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bean soup recipe?
Sep. 29th, 2009 02:19 amI have this huge jar of white beans my dad gave me...and I'm looking for an easy (preferably in the crockpot) recipe to turn them into bean soup. Anybody?
Sep. 29th, 2009
note from Planned Parenthood
Sep. 29th, 2009 10:12 pmI subscribe to the Planned Parenthood newsletter, and get regular updates, etc. This was in my inbox tonight, just now, and I feel like it's important enough to share. I've changed the donate link from the one for me, to the one linked off the homepage; if that doesn't work you can go to Planned Parenthood, and donate from there, if you're so inclined.
Dear Kimberlee,
This is a letter I hoped I'd never have to write.
The health care debate has come down to one thing: abortion. Anti-choice lawmakers want to do more than keep currently uninsured women from gaining access to comprehensive health care — as unconscionable as that is on its own. Their goal is to force all plans within the insurance exchange — including private plans that individuals pay for on their own — to deny coverage for abortion. Unbelievable.
Let me repeat that: if our opponents are successful, access to abortion will be practically eliminated in health care reform. And without access, there is no choice. The consequences for women, for our rights, and for our health care, are dire. It's an all-hands-on-deck moment, and we need your help, Kimberlee.
From the front page of this morning's New York Times:
Abortion opponents in both the House and the Senate are seeking to block the millions of middle- and lower-income people who might receive federal insurance subsidies to help them buy health coverage from using the money on plans that cover abortion. And the abortion opponents are getting enough support from moderate Democrats that both sides say the outcome is too close to call.
It's clear that months of relentless pressure by a small, vocal bunch of anti-choice extremists who will stop at nothing to get rid of a woman's right to choose — even if it means that millions upon millions of women, men, and children would remain uninsured — is working. Right now, Planned Parenthood is diverting as much time and money as we possibly can toward stopping them. Please join us with an emergency contribution today. We need all the help we can get.
Stopping this effort comes down to one simple thing: we have to be louder, stronger, and more aggressive than the anti-choice groups. It takes action, money, and constant pressure by you and me. I know that we are capable of it. You've been there for us and the people we serve in the past, and I hope you'll be with us today. We're working the phones, the mail, and the internet day and night to build a war chest for this fight and anything you can afford to pitch in will help our work — immediately.
I've said this before and it deserves repeating: without access to abortion, and to comprehensive reproductive health care, there is no choice. Please, contribute as much as you can. And then, please stay tuned — we'll be letting you know what else you can do.
Sincerely,
Cecile Richards, President
Planned Parenthood Action Fund
Dear Kimberlee,
This is a letter I hoped I'd never have to write.
The health care debate has come down to one thing: abortion. Anti-choice lawmakers want to do more than keep currently uninsured women from gaining access to comprehensive health care — as unconscionable as that is on its own. Their goal is to force all plans within the insurance exchange — including private plans that individuals pay for on their own — to deny coverage for abortion. Unbelievable.
Let me repeat that: if our opponents are successful, access to abortion will be practically eliminated in health care reform. And without access, there is no choice. The consequences for women, for our rights, and for our health care, are dire. It's an all-hands-on-deck moment, and we need your help, Kimberlee.
From the front page of this morning's New York Times:
Abortion opponents in both the House and the Senate are seeking to block the millions of middle- and lower-income people who might receive federal insurance subsidies to help them buy health coverage from using the money on plans that cover abortion. And the abortion opponents are getting enough support from moderate Democrats that both sides say the outcome is too close to call.
It's clear that months of relentless pressure by a small, vocal bunch of anti-choice extremists who will stop at nothing to get rid of a woman's right to choose — even if it means that millions upon millions of women, men, and children would remain uninsured — is working. Right now, Planned Parenthood is diverting as much time and money as we possibly can toward stopping them. Please join us with an emergency contribution today. We need all the help we can get.
Stopping this effort comes down to one simple thing: we have to be louder, stronger, and more aggressive than the anti-choice groups. It takes action, money, and constant pressure by you and me. I know that we are capable of it. You've been there for us and the people we serve in the past, and I hope you'll be with us today. We're working the phones, the mail, and the internet day and night to build a war chest for this fight and anything you can afford to pitch in will help our work — immediately.
I've said this before and it deserves repeating: without access to abortion, and to comprehensive reproductive health care, there is no choice. Please, contribute as much as you can. And then, please stay tuned — we'll be letting you know what else you can do.
Sincerely,
Cecile Richards, President
Planned Parenthood Action Fund