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Merissa Kovach,
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Maggie McGuire,
Communications Associate,
老澳门开奖结果 of Michigan
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September 11, 2012

As Michigan legislators observed states quickly upping the ante with extreme war on women policies like the personhood amendments and mandatory vaginal probe laws, they must have grown tired of our state merely being a face in the crowd; so they decided to dole out their own special brand of bat-crackers crazy in the form of an outrageous, monster War on Women Mega Bill.

We鈥檝e written about the War on Women Mega Bill , which combines every attack on women's health into the greatest assault on reproductive rights in our state鈥檚 history.

Initially, we tried to fight fair, taking the more traditional routes. We packed committee rooms with supporters but were denied the opportunity to testify; we proposed amendments to the bills only to witness our female, pro-choice allies in the House get banned from speaking; we recruited credible experts to testify against the bills only to witness their words fall on deaf ears. It soon became obvious that we had to get creative.

Ok Michigan Legislature鈥

We'll meet you at the and channel our rage and frustration into dance!

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That's right, dance. On September 20th the 老澳门开奖结果 of Michigan, in partnership with Planned Parenthood, is taking over Michigan鈥檚 Capitol by staging a flashmob and rally on the Capitol lawn. Because our best hope for preventing this dangerous legislation from being signed into law is to keep the movement (literally)going.

So please, of the 鈥淗ands Off Dance鈥 and master the moves we like to call the 鈥淐an鈥檛 Say It鈥 and the 鈥淧elvic Exam.鈥 Then make plans to join us in Lansing on September 20th with your dancing shoes on and protest signs in hand all for the sake of protecting women鈥檚 access to healthcare in Michigan.

The dance-off is just the tip of the iceberg. The huge community of people in Michigan who are tired of politicians interfering with a woman鈥檚 ability to make personal health decisions, have been very busy this summer, and have been sending their message to Michigan legislators loud and clear.

They silence female legislators from speaking out in opposition to the Mega-Bill? We'll make the talk of the summer.

They against legislation that will directly affect them? We'll pay you a visit on the Capitol lawn with Eve Ensler and 5,000 of our supporters in tow and grace you with a performance of The Vagina Monologues.

They want to play doctor by making medical decisions for Michigan women? We'll take advantage of your stellar medical knowledge by finding 1000 ways to solicit your advice about menstrual cramp relief in 140 characters or less.

We won鈥檛 stop standing up (and dancing) in support of women鈥檚 health. Please join us. If you can鈥檛 make it to the Capitol on Sept 20, send a message to Michigan Governor, copying key politicians. Tell lawmakers not to put politics over women鈥檚 health. .

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