CONGRATULATIONS
TO CALIFORNIA
We defeated Proposition 85!
Click here to download ACRJ's Prop 85 Victory Brief (PDF)
PROTECT
OUR YOUTH
Vote NO on Proposition 85!
There is a frightening trend happening across our country right now that is threatening our families and our communities. Women, youth, immigrants, and people of color have all been the target of conservative attacks that aim to restrict our rights and control our lives, as the politics of our country moves increasingly to the right. Proposition 85 is part of this national trend, creating further social injustice in our communities by interfering with health care decisions, allowing the government to control our families, and violating the safety and rights of our youth.
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What
is Prop 85?
If Prop 85 passes, young women under the age of 18 in California
would be banned from receiving abortion services until 48 hours after
a doctor has informed her parents in writing, except in the case of
a medical emergency. A minor could forgo the notification process if
she were able to convince a judge that she is mature enough to make
her own decision and that notifying her parents is not an option.
What’s
wrong with Prop 85?
As
you can imagine, if Prop 85 passes it would endanger the health and
safety of young women across the state. That’s because although
parental notification laws might sound like a good idea, in the real
world they just don’t work. While most teens already do involve
their parents in their abortion decision, some teens simply cannot do
so because they have real fears about the harsh punishment they may
face. Some teens have experienced severe shame, rejection, and abuse
when their parents found out they were sexually active or pregnant.
Prop
85 would have other detrimental impacts…
·
It would cause pregnant teens to delay or avoid medical care, which
would harm their bodies whether or not they decided continue a pregnancy
· It would cause teens to take dangerous measures to avoid parental
notification, such as self-abortion, crossing state borders, and seeking
illegal and unsafe abortions.
· It would create barriers to reproductive health services for
all teens, including those that prevent pregnancy and sexually transmitted
infections
· It would allow governmental control of how our families communicate
· It would leave no options for immigrant youth who are limited-English
proficient or undocumented
Prop 85 is an important issue for all communities, and it would have the greatest impact in communities of color and low-income communities. There is no evidence that laws like Prop 85 improve family communication about sex. All it does is threaten the health and safety of our most vulnerable youth. For the sake of our daughters, we must speak out and take action against this dangerous initiative.
ACRJ
is your resource for defeating Prop 85!
Prop
85 is a complex issue that raises many questions and concerns. If you’d
like someone from ACRJ to give a short presentation or in-depth training
on Prop 85, how it impacts our communities, and how we can all make
an effort to defeat it, please email Maria Nakae, Alliance Building
Coordinator at maria(at)reproductivejustice(dot)org. We can also help
you figure out ways to get involved in fighting Prop 85 in your community.
You will also find lots of useful information on this website that will
help you learn more about Prop 85 and how to defeat it.
Download
ACRJ’s No on Prop 85 toolkit!
ACRJ’s
No on Prop 85: A Toolkit for Organizations and Activists is designed
specifically for mobilizing communities of color to defeat Prop 85.
Here, you will find lots of useful information on Prop 85, strategies
for talking about Prop 85, a guide to mobilizing your community, and
much more! Download a copy here,
or email us to receive a hard copy.
Events
October
12, 3:00pm-4:00pm: No on 85 Women of
Color Community Forum, Los Angeles
Hosted by California Latinas for Reproductive Justice (CLRJ) and the
Los Angeles Reproductive Justice Coalition (LARJC). Please join us for
a Community Forum for communities of color and social justice allies
to learn about Prop 85's negative impact on women in our communities,
to speak out against this proposition, and to strategize ways to take
action against Prop 85! Download
the PDF flyer.
October 23, 1:00pm: No on 85 Press Conference
for Asian Media, San Francisco
Hosted by Chinese for Affirmative Action (CAA). Hear the perspectives
of leaders in the Asian community on why California must defeat Prop
85. Download
the Media Advisory. Download
the press release.
October
26, 5:30-8:00pm: Election Forum, Oakland
Hosted by the Oakland Progressive Empowerment Network (OPEN). Join ACRJ
and progressive allies in a discussion about Propositions 83, 85, 87
& 90. Click
here for the PDF flyer!
October
30, 4:00-6:00pm: No on 85 Youth Forum,
Oakland
Youth of color speak out against Prop 85! Join ACRJ’s young leaders
of SAFIRE (Sisters in Action for Issues of Reproductive Empowerment)
and other youth to talk about how Prop 85 is a dangerous initiative
for young people across California.
November 2, 5:00-7:00pm:
ACRJ Phone-banking Event, Oakland
ACRJ staff and youth leaders will be joined by members of the NAPAWF
Bay Area Chapter to do phone-banking to get the vote out against Proposition
85.
November
7, 2006: VOTE NO ON PROPOSITION 85!
Learn More!
ACRJ
Materials
· ACRJ toolkit download
the PDF
· One-pagers: English,
Chinese,
Vietnamese,
and Korean
· No on 85 article in Intersections Fall 2006 download
the PDF
Campaign
for Teen Safety Materials
· Jane Goes to the Doctor download
the PDF
· Debunking the myths presented by Prop 85 proponents download
the Word document
Additional
Information on Prop 85 & Parental Notification
· Adolescents & parental notification for abortion - What
CA can learn from other states download
the PDF
· Involving parents in reproductive health decisions (CAHC) download
the PDF
· Adolescents & parental notification for abortion –
What CA can learn from health care professionals (CAHL) download
the PDF
· Official Title & Summary download
the PDF
Newspaper
Articles
· Parental notification initiative a bad use of resources (Mercury
News) download
the Word document
· Don’t fall for Prop 85 sales pitch (Santa Maria Times)
download
the Word document
· No on Prop 85: Reject government-imposed communication (SacBee)
download
the Word document
· No on Prop 85: Notification still won’t help (Modesto
Bee) download
the Word document
· Prop 85: Misguided attempt to help girls (Mercury News) download
the Word document
· No on 85 (Press-Enterprise) download
the Word document
· California’s Prop 85: New, improved, still evil (Salon.com)
download
the Word document
· Vote NO on Prop 85 (Contra Costa County News) download
the Word document
· All but two should end in the scrap heap (SB Sun) download
the Word document
· One-size-for-all law a bad idea (Ventury County ) download
the Word document
· Vote No on Prop 85 (Bakersfield.com) download
the Word document
· An assault on abortion rights (San Francisco Chronicle) download
the Word document
Chinese Language Articles
Sing Tao News (October
12, 2006)
World Journal News (October
12, 2006)
International Daily News (October
12, 2006)
Ming Pao News (October
12, 2006)
The China Press (October
12, 2006)
Sing Tao News (October
24, 2006)
World Journal News (October
24, 2006)
Ming Pao News (October
24, 2006)
The Korea Times (October
25, 2006)
Additional
Resources:
· Voices
from the Front Lines on KPFK L.A., Hosted by: Lisa Adler
and Damon Azali
Eveline Shen, Executive Director of Asian Communities for Reproductive
Justice, discusses Proposition 85, a parental notification law that
would require physicians to notify the parent or legal guardian of a
minor seeking an abortion 48 hours before performing the procedure.
Listen
· Dear Abby: Mom's advice to daughter's friend backfires (The
San Diego Union-Tribune) download
the Word document
· Watch the No on Prop 85 Ad click
here
