women's rights

Debbie Wasserman Schultz shares why this election is important to women at every stage of their lives and how President Obama has moved women forward.

Thompson opposes a woman making her own personal medical decisions when it comes to abortion. As governor, Thompson signed a mandatory waiting period bill, a parental notification law, and an abortion ban which required life imprisonment of doctors.

It's very important that women have a voice in this election. Every vote counts. Every voice counts.

Dear Mitt Romney, While you're here in Colorado, I hope you'll answer a few questions. When you said "Planned Parenthood, we're going to get rid of that," do you know how important Planned Parenthood is to millions of women? And when you said, "Do I believe the Supreme Court should overturn Roe v. Wade? Yes." Why do you want to put an end to safe, legal abortion?

Dear Mitt Romney,

While you're here in Colorado, I hope you'll answer a few questions. "Do I believe the Supreme Court should overturn Roe v. Wade? Yes." Why do you want to put an end to safe, legal abortion? I'll be watching for answers, and so will millions of women.

Sincerely, Liz.

Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan have pledged to defund Planned Parenthood, cutting off women's access to preventive care including cancer screenings and birth control; and have promised to shut down the nation's family planning program that more than five million people a year rely on for birth control, cancer screenings, and other care. They have also vowed to overturn Roe v.

Alicia Keys was in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to help re-elect President Obama. She shares what's at stake for women in this election and what you can do to get involved to make sure President Obama is re-elected in November.

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Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan have pledged to defund Planned Parenthood, cutting off women's access to preventive care including cancer screenings and birth control; and have promised to shut down the nation's family planning program that more than five million people a year rely on for birth control, cancer screenings, and other care. They have also vowed to overturn Roe v. Wade and end safe and legal abortion, and have said they support extreme "personhood" measures that would give full constitutional rights to fertilized eggs.

Democratic nominee for the US Senate Paul Sadler discusses contraceptive care and responds to TEA Party extremist Ted Cruz's radical stances against women.