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"There's a chant that is familiar to anyone who has ever attended a reproductive rights rally -- "Not the church, not the state; Women should decide their fate!" Usually this rallying cry is in defense of a woman's right to choose abortion. Today this chant takes on new relevance when it comes to birth control."
Read more from CEO Nancy K. Kaufman in this guest update in The Huffington Post.
One in four US women has been the victim of severe physical violence by an intimate partner, and nearly one in five has been raped in her lifetime.
These statistics are a somber reminder that our nation must do more to protect our mothers and daughters, sisters and friends from the devastating effects of domestic and sexual violence.
It is critical that advocates like you speak out now to ensure that your senators sign on as cosponsors and support a bill that would renew the Violence Against Women Act and make some much-needed improvements to its life-saving programs.
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"Nearly two years ago, the National Council of Jewish Women launched Higher Ground, a campaign to end domestic violence by promoting women’s economic security. Higher Ground is an expression of NCJW’s unshakable commitment to ensuring that no woman ever has to choose between personal safety and financial stability. Now it’s time for Congress to again demonstrate its commitment to the victims and survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking by passing the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act (S 1925)."
Read more from Senior Manager of Government Relations, Emily Alfano, in this latest post to the NCJW Insider Blog.
In 2012, issues that you care about — from jobs and the economy to reproductive rights, from the kinds of judges who will rule in our courts to how our children will be educated — are at stake.
In 2004, the Montana 12th District congressional election was decided by just two votes, and in 2000 the US Presidential election was decided by just 537 votes in Florida.
When one or two votes make all the difference, it’s imperative that each of us stands up to be counted. Whether you plan to vote early, absentee, or on Election Day, affirm your commitment to the issues you care about by signing NCJW’s 2012 Pledge to Vote today!
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NCJW CEO Nancy K. Kaufman takes part in a lively discussion, hosted by The Forward editor Jane Eisner, of women from across the spectrum of Jewish life on issues such as gender segregation in Israel; “Stuff” Girls Say viral videos; why American women are being left out of Jewish public life; and Roe v. Wade 39 years later.
