Mark your calendar for the 16th year of NARAL’s premier event. And this year, NARAL is taking the event out of the house and into a working artist studio in a converted warehouse in Northeast Minneapolis!

Join NARAL Pro-Choice Minnesota for a unique evening in Northeast Minneapolis. While enjoying the creative ambiance of this artistic space, you will be treated to a delectable selection of tapas, local music, a tour of Brant Kingman’s artwork, and an eclectic silent auction.

This event takes place on Thursday, October 4, 2007, from 5:00-8:00 p.m. at Kingman Studios, 1901 Grand Street NE, Minneapolis, MN, 55418. For more information and to register for the event, go to https://secure.prochoiceminnesota.org/s03getinvolved/ticketshtsa.shtml.

From NARAL Pro-Choice Minnesota, August 22, 2007

After a turbulent career as the Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Health, Dianne Mandernach resigned her position yesterday, effective October 2.Mandernach’s resignation comes on the heels of controversy regarding her decision to withhold information from the public regarding 35 cancer deaths related to taconite mining on Minnesota’s Iron Range.NARAL Pro-Choice Minnesota has long criticized Mandernach as an anti-choice ideologue who has repeatedly put politics and personal opinion before science and research. In 2004, Mandernach supported a Department website posting that suggested there is a link between breast cancer and abortion, a claim that has been disproved by countless authorities, including the American Cancer Society and the American College of OB/GYNs. After pressure from pro-choice lawmakers and organizations, the posting was eventually removed.

We welcome this resignation as an opportunity for Governor Pawlenty to appoint a new commissioner with more experience and a greater respect for the public’s right to accurate, honest health information.

Visit the web address below to tell your friends about Dianne Mandernach’s resignation.
Tell-a-friend!

Thanks to MN Valley NOW member Robin Martinek for coming to the meeting last week and letting us know about this upcoming NARAL event. Get a group of your friends together and get ready for a great night out!

NARAL Pro-Choice Minnesota’s 8th Annual Comedy for Choice event will be held on June 21st. This year’s event will at the Suburban World Theater at 3022 Hennepin Ave in the Uptown neighborhood of Minneapolis. The evening starts at 6:00 PM and the performance goes underway at 7:00 PM. A cash bar will be open during the evening. The night will feature stand-up, storytelling, slam poetry, and impressions. Read the rest of this entry »

From NARAL Pro-Choice America Foundation:

Something may be missing from drugstore shelves across the nation.

After years of politically motivated delays, the FDA finally approved the emergency contraceptive Plan B (also known as the “morning-after” pill) for over-the-counter sales for women age 18 and older.

Access to this safe, effective form of birth control could help women across the country prevent unintended pregnancies.

But even with the FDA’s approval of over-the-counter access for Plan B, many national pharmacy corporations do not have a nationwide policy requiring all their chain stores to stock it. Pharmacy chains’ practices vary by region and each individual pharmacy’s preferences. This leaves too many women who need it without access.

You can make a difference.

• Visit www.ProChoiceAmerica.org/pharmacy to sign onto our letter asking major pharmacy corporations to adopt a policy requiring their stores to stock Plan B.
• Learn more about our campaign and other ways to take action by going to www.ProChoiceAmerica.org/PlanB.