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NOW Applauds Guilty Verdict in Roeder Trial

The National Organization for Women commends the jury in the Scott Roeder trial for its swift guilty verdict and for not being fooled by the outrageous defense claim of justifiable terrorism.

NOW Echoes President Obama: Don’t Quit on Women

NOW President Terry O’Neill said, “President Obama’s State of the Union speech was never expected to be a policy address about women’s rights, but women were keenly listening to every line — and paying close attention to the messages between the lines, or left unsaid altogether.”

Hey, Does This Facelift Make Me Look Fat?

Boston Globe columnist Renee Loth writes about the short-lived Senate proposal in the health care reform bill dubbed “Bo-tax” and NOW’s position brings an interesting angle to the debate: “Indeed, a proposal in the Senate version of the healthcare bill t…

NOW to Senate: Don’t Let Us Down on Health Care Reform

NOW President Terry O’Neill calls on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to refuse to make any deals to appease Ben Nelson or the Catholic Bishops or anyone else seeking to turn the health care bill into an anti-abortion vehicle.

Abortion Activists Call for Backup

NOW President Terry O’Neill interviewed by Politico’s Johnathan Allen: “Abortion-rights advocates are calling in the cavalry to help fight off an anti-abortion provision House Democratic leaders swallowed in order to win passage of their health care refo…

NOW Urges the Obama Administration to Prosecute Roeder Under Domestic Terrorism

The Associated Press reports that Scott Roeder has confessed to shooting late-term abortion provider Dr. George Tiller in May at a Wichita church. Roeder told AP he intends to use the so-called necessity defense at his trial — arguing he was protecting unborn children. “The absurdity of his defense is insulting and dangerous to women, but it also reveals his terrorist methodology using murder to accomplish his political goals,” says NOW President Terry O’Neill.