The Memphis Women's Action Coalition (WAC) will rally for Reproductive Rights on April 29.
The women of Memphis will demand:
To keep women's right to abortion legal, safe, affordable, and accessible
To keep birth control legal and available
To make over the counter contraception (morning after pill) legal and available
To make sure women never again have to turn to deadly, back alley abortions
Given that our lawmakers are so very partial to last minute drama (they go home in May), they may well be ready to debate their draconian anti choice measure - SJR 127 - at the end of April. Cities across the state should follow the example of Memphis.
For more information on the Memphis rally, check out the WAC blog.
Also, in an email alert, WAC reports that University of Memphis VOX will be on hand to Stand Up for Choice when the radical anti choice GAP (Genocide Awareness Project) invades the campus Monday, April 3 and Tuesday, April 4 9am-4pm, at Alumni Mall (directly in front of UC entrance).
From the WAC email alert:
The Genocide Awareness Project is a radical anti-choice group that uses graphic depictions as a scare tactic against reproductive freedom. The photos make vulgar and offensive comparisons of abortion to mass genocide, lynching, and the Holocaust.
VOX feels that our presence will give the student body a chance to see both sides of the reproductive issue and enable them to make an informed choice!
For more on SJR 127, see:
Rabid TN Senate Says Yes to Abortion Ban
Reproductive Rights Feminism Abortion Pro Choice Roe v. Wade South Dakota SJR 127 Memphis Tennessee
