Take the Bright Yellow ProChoice Voting Guide to the polls (or to your absentee ballot) with you! For 48 years we have been asking the candidates questions and sharing our conclusions with YOU the Voter! NOW it is up to you! #Vote2020 HELP US PUT IT IN TENS OF THOUSANDS OF MAILBOXES!
Dear Pro-Choice friends and allies, On a typical day, in a typical week, WCLA – Choice Matters and its 2 political action committees would not get involved in party politics. Choice Matters, ProChoice Voter and WCLA PAC are proudly non-partisan. But these are not typical times. AND, our mission is simple – to advance abortion rights. Choice … Read more
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY ENDORSEMENT – NYS SD #38 Westchester County: Ossining; plus Rockland County: Clarkstown, Orangetown, Ramapo. Three (3) candidates are vying to win the Democratic Primary to be the Party nominee in NYS SD #38. One is anti-choice. One is rated pro-choice but NOT endorsed, and ONLY ONE IS PRO-CHOICE ENDORSED! “WCLA PAC is excited to endorse Elijah Reichlin-Melnick for NYS … Read more
NYS ASSEMBLY DISTRICT # 93 Bedford, Harrison, Lewisboro, Mt. Kisco, New Castle, North Castle, No. Salem, Pound Ridge, parts of White Plains. Five (5) candidates are battling to win the Democratic Primary to succeed Assemblyman Buchwald as the Party nominee in NYS AD #93. <<>> ALL FIVE (5) CANDIDATES HAVE BEEN RATED PRO-CHOICE WCLA PAC is not … Read more
District 92 Westchester County: Greenburgh & Mt. Pleasant. Two (2) candidates are running in the Democratic Primary in NYS Assembly District # 92. Both candidates are rated pro-choice but are dramatically different in their knowledge of reproductive freedom. One is a total newcomer with no experience in governing, and very limited knowledge of reproductive healthcare and … Read more
District 91 Westchester County: Mamaroneck, parts of New Rochelle, Rye (City & Town). Two (2) candidates are running in the Democratic Primary in NYS Assembly District # 91. Both candidates are rated pro-choice BUT only ONE has the legislative experience we need now – Assemblymember Steve Otis. WCLA PAC is proud to endorse Assemblymember Steve Otis for re-election! “Assemblymember Steve … Read more
By Charlotte Baron Sexual Education in New York – another casualty. (Is it the virus or elected officials who refuse to pass this bill?) New York State is one of the 21 states that do not mandate that sexual education (sex ed) be part of the required academic curriculum. Despite New York State’s image as … Read more
By Charlotte Baron Elections Matter. Amidst the COVID-19 outbreak, officials have issued a rule that all “elective” surgeries, as well as non-essential medical, surgical and dental procedures should be delayed to preserve personal protective equipment, beds, and ventilators. Now, around the country, women wait as individual states debate whether abortion is an “essential” service or … Read more
You Did It! You came out and voted, bringing your friends and relatives to Early Voting and on General Election Day, November 5th! And on behalf of Choice Matters, WCLA PAC & pro-choice voters everywhere, thank you for that! November 5th was a good day for Westchester County. After thousands of phone calls, distributing tens of … Read more
October 20th – What a terrific afternoon at the home of Celeste Merzon-Theis! A huge thank you to Celeste, her husband, their two dogs and their bird. Donna Barkman shared a monologue about the dark past of illegal abortions, providing very real insights into where we are headed in this country. Enjoy these few pictures … Read more