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MCCC 20th Anniversary Bash!

Sunday, October 3, 2010 McHenry County Citizens for Choice 20th Anniversary Bash Celebrate twenty years of community and education with our Champagne Variety Brunch Extravaganza at the McHenry Country Club (820 N. John St, McHenry, IL) FEATURING The Scooty & JoJo Show The madcap hosts of Chicago’s Diva Brunch celebrate the divas of McHenry County [...]

September 8, 2010   Posted in: Uncategorized  No Comments

NIWC Becomes Target of Catholic Exorcism

The Northern Illinois Women’s Center (NIWC), in Rockford, IL, is a physician-owned freestanding outpatient family planning clinic offering a wide range of reproductive health information and services, including abortion, counseling, family planning, pregnancy termination, birth control, in a comfortable, supportive, secure environment. Abortion procedures are directed by Dr. Dennis Christensen, a board certified OB-GYN, with over [...]

September 7, 2010   Posted in: Uncategorized  No Comments

Primary Voter Lists

Don’t forget that the Illinois Primaries will take place on February 2. The views of county candidates on reproductive rights are important. Although these offices do not have jurisdiction over abortion policies, support of all reproductive rights including family planning and comprehensive sexuality education is essential at every level. County boards; school boards; committeemen, and [...]

January 17, 2010   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

January 2010 Newsletter now available

You can access our January 2010 Newsletter at our new Newsletters page. This month, we cover the upcoming primary elections. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post

January 17, 2010   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

Dec. 2 Anti-Stupak Rally

MCCC activists rally against the Stupak Amendment at the Thompson Center in Chicago on December 2 Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post

December 13, 2009   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

NW Herald: Parallels between abortion, recession unclear

Dee Manny, president of McHenry County Citizens for Choice, said it wouldn’t be surprising if financial concerns became a more prominent factor in abortion considerations. “Pregnancy is a medical condition, and people have to make their decision from a number of factors,” Manny said. “Certainly [the economy] has become a big issue.” Read the full [...]

December 13, 2009   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

Ireland’s Draconian Laws Under the Spotlight at Human Rights Court

Three women living in Ireland challenged Ireland’s ban on abortion on the grounds that the law jeopardised their health and their wellbeing in violation of their rights under the European Convention on Human Rights. Download the full article from the Irish Family Planning Association. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via [...]

December 13, 2009   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

National Day of Action: Local Information

MCCC activists will travel to Chicago for the Illinois Choice Action Team’s Stop Stupak Abortion Rights Rally on Wednesday, December 2. For more information, see facebook AND http://www.ilchoiceactionteam.org/ If you would like to join the MCCC group, contact us at choice@mcccprochoice.org Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with [...]

November 30, 2009   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

GOP candidates favor jail time for abortion

Big news out of Alabama today. All seven GOP gubernatorial candidates in the Yellowhammer State are in favor of banning abortion – no huge surprise there. But five of the seven add that doctors who perform abortions should do prison time. What’s more, in a breathtaking display of disregard for women’s rights, candidate Bill Johnson [...]

November 30, 2009   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

Being a Woman is Not a Pre-Existing Condition

An excellent reminder and thorough examination of how women’s voices are being shut out of health reform. http://www.awomanisnotapreexistingcondition.com/ Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post

November 30, 2009   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed