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  • March 1, 2013
    March Letter from Christy
    “Then you should say what you mean,' the March Hare went on. `I do,' Alice hastily replied; `at least - at least I mean what I say - that's the same thing, you know.'” -  Lewis Carroll    I’m proud of how much of this community rallied through February to sign and share our petition to female members of Congress asking them to stand up for women going forward. And as we were going door to door on Capital Hill delivering our message yesterday, VAWA was passed and everyone's energy soared reaffirming the purpose of our visits.
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  • March 1, 2013
    Reproductive Competition: The Politics of Pregnancy
    This article was originally posted on The Huffington Post:
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  • February 28, 2013
    Five Women (and Two Men) We Love in February
    With so many matters of the heart to focus on during our Every Heart Counts theme for February, it’s too bad it was a short month because there’s so much more we could write.  In addition to covering heart health and heart disease, especially as it pertains to women and mothers, we also focused on Black History Month and keeping women at the heart of the political process.  You blew us away with your support for our Petition, which Christy and Erin are presenting today to members of th
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  • February 28, 2013
    Violence Against Women Act passed!
    It’s a good day for women in America. The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), which passed in the Senate a couple weeks ago, has now passed in the House and is on its way to President Obama for signature.  This was in no way, a slam-dunk and many of us were holding our breaths to see what Congress would do with this bill.  Check out our Love Letter to Congress asking them to protect women against gender-based violence.
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  • February 28, 2013
    Kevin's Story
    One of Kevin Dwan’s few regrets is that he never told Sabrina he knew she was the one the first time he heard her voice. “I called her cell to coordinate where our friends were meeting at a golf tournament. She said ‘hello,’ and I went from driving 90 miles per hour to catch up to everyone to slowing down to find a razor and toothbrush. Kevin and Sabrina met twelve years ago. Their story isn’t over, but it hasn’t been all that happy. 
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