Our move!

Thank you to everyone for following us here on WordPress. We are moving to our new website, where the blog will be available on the home page. Please check it out at raisingwomensvoices.net. We love to hear your comments and can’t wait to share our new space with you!

Newsletter out this week!

Our newsletter this week focused on the reports that compromise discussions are happening right now in the House Energy and Commerce Committee that would restrict access to abortion. Please contact your representatives and let them know this cannot happen! Click here to see a list of Energy and Commerce Committee members, and here to find the name and contact information for your Representative. Please cc info@raisingwomensvoices.net so that we know how many of you have raised your voices for quality, affordable health care that meets women’s health needs.

Sexism in the Southern Baptist Church prompts Jimmy Carter to leave

Check out this article from Feministing about former President Jimmy Carter’s move from the Southern Baptist Church after 60 years. Also, you can read his full statement from last week here.

I much appreciate this…

Women’s Health News says it right. We are all here in the office plugged into C-Span. Follow us on Twitter at RWV4HealthCare.

Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s confirmation hearings

Check out the Thinking Woman’s Guide to the Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings provided by the National Women’s Law Center. Hearings start July 13th (next Monday!).

Lambda Legal health survey

Check out the health survey being conducted by Lambda Legal. They are looking for LGBT identified people and those living with HIV to share their health care stories to educate politicans and work toward fair health reform. Help them out, and spread the word!

Blog things!

Hello everyone! Forgive us for our appearance, we’re in a transitional phase. Soon our blog will be available right from our homepage. So watch out for it, it’s going to be great.

Happy 4th of July!

Have a wonderful weekend celebrating the birth of this great nation. Some great stuff for your entertainment. Much love!

Some good stuff:

Check out Our Bodies, Our Blog for a pretty great round-up of health care news from last week. Also, Ezra Klein makes some public plan analysis here.