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December 21, 2006
A Year-in-Review Message from Nancy Keenan
I just returned from a successful and exciting ten-day post-election trip to Colorado, Nevada, and Texas and I just have to tell you: there is definitely a pro-choice spirit in the air! From all parts of the country, I met supporters who have a renewed confidence and sense of optimism.
That is why I wanted to do one last year-end post to thank you all personally for all of your hard work and support! In fact, we have a lot more of you to thank this year – we welcomed more than 180,000 new online activists in 2006. Can you believe it? That’s an average of more than 3,400 new people a week. And there’s more:
- In just three months, NARAL Pro-Choice America has built a base of nearly 3,000 fellow MySpace users. Click here to view our profile and become our friend.
- “The Amber and Jen Project: Winning Back a Pro-Choice Congress” videos have been viewed more than 7,500 times through YouTube.
Even before the elections, pro-choice activism helped stop far-right congressional leaders when they tried to jam through a dangerous parental-notification measure – the “Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act” (CIANA) – on the very last day of the congressional session. In fact, in the wake of their election losses, anti-choice members of Congress even planned to hold a hearing on the so-called “Right to Life Act” but they left town before capitulating to the far-right once more before losing control of Congress.
At the state level, we partnered with our affiliates to defeat dangerous anti-choice ballot measures, including an abortion ban in South Dakota, and divisive parental-notification measures in California, and Oregon.
These are just some of the many reasons we have to celebrate. We’re proud of these achievements, and you should be too!
One election can’t change everything, but we move into 2007 in a stronger position to protect safe, legal abortion. Let’s work – and win – together in the New Year!
Best wishes for the holiday season,
Nancy Keenan
President
NARAL Pro-Choice America
P.S. Don’t forget to vote for this year’s Hero and Zero! Click here to cast your vote.
Posted by Bush v. Choice at December 21, 2006 2:58 PM