Activism by Young Women May Boost Democrats in November Polls

[G_j]

http://www.commondreams.org/headlines04/0426-12.htm

Published on Monday, April 26, 2004 by Knight-Ridder

Activism by Young Women May Boost Democrats in November Polls
by Steven Thomma

WASHINGTON - Though the pictures of Sunday's abortion-rights march in Washington focused on the size of the crowd, the truer story of its political impact could be measured by the age of the demonstrators.

More college-age women showed up than usually attend abortion-rights rallies, which tend to be dominated by older women. If that translates to increased voting in November by young women - a group that usually doesn't vote in high numbers - it could help Democrats in a close election.

If not, the march probably had no lasting political significance, for it reflected a longstanding partisan divide over issues related to abortion rights and is unlikely to change the political equation or affect the outcome of the election.

The march attracted hundreds of thousands of women to the National Mall in downtown Washington, where they rallied for abortion rights and protested against President Bush. A key complaint was Bush's signature on two new laws: the Unborn Victims of Violence Act, which grants a fetus legal rights, and the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act, which criminalizes a medical procedure sometimes used to terminate late-term pregnancies.
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Thousands march down Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C., during the "March for Women's Lives," a pro-choice rally. (KRT Photo/Nikki Kahn)

[2Design]

1. definitely need more activism and more democratic voters

If women want to be treated better, get better pay, get better jobs, not be open to assault, be in charge once they are pregnant and not have to give up their bodies to the state to decide things for them ...yes I think we can get repubs...

No women once pregnant is going to want to give up their decision making to the state or federal government and right now the way the laws have been written this year at the federal level and in previous years in some states....that is exactly what is happening.

Courts are deciding whether a woman has to have a cesarian. Courts are deciding a fetus is more important than the women. Catholic Hospitals have always had this. If the choice is between saving the mother or saving the baby, they will save the baby.

Most woment do not want to give up this much control over their pregnant bodies......this is a HUGE issue and once women truly realize what the government is doing.......they are going to revolt

[LWolf]

8. I hope so!

I hope the generation of young women in the beginning of their careers as voters are active, vocal, and busy making us a better nation.

[NMDemDist2]

2. Rock on Young sistahs eom

[Lindacooks]

3. I know a few recent college grads, some in

law school, who really think that no matter what, the Supreme Court won't overturn Roe v. Wade. These are really smart young women, yet they seem to think that precedent is important. I don't know what it's going to take for them to wake up and realize that precedent doesn't mean squat to a right wing radical judge.

[DjTj]

5. What year in law school?

Have they read Webster? Have they read Casey? Have they read any of Scalia's dissents?

I don't think the Court will overturn Roe outright, but it will come gradually, like in Casey.

The other crucial political battle is in the Senate, because the Dems have been doing a pretty good job of keeping anti-Choice judges off the bench for now, and they will put up one hell of a fight if Bush tries to put an anti-Choice judge on the Supreme Court. Taking back and keeping the Senate is certainly as important as the Presidential election for the future of Roe.

[G_j]

4. related: the demographic-swing group of unmarried women

Wooing the Single Women Vote.

By Lakshmi Chaudhry, AlterNet January 15, 2004. Meet the single woman, breadwinner, cultural icon, and ...

www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=17289
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Why Single Women Must Vote... February 17, 2004.


WHY SINGLE WOMEN MUST VOTE

Ruth Rosen, San Francisco Chronicle

Unmarried women are the demographic-swing group that could decide a close election, oust President Bush and alter the political landscape in Congress.

www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=17862

[G_j]

6. kick

[G_j]

7. kick

:bounce::bounce::bounce:

[maxanne]

9. if women voted

in huge numbers - it would change the world.

We are the majority of the population - it's time that was represented in the House, Senate, and Executive Branch.

[Arugula Latte]

10. Time to kick some ass, ladies.

Lotsa white paste-y male rightwing Republican ass, that is.