NYC women unite against Stupak-Pitts Amendment (Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand)

Yesterday, I was proud to share the stage with several of New York City's top women leaders to speak out against the House health care bill's Stupak-Pitts amendment. It was incredibly inspiring to be joined by such women as Rep. Carolyn Maloney, Gloria Steinem, Speaker of the NY City Council, Christine Quinn, President of Planned Parenthood, Cecile Richards, President of NARAL Pro-Choice NY, Kelli Conlin, and many others as we spoke with one voice against a measure that is surely the greatest attempt to roll back women's reproductive rights since Roe V Wade was decided in 1973.

While the passage of The Affordable Health Care for America Act through the House was a milestone worth celebrating, the Stupak-Pitts amendment attached to it is truly dangerous to women and girls. This measure goes beyond current law and limits womens' ability to purchase abortion coverage with their own money, disproportionately affecting low income women who are most likely to seek coverage through the exchange. It is simply an outrageous measure and I am committed to ensuring that any similar language is defeated in the Senate and is stripped from the final bill in conference.

I hope you will join with us to oppose Stupak-Pitts by making your voice heard. Please blog about this, tweet about it (you can follow me at @SenGillibrand) and e-mail all your friends and family about the importance of defeating this dangerous amendment.

For more on why I believe Stupak-Pitts must be defeated, below is video and the text of my remarks from yesterday's event.

Thanks for your continued advocacy.

Please sign EMILY's List's Stop Stupak Petition!

Cross-posted from The Huffington Post.