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2004 Primary Results: Wisconsin Supports Choice

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2004 Primary Results: Wisconsin Supports Choice
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SPECIAL ALERT: PRIMARY 2004
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You can make a difference by copying and pasting a letter into an email. Write "letter to the editor" the subject line.
 
Be sure to sign the letter with your full name, date, city of residence, and phone number. Only your name and city will be published.
 
Also, to increase the chances of your letter being printed, please follow any added instructions on the newspaper's editorial site (I've tried to include some key points on the Newspaper Contact page).

And please make sure to read the newly-updated page on Letter Writing Instructions. Together we can make writing for reproductive choice a truly awesome campaign!

Please also co-contact me:

letters@prochoicewisconsin.org

any time you send a letter, and also if it is printed.

Thanks for all you do to support reproductive choice!

I strongly encourage looking over these guidelines. They were designed specifically for people writing about controversial issues.

Option A:

Wisconsin voters statewide favored pro-choice candidates in last Tuesday’s primary, indicating that reproductive health is a top issue for many this year.

Where anti-choice and mixed-choice Democrats faced pro-choice Democrats, pro-choice candidates won. In Milwaukee’s 4th Senate District, rising star Lena Taylor beat two established elected representatives by a large margin largely due to her outstanding leadership on behalf of women and families. In Superior (73rd AD), residents re-elected Frank Boyle, a longtime supporter of privacy and equality. In Janesville (44th AD), Mike Sheridan’s win effectively turned Wayne Wood’s anti-choice seat into a pro-choice one.

Wisconsinites want medical privacy and women’s rights to be respected. NARAL Pro-Choice Wisconsin and other women’s advocacy groups effectively mobilized voters to triumph last Tuesday, proving that women are invested in the political process and wil vote pro-choice as long as our health is jeopardized by anti-choice extremists in the legislature.

 

Option B:

Last Tuesday’s primary is proof that Wisconsin voters care about choice and women’s health. Pro-choice voters were instrumental in the victories of pro-choice candidates over those who don’t support reproductive privacy and health.

In the 32nd Senate District, Brad Pfaff won decisively – voters there are eager to send an energetic, effective leader to the Legislature who will continue protecting the health of women and families. Pfaff will continue Sen. Meyer’s legacy of leadership on issues of affordable health care and comprehensive, accurate medical information.

We need Brad Pfaff’s voice in the State Senate to ensure our right to truthful information from our health care providers, and to keep private medical decisions in the hands of patients and their doctors.

 

Option C:

I supported State Rep. Lena Taylor in her successful race to become the next Senator from Wisconsin’s 4th District. Like many other voters, I was impressed by her longtime advocacy on behalf of women and families. Rep. Taylor stands above the crowd even in the legislature, where she quickly became a committed leader on issues of medical privacy, reproductive choice, and access to health care. Her decisive victory shows that Wisconsin wants pro-choice leaders who will enact common-sense policies to prevent unintended pregnancy. We want to see women’s choices expanded, not restricted.

In November, I will again vote to ensure that people have access to the full range of reproductive health care services. Anti-choice laws do not help women and families; pro-choice measures will.

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Thank you for your help! By sending a letter, you are effectively educating voters about the importance of reproductive choice!

NARAL PRO-CHOICE AMERICA MISSION STATEMENT
To develop and sustain a constituency that uses the political process to guarantee every woman the right to make personal decisions regarding the full range of reproductive choices, including preventing unintended pregnancy, bearing healthy children, and choosing legal abortion.