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One day before President-elect Donald Trumps inauguration, the vast majority of House Democrats are warning him to think twice before supporting and signing Republican laws that they say would undermine womens health care.
A letter set to be delivered to Trump on Thursday urges the soon-to-be president to oppose GOP plans in Congress to repeal the Affordable Care Act which includes measures to prohibit discriminatory insurer practices and expand access to breast-cancer screenings and birth control and to strip Planned Parenthood of federal funding. It is signed by 173 of 194 House Democrats.
We urge you to give more thought to how defunding Planned Parenthood and repealing the ACA would harm women in every district in every state, the letter reads. Taking these steps would leave all women worse off. As President, you will have the power to prevent this looming disaster. You, more than anyone else, will have to answer to those whose benefits, coverage, and access to care is abruptly ripped away.
The women of America are watching, Mr. President-elect, the letter continues. As are the men who care about them. The true test of whether your policy agenda will harm or help women begins tomorrow.
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HockeyMom
(14,337 posts)about women. This is not obvious by now?
Nay
(12,051 posts)ridiculous. Over half the women voters voted for this asshole -- through religious beliefs, self-hate, who knows why -- and he's supposed to worry about women?? Hell, we women should be worrying about other women and why they vote to be debased and used.
bdamomma
(63,658 posts)a freaking man who said he grabs woman's genitals??? do you think he cares about women??? he exploits women and most of his posse do they do not want strong women they want women to be subservient. You can see how he uses Melania as his arm candy.