast cancer screenings at Planned Parenthood because they also perform abortions.  This made women come out in droves – denying poor & uninsured women free early detection breast cancer screenings just because PP performs abortions (only 3%, not the 90% proclaimed by Sen. Jon Kyl of Arizona) – was seen by many as a political move.  After complaints were delivered to Komen from around the world, they changed their mind, and the woman who had the not-so-bright idea resigned, but the damage done still lingers today.