Ann McLane Kuster: A halftime attack on reproductive rights
By Ann McLane Kuster on 02/03/2010 @ 12:42 PM
I don't have a favorite team in this week's Super Bowl, but you can bet I'll be watching the day's events with interest.
If you haven't heard, CBS made waves last week, after it was announced that they'd be running an anti-choice ad from the far-right group Focus on the Family during the Super Bowl.
There's been plenty of discussion about how CBS made their decision and why they decided to change their policy at this time. But I can't help but think about an even more troublesome, underlying issue: that anti-choice forces are ratcheting up their attacks on women's rights and preparing for a forceful -- and public -- assault leading up to this fall's midterm elections.
If the passage of the House-s Stupak/Pitts Amendment taught us anything, it's that we need more pro-choice Democratic women in Congress to fight for reproductive rights. Every EMILY's List woman you helped elect voted against the measure, but when it came down to a vote, we needed more women there to stand with them.
When I learned of Stupak's proposed amendment, I rallied my supporters immediately to take action and fight against new restrictions on a woman's right to choose. Because, after years working on behalf of women's rights in New Hampshire, there's one thing I know for sure: If given the opportunity to roll back women's rights, anti-choice proponents will do just that. And given the tough battles Democrats face this fall, we can't afford to let up for a moment.
Ann McLane Kuster is running for Congress in New Hampshire's second congressional district. Click here to learn more about her race.
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