Because I am angry...
I want to thank everyone for the response to my blog post yesterday and quickly ask for a follow-up action. If you feel the same way as me then please take a couple minutes today to speak up. (Literally speak, for real, with your voice.)
Please call your state senators and express your support of S.1881. If you live in Oklahoma you can call:
U.S. Senator James Lankford
U.S. Senator James Inhofe
If you do not live in Oklahoma you can look up your state's representatives here.
S.1881 is a bill to defund Planned Parenthood. The bill halts federal funding of Planned Parenthood and it's affiliates and ensures that the amount of federal funding set aside for women's health will not be decreased, but redirected to other facilities that provide women's non-abortion health care services. Read the text of the bill here.
If you are from my generation... actually using your phone for a phone call can be scary. But this bill could be voted on as early as Monday (Aug. 3rd.) So be brave and dial! When I called just now no one answered, (I'm sure it's because it's the weekend) but I was able to leave a message. If you're not sure what to say, here is a rough transcript of my message. Feel free to adapt and use it yourself.
"Hello, my name is Karen Privott, I am a resident of Chandler, OK. I was calling to express my support of S.1881. I wanted to thank Senator __________ for co-sponsoring the bill and let him know that I want him to continue to push for the investigation and defunding of Planned Parenthood and any other tax-payer funded facility that performs abortions. Thank you for standing up for the right to life of the unborn."
Both Oklahoma Senators, Lankford and Inhofe, co-sponsored S.1881. To see if your Senator is a co-sponsor check here.
Why should I call if they already support this bill? Good question! Our elected officials are supposed to represent us. The more they hear from us and know the desires of those they are representing the better they will be able to discern what is "the will of the people" and act accordingly.
If you do not live in Oklahoma and have the ability to contact a Senator who has not co-sponsored the bill... please do so and urge everyone you know in your state to do the same thing.
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