NOW is a multi-issue political organization. NOW's self-defined role has been to initiate change for the benefit of the greatest number of people, to affect the legal and institutional structures of the society in a way that systematically expands the choices and possibilities available to all women. In this way, NOW takes action to bring women, as a class, into the mainstream of society, rather than offering aid to individual women in achieving personal solutions or temporary relief from oppression.
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Southeast Regional Conference - May 12 - Raleigh, NC - 8:00amSpeakers: Patricia Ireland, Former NOW President and Dr. Anu Kumar, executive vice president of Ipas, an international nonprofit organization that focuses on women's sexual and reproductive rights and abortion issues around the world.
Lunch is included.
This is a Board Position Election, so come and support our Florida candidates: Donna Slutiak and Toni van Pelt.
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June 2-3, 2012
"What's at Stake"
West Palm Beach - Airport Hilton
West Pinellas NOW, Tampa NOW, and Pasco NOW have created a coalition on Ballot Initiatives that affect women in Florida. Please check out www.nix-six.com to take action on these issues.
Florida NOW regrets to say that due to increased spamming,
we can no longer accept Faxes on our 800 number.
Please email us with any messages or documents. Thank you.
The Florida National Organization for Women (NOW) is in strong opposition to the Personhood Amendment ballot initiative for which the organization Personhood Florida is currently collecting signatures, according to Florida NOW president Donna Slutiak. “This amendment is ridiculous and an insult to women,” Slutiak said. “The issue of Personhood would have very far reaching results, and would do more than criminalize abortion; it would also make birth control pills and the IUD illegal in the state of Florida. The amendment states that human life begins at the time when an egg is fertilized, which will also impact in-vitro-fertilization clinics. How would you like your mother’s fertilized eggs that are sitting in a clinic freezer to have inheritance rights? Do you want to have to go underground to get your birth control pills?”
Florida NOW expects all intelligent people to pledge not to sign this initiative, and to vote against it, if by some fluke it does get on the ballot. Personhood is bad for womanhood.
"I pledge to oppose the Personhood ballot initiative, which if passed, would ultimately ban birth-control, outlaw fertilization clinics, criminalize abortion, and allow fertilized eggs to inherit and litigate."
Chapters may click here to download a printable .pdf of the Pledge. Use it as a tool in educating the populace. Please print as many copies as you need, and take it to any tabling or action events. Talking points coming soon.
