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Sandra Fluke Quotes

Attacking me and women who use contraception by calling us prostitutes and worse cannot silence us.

Attacking me and women who use contraception by calling us prostitutes and worse cannot silence us.

Sandra Fluke
Silence, Use, Calling
"Sandra Fluke: Slurs won't silence women" by Sandra Fluke, www.cnn.com. March 14, 2012.

Women and people of color and young people especially are about to have this amazing opportunity to shift the political conversation in this country for the good of all of us, toward more progressive policies, and it's a really amazing and important time to be part of that.

Sandra Fluke
Inspirational, Country, Opportunity
"Glamour Women Of The Year Awards Honor Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Lena Dunham, Zaha Hadid And Others" By Margaret Wheeler Johnson, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 13, 2012.

We talk often about choice. Well, ladies and gentlemen, it's time to choose.

Sandra Fluke
Badass, Choices, Gentleman
Sandra Fluke's Speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, www.politico.com. September 5, 2012.

Broadly Americans agree that women need access to health care to prevent medical disasters and to prevent pregnancy.

Sandra Fluke
Pregnancy, Needs, Care
"Andrea Mitchell interviews Georgetown Law student Sandra Fluke moments after speaking with President Obama". Interview with Andrea Mitchell, info.msnbc.com. March 2, 2012.

Without insurance coverage, contraception, as you know, can cost a woman over $3,000 during law school.

Sandra Fluke
School, Law, Cost
"Sandra Fluke for Person of the Year?". Transcript from "Hannity" with Sean Hannity, www.foxnews.com. November 27, 2012.

Over the last six months, I've seen what these two futures look like. And six months from now, we'll all be living in one, or the other. But only one. A country where our president either has our back or turns his back; a country that honors our foremothers by moving us forward, or one that forces our generation to re-fight the battles they already won; a country where we mean it when we talk about personal freedom, or one where that freedom doesn't apply to our bodies and our voices.

Sandra Fluke
Country, Freedom, Badass
Sandra Fluke's Speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, www.washingtonpost.com. September 5, 2012.

Because we spoke so loudly, opponents of reproductive health access demonized and smeared me and others on the public airwaves. These smears are obvious attempts to distract from meaningful policy discussions and to silence women's voices regarding their own health care.

Sandra Fluke
Meaningful, Voice, Silence
"Sandra Fluke: Slurs won't silence women" by Sandra Fluke, www.cnn.com. March 14, 2012.

In the last two years, the amount of legislation in the House of Representatives and state legislatures has been really unprecedented, that has focused on reproductive rights.

Sandra Fluke
Rights, Years, Two

There are many types of preventive health care services that are covered, things like blood pressure medication, for example. And women are merely asking that their health be taken just as seriously.

Sandra Fluke
Taken, Blood, Example
"CNN’s Will Cain Grills Sandra Fluke Over Contraception Op-Ed", www.huffingtonpost.com. March 13, 2012.

With President Obama, there's a feeling that he gets it. He has women in his life. He knows that our health care is important, that it's important able to get access to the care that we need when we need it. That's what translates. Women hear that when they hear him speak about these issues. He will be a champion and will defend us when we need it.

Sandra Fluke
Issues, Champion, Feelings
"An Interview with DNC Speaker Sandra Fluke". Interview with Sarah Kliff, www.goodreads.com.

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