Choice at Risk in Kansas - Abortion is legal in the United States, but you wouldn’t know it if you lived in Wichita, Kansas. Dr. George Tiller’s murder abruptly ended reproductive health services in Wichita. It was a devastating blow to women across the state who depended on him for life-saving health services. Since his death, just three facilities remain open to provide legal abortions for the entire state of Kansas, all in the northeast corner of the state. As they try to save the remaining clinics, the women of Kansas need to know that as a nation, we stand squarely behind them in their fight, and trust them to control their own reproductive lives. Take Action Today - Sign the petition saying you trust the women of Kansas to make their own medical choices.
Clean Air Act Being Gutted - Under the guise of cutting government spending, some lawmakers in Washington are taking a hatchet to the Clean Air Act. Attacking the Clean Air Act is both fiscally irresponsible and terribly short-sighted. This legislation has a 40-year track record of cutting dangerous pollution and, in 2010 alone, helped prevent an estimated 160,000 premature deaths and 1.7 million asthma attacks. On August 2, the total value of the net benefits provided to Americans by the Clean Air Act since its inception reached $50 trillion. Yet despite these benefits, H.R. 2584 has been introduced which is an all-out attack on our air, water, lands, and wildlife, and includes nearly 40 anti-health, anti-environment amendments—including an amendment that would prevent the EPA from reducing global warming emissions under the Clean Air Act. Take Action Today - Tell your representative to vote against this dangerous bill.
Gay Men Prevented from Donating Blood - In 1983, when HIV/AIDS was not well understood, the FDA began banning all men who have had sex with another man since 1977 from donating blood. Now, nearly thirty years later, blood banks have the ability to screen blood carefully and ensure its safety. However, the FDA has consistently refused to update its anti-gay donation policy – even as recently as last year, despite nationwide blood shortages. The American Association of Blood Banks, the American Red Cross, and other blood centers have stated that the ban is "medically and scientifically unwarranted." They have pushed repeatedly for a review of the anti-gay ban. Take Action Today - Sign the petition telling the FDA to stop discriminating against gay men and end the blood shortage affecting all Americans.
Campbell's Soup Not So M'm M'm Good - Campbell's Soup Company uses toxic Bisphenol A (BPA) in their canned goods, despite the fact that it's been proven to be harmful. In April, over 20,000 parents joined forces to ask three major canned food manufacturers, Campbell's, Del Monte, and General Mills, what they are doing about Bisphenol A (BPA) in their canned goods. Two companies replied, offering rough timelines for replacing BPA, or sharing details about which products are BPA-free. Yet Campbell's Soup Company has never responded. This is a company that markets directly to kids with products like Dora the Explorer "Kidshape Soups." Parents have serious questions about a toxic chemical linked to breast cancer, infertility, early onset puberty, ADHD, and obesity. Take Action Today - ask Campbell's when they plan to phase out BPA in their cans and what safe alternative they will be replacing it with?
Hyatt Making Life for Their Workers Harder - Imagine what it would feel like to work on your hands and knees for hours every day – while knowing that your employer could save you from the agonizing pain just by providing simple tools that most people already have in their homes. Mega-hotel chain Hyatt is publicly opposing a law that would require hotel companies to give their housekeepers tools like mops that are proven to reduce workplace injuries. Take Action Today - Ask Hyatt to stop standing in the way of a bill that will make work safer for their housekeepers.
