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Dear Friend of Sarah,
The following is a press release sent to all
California media today.
Please join us at the press conferences tomorrow to show your support.
Boxes of Sarah's Law Petitions
to be filed Friday, April 18
Record Number of Signatures will spur Measure onto the November Ballot
Friends of Sarah, the organization
of doctors, nurses, teachers, and concerned family-members behind the effort to
place Sarah's Law on the November ballot, have announced that a record
number of California voters have signed the qualifying petition.
"As the signature-gathering period has unfolded,
we have been literally overwhelmed with
calls from voters across the state who want
to support this measure," said Grace Dulaney, Spokeswoman for Friends of Sarah.
Sarah's Law is a new family-member
notification initiative that will require that a doctor notify one adult family member before
performing an abortion on a minor girl. The measure is named for a
15-year-old who underwent a surgical abortion without her family's knowledge. The
doctor tore her cervix causing her to develop an infection and she died as a result.
Medical experts testified that had a family member known in time, her life could have been saved.
Dulaney explained that the number of signatures
required for an amendment to the state constitution, such as Sarah's Law,
rose sharply following the 2006 gubernatorial election. "The number of signatures
required is based on the turnout in the preceding race for Governor," she said.
"Since record numbers of voters came out in 2006, we had to collect 150,000 more
signatures than previous initiatives required. But we did it with a tremendous groundswell
of support from a broad cross-section of Californians."
In fact, well over 1.2 million signatures collected
for Sarah's Law will be submitted to each of the County Clerks by Friday,
April 18.
"Sarah's Law is a common sense law,"
said Dulaney. "In California, school nurses can't even dispense an aspirin to a
young girl without getting permission, yet a legal loophole allows girls to be secretly
removed from school to undergo surgical or chemical abortions. This has to change."
A link to a Video Press Release follows:
http://www.youtube.com/user/friendsofsarah
A list of media opportunities scheduled in L.A.,
Orange, and San Diego counties, also follows.
SARAH'S LAW PETITION FILING
MEDIA AVAILABILITY SCHEDULE - FRIDAY, APRIL 18
Orange County-
Press Conference - 10:30 am
Registrar of Voters
1300 South Grand Ave., Bldg. C
Santa Ana, CA 92705
Hours 8:00am - 5:00pm
Los Angeles County-
Press Availability - 1:00 pm
Registrar - Recorder/County Clerk
12400 Imperial Hwy.
Norwalk, CA 90650
Hours 8:00am - 5:00pm
San Diego County-
Press Conference - 2:30 pm
Registrar of Voters
Contact: Rosemary
5201 Ruffin Road, Suite I
San Diego, CA 92123
Hours 8:00am - 5:00pm
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