Archive for the ‘Coalition for Maine Women’ Category

lovely Maine summer is finally upon us, the legislative session is over . . . you’d think you could relax a little, right? Hold up, not so fast! Moves are afoot in Washington, DC, with huge implications for women. The discussions surrounding the the impasse over the federal budget include considering cuts to Social Security [...]

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Carolyn Ladd on the time before Roe v. Wade.“I am old enough to remember the time before Roe v. Wade, when women faced harsh decisions about whether to terminate a pregnancy. Putting barriers before women seeking abortion services in unwise, unfair, and unjust.” Amy Cookson on growing up post- Roe: “Maine’s Reproductive Privacy Laws work, [...]

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Last Thursday, the Maine House read and adopted a Joint Resolution Recognizing International Women’s Day on March 8th. This week it’s on the Senate’s docket. Here’s what they are considering: WHEREAS, March 8, 2011 is the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day, a globalcelebration of the economic, social and political achievements of women; and WHEREAS,  women are achieving [...]

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Are you familiar with the Coalition for Maine Women? The Coalition for Maine Women (formerly the Women’s Leadership Action Coalition) is working together to enact policies that benefit Maine women and girls. The Coalition is comprised of more than 30 groups that serve more than 40,000 women and girls! The group exists to ensure the [...]

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  • Stacie Battles: Lets get this passed once and for all. Everyone deserves the same right to enter in a marital/legal [...]
  • Terry Donald: Lets all get together and work as hard as we can to get this passed. As I was told over and over aga [...]
  • Liz Betit: We have known for decades of the harmful affects of mercury and lead not only to humans but also to [...]
  • Lorraine Taft: Do not weaken our progress toward a safer environment. The Product Stewardship programs need to be k [...]
  • Phyllis vonHerrlich: Do not abandon the protective programs we have today. Many businesses have shown for decades that t [...]