Boxes of Sarah's Law Petitions to be Filed Friday, Apr. 18

Boxes of Sarah's Law Petitions to be Filed Friday, Apr. 18

Record number of signatures will spur measure onto the November ballot
MEDIA ADVISORY, April 17 /Standard Newswire/ -- 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 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
Elizabeth Halpin, Spokeswoman
Contact - (866) 828-8355

Registrar of Voters
1300 South Grand Ave., Bldg. C
Santa Ana, CA 92705
(714) 567-7600
(714) 567-7556 Fax
Hours 8:00am - 5:00pm

Los Angeles County-

Press Availability - 1:00 pm
Catherine Short, Spokeswoman
Contact - (866) 828-8355

Registrar - Recorder/County Clerk
12400 Imperial Hwy.
Norwalk, CA 90650
1-800-815-2666 (LA County Only)
(562) 466-1310 Phone
(562) 929-4790 Fax
Hours 8:00am - 5:00pm

San Diego County-


Press Conference - 2:30 pm
Grace Dulaney, Spokeswoman
Contact - (866) 828-8355

Registrar of Voters
Contact: Rosemary
5201 Ruffin Road, Suite I
San Diego, CA 92123
1-800-696-0136
(858) 565-5800
(858) 694-2955 Fax
Hours 8:00am - 5:00pm

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