Some favorite quotes of the day:

“[folks who are] my color aren’t always my kind, and [folks that are] my kind aren’t always my color”

“like a light-bulb, I too, get turned on from time to time”

“when I heard about NAPAWF I thought, this is what I’ve been looking for all along!”

We need to make sure the API voices are heard so we can speak out against the Stupak Amendment and the five-year waiting period for documented immigrants to access Medicaid. Yes, accessibility, affordability, employer responsibility and other issues are important, but we need to emphasize how the five-year ban and the Stupak Amendment is devastating to Immigrants and Reproductive Justice for women.

The Public is invited to attend a briefing on the status and impact of national health care reform

The briefing will feature U.S. Rep. Jim McDermott (D-7th); State Sen. Karen Keiser, chair of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee; and State Rep. Eileen Cody, chair of the House Health and Wellness Care Committee.

This event is a great opportunity to find out about the latest on national health reform from those closest to the debate, and how changes are likely to impact Washington and its residents. Some changes will immediately affect us in 2010, and there may be funds that can be used to fund our state\’s Basic Health Plan benefits to prevent more cuts.

Come to this stakeholder briefing and learn the facts!

Event Date: January 17, 2010

Where: UFCW Local 21 building, 5030 1st Ave S, Seattle, WA 98134.

Start Time: 2 pm

End Time: 4 pm

Yesterday, an anti-abortion amendment introduced by Senators Nelson and Hatch was defeated in the Senate by a vote of 54-45.  The Nelson amendment would have mirrored the Stupak amendment that passed in the House, banning abortion coverage in public and private insurance plans that receive federal funds.

Thank you for sending the right message to our lawmakers: API women need abortion care, and we won’t stand for health reform that ignores women’s needs. In particular, NAPAWF would like to thank those 16 Senators who spoke on the floor against the amendment.  Those members are:

Baucus (D-MT), Boxer (D-CA), Cardin (D-MD), Dodd (D-CT), Durbin (D-IL), Feinstein (D-CA), Franken (D-MN), Gillibrand (D-NY), Lautenberg (D-NJ), Menendez (D-NJ), Mikulski (D-MD), Murray (D-WA), Reid (D-NV), Shaheen (D-NH), Specter (D-PA), Stabenow (D-MI)

If you live in their state, please call to thank them! The Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121 can connect you.

Our work is still not done–we need to make sure the anti-abortion Stupak language does not make it into the final health reform bill sent to the President. Sign the petition reiterating that we will not stand for health care reform that makes women less healthy and less safe. NAPAWF will continue to closely monitor developments in Congress and advocate for health reform that protects comprehensive reproductive health services for API women and girls.

In thanks and solidarity,
NAPAWF

You must register for this event.
Start Time: 08:00
Date: 2010-03-18
End Time: 16:00