A “Cure-All” For Rape? Concerned Women For America Not Very Concerned About Women At All
In an outrageous demonstration of just how little they know about sexual violence and rape, Concerned Women for America sent Senators a letter asserting raped servicewomen should not be offered abortion care as a "cure-all." Saying abortion is a "cure-all" for rape is like saying a band aid is a cure-all for cancer. Tell CWA that there is no "cure-all" for rape and send them a band aid.
Tell CWA There’s no ‘Cure-all’ for Rape
This week, while we were busy trying to get military insurance coverage for raped servicewomen, the anti-abortion group Concerned Women for America (CWA), showed us that they aren’t really that concerned about women at all.
In a letter to the Senate opposing the Shaheen amendment, CWA said the amendment would be giving “abortion as a ‘cure-all'” for rape.
This outrageous statement shows just how little CWA knows about how sexual violence affects women. Women need access to a full range of health care services, including abortion care, following a sexual assault. However, the suggestion that any single element of health care–or any single thing for that matter–could act as a “cure-all” for rape is absurd and insulting. Ironically, this rhetoric shows little concern for women and minimizes the impact of a sexual assault.
Saying abortion is a “cure-all” for rape is like saying a band aid is a cure-all for cancer.
Tell CWA that there is no “cure-all” for rape and send them a band aid.
NAF will send CWA one band aid stamped with #nocureall4rape between now and December 31 every time someone:
- likes or shares our Facebook post about this letter,
- tweets using the hashtag #nocureall4rape, or
- signs up to receive alerts from us.
Spread the word and help us tell CWA that there is no “cure-all” for rape!