I work for a Rape Crisis Center in Florida, and I just recieved word that the money that Rick Scott denied other RCC’s has gone to Pregnancy Crisis Centers…
…which are pro-life, Christian based organizations masquerading as medical facilities and use their money and time to push a pro-life, anti-abortion agenda, regardless of the health or desires of the pregnant person.
My head executive director just got this news, and the whole building is fucking livid.
Let me reiterate that for you.
Rick Scott took money from neutral, victim services based Rape Crisis Centers, which provide advocates to accompany to rape kit exams, police proceedings, detective interviews, state attorney’s office proceedings, court dates and medical appointments, who answer a hotline 24/7, day or night if a victim needs help or moral support, who provide crisis intervention 7 days a week, even on holidays…
…and gave it to pregnancy crisis centers, which help you on the contingency that you agree to their religious and moral leanings. How many rape victims do they help? I’m guessing not many, since they cannot become Certified Rape Crisis Centers and have no specialized training in working with the trauma of a sexual assault.
Would you like to guess how much money I make as a victim advocate? Not a lot. Would you like to ask how many raises I’ve had in the almost 5 years I’ve been doing on-call work? None. Would you like to ask how much money we currently have to work with our how much funding we recieved to promote Sexual Assault Awareness Month and provide both a community based and survivor based speak out? If you guess none, you’re correct.
Rick Scott took money from Rape Crisis Centers and gave it to pro-life organizations.
Rick Scott took money from Rape Crisis Centers and gave it to pro-life organizations.
Rick Scott took money from Rape Crisis Centers and gave it to pro-life organizations.
Rick Scott took money from Rape Crisis Centers and gave it to pro-life organizations.
Rick Scott took money from Rape Crisis Centers and gave it to pro-life organizations.
I keep saying it because I can’t believe it’s real.
Rick Scott took money from Rape Crisis Centers and gave it to pro-life organizations.
Please re-blog the this out of this.
I’ve also got some first hand shit on Angela Corey, the State Attorney handling the Trevyon Martin case, if anyone’s interested as well.
I know we’re supposed to be the good folk and not wish ill on others, but fuck this
guycolossal douchebag, I sincerely hope he dies in a fire, wide awake and screaming.Just another reason to avoid Florida like the goddamn plague. Repulsive. If this guy has daughters, I hope they hear about this and give him hell.
So, they take money from a program that is there to assist rape victims and give it to a religious organization - uhm… first amendment?
(Source: briarpatchgirl, via karnythia)