SPECIAL EVENTS13th Annual Spring ReceptionWomen's Medical Fund Spring Reception In 1980, as an attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights, Copelon argued the landmark case of Harris v. McRae before the U.S. Supreme Court. This was the ultimate challenge to the Hyde Amendment, which prohibits the use of Medicaid for abortion. Currently, Copelon is Professor of Law and Director of the International Women's Human Rights Law Clinic of the CUNY School of Law. and welcoming… Kathryn Kolbert, Honorary Spring Reception Chair Nikki Johnson-Huston, Special Guest Thursday, May 15, 2008 Reception features beer, wine, soft drinks, hors d'ouevres and desserts $100 Friend of the Fund, reservation for one person RSVP no later that May 8 *for identification purposes only PAST EVENTSOne Night Only A very special evening in support of the Women's Medical Fund Wednesday, October 10, 2007 Music by DJ Abby Klein and special guest _____________________ 13th Annual Spring ReceptionWomen's Medical Fund Spring Reception Ms. Ross is the National Coordinator of SisterSong, an organization of women of color and indigenous women addressing issues of reporductive justice that affect their communities. Ms. Ross was the National Co-Director of the April 25, 2004 March for Women's Lives in Washington, D.C., the largest protest march in U.S. history. She is also the co-author of the Undivided Rights: Women of Color Organizing for Reproductive Justice. and welcoming… Medical Students for Choice Thursday, May 17, 2007 Reception features beer, wine, soft drinks, hors d'ouevres and desserts $100 Friend of the Fund, reservation for one person RSVP no later that May 10 Who was Rosie Jimenez? In 1977, Rosie Jimenez, the single mother of a five-year-old girl, discovered she was pregnant. Earlier that year, the U.S. House of Representatives had passed the Hyde Amendment, prohibiting the use of federal money for abortions. The denial of federal funds put abortion out of reach for thousands of women, like Rosie Jimenez, who relied on Medicaid for their health care needs. Rosie had just received a scholarship for college, but rather than use that money, she chose to have a less expensive back alley abortion. As a result, she died from a massive infection, her scholarship check still in her pocket. Forced to choose between a safe, legal abortion and her future, Rosie refused to give up her dreams of an education and a better life for herself and her daughter. It is in her memory that the Women's Medical Fund honors heroes in the effort to keep abortion accessible to all women. NIGHTMARE ON AMERICAN STREETEnter if you DARE! Nightmare on American Street will be a terrifying eye-opener, depicting the real hell of women in the US who simply wish to have a safe legal abortion. While public attention has focused on the basic legality of abortion under Roe v. Wade, for thousands of poor women and rural women, Roe is nothing more than an empty promise. Friday October 27, 7-10 p.m. & www.NightmareOnAmericanStreet.org |
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