Who Will Stand Up To Bush's Attack On Women's Health?
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For Immediate Release Contact: Marc Siegel
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Who Will Stand Up To Bush's Attack On Women's Health?
While Jeff Merkley, Ron Wyden and Barack Obama challenge the Bush Administration, Gordon Smith stays silent.
Portland - The Democratic Party of Oregon released this video today to encourage Republican U.S. Sen. Gordon Smith to join Jeff Merkley and Democratic U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Barack Obama in protecting a woman's right to choose.
Merkley and 28 U.S. Senators are battling the Bush Administration's push to radically limit women's access to contraception.
Merkley is gathering supporters to oppose the plan and encouraging thousands of people to speak out.
Wyden and Obama are two of the 28 U.S. Senators urging the Bush Administration to drop the proposal.
While Merkley, Wyden and Obama are standing up for women's health, Gordon Smith, who has long opposed a woman's right to choose, is noticeably silent on this issue.
"A spokeswoman for Smith did not return an email or two phone calls asking for Smith's comment on the proposed rule change affecting abortion. UPDATE ON FRIDAY: Lindsay Gilbride, spokeswoman for Smith, said there was ‘no real evidence it could be a reality ... so at this point, we aren't going to speculate on it.'"
(Willamette Week, 7-17-08, Updated on 7-18-08)
Click here to watch the video.
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