Subject: Rush Limbaugh's latest attack on women
From: "Debbie Wasserman Schultz" <[email-masked]>
To: "Robert Biden" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2012 17:11:08 -0500

The Democratic Party
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Robert --

So here's the latest in the GOP's attack on women's health:

Rush Limbaugh is now leading the charge, waging a series of 
ugly attacks on a Georgetown law student named Sandra 
Fluke, who bravely testified in Congress to protect a woman's 
access to contraception and preventive care.

His response? He called her a "slut" who "wants to be paid to 
have sex," adding, "she's having so much sex, she can't afford 
the contraception." He neglected to mention that Sandra was 
testifying about her friend who was denied birth control she 
needed in order to stop ovarian cysts from growing.

Displaying a stunning lack of leadership, Mitt Romney wouldn't 
denounce Rush's point of view, saying, "I'll just say this, which 
is, it's not the language I would have used."

Our President -- on the other hand -- called Sandra yesterday 
to thank her for speaking out for women.

As Democrats, we rally around and support the people who 
put themselves on the line for the things we believe in. Right 
now, we need to stand with Sandra.

Add your name in support of Sandra -- and everyone fighting 
to protect women's health:

http://my.democrats.org/Stand-with-Sandra8

The attacks coming from the GOP on women's health are way 
over the line -- and very dangerous.

Mitt Romney has come out in support of the "personhood" 
amendment, which would have outlawed some forms of birth 
control and even in-vitro fertilization. Rick Santorum declared 
contraception is "harmful to women." It's happening at the state 
level, too, like the bill Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell is about 
to sign into law that will force women considering abortions to 
have ultrasounds, and require doctors to ask them if they'd like 
a picture.

If we don't speak out, it'll continue.

We didn't fight as hard as we did for health care reform just to 
have key progress for women repealed by GOP politicians, like 
the Blunt-Rubio amendment would have done. And we didn't 
fight as hard as we did for women's rights just to have radio 
"entertainers" like Rush Limbaugh viciously attack women who 
stand up for the care they need.

Rush Limbaugh said Sandra's parents should be ashamed of 
her. President Obama told Sandra that her parents should be 
proud.

We're proud, too, because she's fighting for all of us.

Stand with Sandra and everyone else who's fighting for 
women's health today:

http://my.democrats.org/Stand-with-Sandra8

Thanks,

Debbie

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Chair
Democratic National Committee

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