It’s a simple proposition. Women’s civil rights and our right to full participation in society are not political issues, and they’re not negotiable. In the face of a rising tide of conservative reaction, much of our work this past year has been holding fast to those rights, won — many by NOW Legal Defense — over the past four decades. One of the major threats we are facing is an expanding litigation challenge to our federally guaranteed civil rights, a campaign in which the conservative faction in our society is deeply engaged.