By Portland and NYC Indymedia Aug. 28’s March for Women’s Lives crossed the Brooklyn Bridge and rallied at City Hall to make sure issues of reproductive health – global family planning; real sex education; accessible, safe and legal abortion; birth-control options; the right to privacy regarding sexuality; and equal access to health care – are part of the national political dialogue. Demonstrators estimated that as many as 16,000 people trekked over the bridge, chanting “Bush – Out of My Bush!†Some marchers, disappointed in the overwhelmingly white turnout, discussed ways to build a more inclusive movement. Code Pink and the Radical Cheerleaders brought a festive flair to the multigenerational scene. The Indy asked demonstrators why they came out for freedom of choice: “I’m reaching the end of my reproductive years, but I think it’s important to support the younger generation. I had one abortion when I was in my early 30s. Unfortunately, it’s pretty hard to meet a decent guy, and the guy who got me pregnant, I had grave reservations about his parenting skills. So I didn’t want to have a child with him. We have to make it a choice for women so we can have a healthy, psychologically well-adjusted, new generation of people.†—Dara Silverman, Brooklyn “Outlawing it wouldn’t stop abortion – it would just kill people. And there’s no money for foster care.†—Jonathan Lawrence, western Mass. “As a teacher, it’s really hard to give sex ed. You have to worry about getting in trouble. Kids shouldn’t have to talk to friends and hear all this stuff that doesn’t really make sense.†—Elisabeth Hamilton, Brooklyn “There’s no contraceptives or real sex education. They’re afraid sex ed will encourage teens to have sex. People are going to have sex anyway – they should at least do it safely. And if something happens, they’ll know what to do, who to go to. The most important thing is information – and the government isn’t giving us any.†—Serena Hui, Manhattan “There are already enough unwanted children, and there are already women dying from unsafe, illegal abortions in other countries. I don’t want to see that happen here. And I don’t want it to happen there, either.†—Sarah Gardam, Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania