100 days: A Pro-Choice Primer
As we countdown to the first 100 days of the Obama administration, NARAL Pro-Choice America president Nancy Keenan weighs in with her "Pro-Choice Primer." Here's a snippet:
Wednesday, April 29 marks the 100th day of President Barack Obama's administration.
As the political leader of the pro-choice movement, NARAL Pro-Choice America will mark this milestone as yet another reminder of how electing leaders who support the fundamental American values of freedom and privacy does make a difference in the lives of women and their families.
President Obama is leading our country during an especially challenging time and many of our family and friends will discuss what's happened during his first 100 days on a number of fronts. When the topic turns to women's reproductive freedom and choice, we want you to be prepared to share the following signs of change...
To read a full-list of President Obama's full-list of pro-choice actions in the first 100 days, read the full post... and don't be shy! Leave us some comment-love so we know what you're thinking.
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Birth Control, David Hamilton, Dawn Johnsen, Family Planning, Federal Refusal Rule, Global Gag Rule, Kathleen Sebelius, Obama First 100 Days, Obama Nominees, President Obama, Roe v. Wade, Sex Education, UNFPA, USAID,
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I am currently watching the Presidential news conference and I am very disappointed. I had great faith in this President to be a voice for women, but he was just asked about the Freedom of Choice Act and President Obama said it was "not his highest priority" in terms of pending legislation.
I am angry he thinks women's rights are not worthy of being considered a priority topic.
According to the transcript, President Obama said this:
"Now, the Freedom of Choice Act is not highest legislative priority. [sic]"
Well, that's just great. Not to keep beating on a tired point, but when NARAL endorsed him over Senator Clinton, you sent a message that your support comes cheaply and that he doesn't have to work for it.
In politics, those who demand nothing get exactly what they ask for.
Senator Clinton's misrepresentation of Obama's votes would not have helped her win the endorsement of NARAL which was actually given after the primary was over (my understanding/memory-- if this is incorrect, my apologies- it doesn't affect the core of my arguments which are listed below).
If you don't support NARAL and claim that its endorsements are given cheaply, then perhaps you should find another site. Insulting this site and its proprietors on their website seems particularly dumb.
Obama has served women well in his first 100 days in office, including signing the Lily Ledbetter Act, making women's voice central to all Department's decisions,... Obama will pick an excellent pro choice Supreme Court Justice to replace Souter. So, it hardly makes sense to attack Obama for his support on women's rights.
Finally, this country is experiencing the most severe economic downturn since the Great Depression and is facing two wars. These crisis are managed, in part, by legislation. Therefore, it is understandable that Obama would say that pro choice is not his greatest legislative priority, even if it could have been worded better. That is not the same as saying that it is not a high legislative priority. And it is a far cry from saying that he opposes the pro chioce view or that he does not actively support pro choice (which is also something different). Obama rightly supports the pro choice movement and will continue to do so even as his first priority (legislatively and in other senses) is to restore the economy and withdraw from Iraq. The overwhelming majority of Americans agree with this prioritization even as a majority of Americans support the pro choice view.
If you are planning on trying to create a wedge between women and Obama because of support for Hillary Clinton (ie. hillary is 44), you will find your efforts fruitless.