Endorsed Recommended by EMILY's List of pro-choice women.
Furse is endorsed by EMILY's list, a pro-choice PAC:
EMILY�s List operates as a donor network, recommending pro-choice Democratic women candidates to its members, who contribute directly to the candidates they choose. In the 1999-2000 election cycle, EMILY�s List members contributed $9.3 million to pro-choice Democratic women candidates. In its 16-year history, EMILY�s List has helped to elect four women governors, eleven women to the United States Senate and 53 women to the U.S. House of Representatives. �Women continue to be the power players in Democratic politics,� said Ellen R. Malcolm, president of EMILY's List. �In 2002, redistricting could result in as many as 75 open seats, creating multiple opportunities to recruit and elect pro-choice Democratic women.�
Source: Press Release on Diane Watson (CA-32) victory 01-EL1 on Apr 11, 2001
Protect the reproductive rights of women.
Furse co-sponsored protecting the reproductive rights of women
Provides that a State may not restrict the right of a woman to choose to terminate a pregnancy:
before fetal viability; or
at any time, if such termination is necessary to protect the life or health of the woman.
Allows a State to impose requirements medically necessary to protect the life or health of such women.
Declares that this Act shall not be construed to prevent a State from:
requiring minors to involve responsible adults before terminating a pregnancy; and
protecting individuals from having to participate in abortions to which they are conscientiously opposed.
Source: Freedom of Choice Act (H.R.25) 1993-H25 on Jan 5, 1993