Women in a Conservative Era

01.14.03 - 
The New York Times, Letter to the Editor, January 14, 2003
Nancy Northup, President, Center for Reproductive Rights

To the Editor:

''The War Against Women'' (editorial, Jan. 12) exposes the hypocrisy of the Bush administration's claim to promote democracy worldwide.

A woman's right to control her reproductive life is a fundamental human right and the mark of a free and fair society. Yet the Bush administration has embarked on a multifaceted attack at home and abroad to deny women this most basic right of self-determination.

The public needs to recognize this threat with the urgency that it deserves, and demand the protection of a woman's right to choose before it is eviscerated by the Bush administration and opponents of reproductive rights in Congress.

NANCY NORTHUP
President, Center for
Reproductive Rights
New York, Jan. 14, 2003

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/16/opinion/l-women-in-a-conservative-era-...