Happy International Women's Day!

To commemorate this important day and Women's History Month, I urge you to sign a petition demanding President Bush to end the Global Gag Rule, release critical funds that have already been approved by Congress to the UNFPA, and restore the U.S.'s commitment to international family planning.

The World Health Organization estimates that over half a million women die each year as a result of preventable maternal deaths and illegal abortions because of lack of funding and harmful restrictions like the Global Gag Rule. President Bush's recent proposal to make a 25% reduction in U.S. funding for global reproductive health initiatives in his 2008 budget will only increase those numbers. This is especially troubling since the U.S. has already fallen short of its funding commitment at the 1994 International Conference on Population Development by $3 billion!

I know you might think that your signature will hardly make an impact, but it will! It just takes a second to input your information online and click "Sign now!" So do it, please!