Upon further reading, however, you'll discover that the "Stand Up!" event is actually sponsored by the Pro-Life Action League and Citizens for a Pro-Life Society, two organizations that aim to impose their religious beliefs upon all Americans by eliminating contraception and abortion access. The website claims that they are rallying against a health care mandate that will require all employers to cover contraception, sterilization, and so-called "abortion-inducing drugs."
The separation of church and state has never been more important than it is this year. With groups like these clamoring to turn their religious rules into guidelines that will restrict all of our rights, we are the ones who must stand up and fight back to secure our own bodily autonomy.
Don't let conservatives pervert the meaning of freedom. Click here to find out if they're organizing in your city, and if they are - join forces with your friends to stage a counter protest. At noon on June 8th, stand up! Tell state and federal lawmakers that you will not be silently stripped of your rights to appease those who would restrict you with theirs. Make no mistake: the only freedom these protesters want is the freedom to oppress women.
