The extreme groups behind the dangerous campaign to bar Planned Parenthood from receiving federal funding are bringing their lies to Rhode Island - we need to be there to tell the truth. Please join Planned Parenthood outside of their Providence Health Clinic at 111 Point Street on Thursday, March 10 from 9-10am to help stand up to these dangerous attacks on Planned Parenthood. This is especially important because the U.S. Senate may vote on Planned Parenthood's funding as early as Tuesday, March 8.

You won't be able to miss the Truth Tour - it's traveling in a big pink bus. (Follow the bus at http://istandwithplannedparenthood.blogspot.com.) All you'll need to do is show up, stand up, and speak the truth with us. Bring your co-workers, your sisters, your mom and your friends. Bring everyone you know who cares about Planned Parenthood and the people they serve. And for all who can't be there in person, join us online at---www.istandwithplannedparenthood.org.

RI NOW has been at the forefront of the advocacy in favor of the Healthy Pregnancies for Incarcerated Women Act H5257/S0165, which would prohibit shackling of pregnant inmates during labor, delivery, and transport to and from medical facilities. All women deserve the opportunity to have safe and healthy pregnancies and give birth in dignified conditions. It is time for Rhode Island to join the 10 other states that have passed similar legislation. RI NOW has testified in support of this bill both the House and Senate, and now is the time to contact legislators to urge passage of this bill.

RI NOW is actively supporting the campaign for Marriage Equality, and submitted testimony in favor of House Bill H5012. This bill expands the definition of persons eligible to marry in Rhode Island to include persons of the same gender. RI NOW will testify in favor of the Senate version of the bill (S0029) on March 10, 2011. Now is the time to pass Marriage Equality in Rhode Island. Call your local senator and representative and tell them that you support marriage equality and they should to. To find your legislators, click here.

Click here to view RI NOW's growing legislative agenda.

Happy Women's History Month! March was officially declared Women's History Month by an act of Congress in 1987. To see this year's Presidential Proclamation, click here. To view the recently released Data Report on the status of women and girls in the spheres of health care, violence, education, populations and families, and employment, click here.