There is a bill being heard Monday morning before the full House of Delegates that would authorize the issuance of a license plate that bears the legend "Choose Life."

Funds generated from these plates would be distributed to crisis pregnancy centers, which often use deceptive and intimidating practices to prevent women from accessing their full range of healthcare options. Withholding information and purposefully misinforming women about abortion or other reproductive health options is misleading, fraudulent, deceptive, and dangerous to the welfare of women.

TAKE ACTION NOW: Ask your legislator to OPPOSE allowing "Choose Life" license plates.

Dear [ Decision Maker ] ,

I am writing to ask that you please oppose SB817 based on Sen. Cuccinelli's amendment that would allow for license plates bearing the legend "Choose Life" to be sold in Virginia. The funds raised by the sale of the license plates would go to nongovernmental, non-profit organizations that masquerade as legitimate reproductive health centers.

These organizations, known as Crisis Pregnancy Centers, often pose as comprehensive health clinics that offer a full range of services but in fact offer very little in the way of real health services. In addition, crisis pregnancy centers often present medically inaccurate information as fact. Women who are scared or unsure about their health care options should be given honest, accurate medical information to help them make the best decision possible.

I hope that the Virginia legislature will support legitimate, comprehensive reproductive health clinics, rather than centers whose goals are to prevent women from exercising their judgment to make fully informed decisions.

Please oppose this measure.

Sincerely,

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February 19, 2009