❤️ Reproductive Freedom for All
❤️ Reproductive Freedom for All
❤️ Our right to reproductive freedom must be protected. Read the latest updates and join the movement to hold our leaders accountable to the people's will.
Today in ❤️ Reproductive Freedom for All, we’re featuring: October 26th news briefs, a statement from People Power United, and calls-to-action.
MAGA Republicans are relentlessly attacking reproductive freedom, undermining the rights and autonomy of millions of Americans. Their harmful agenda puts personal medical decisions in the hands of politicians, stripping away essential healthcare and endangering lives. We must stand united to protect reproductive justice and preserve the rights of all people to control their own bodies.
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Reproductive Freedom for All - News Briefs - October 26, 2024
Many state abortion bans include exceptions for rape. How often are they granted?
NPR By Katia Riddle, Julie Luchetta
Iowa makes it particularly difficult for rape victims to get an abortion, according to doctors and reproductive rights advocates. This summer, after a long court fight, the state started enforcing a six-week abortion ban, which makes an exception for certain things like rape.
Kamala Harris' abortion rights strategy could be working
Newsweek By Khaleda Rahman
She has warned that a second Trump term would lead to a further erosion of reproductive rights, and has vowed to sign into law a bill restoring national abortion rights if she wins the presidency.
Harris holds abortion rights rally in deeply conservative Texas
Washington Post By Tyler Pager
Pop superstar Beyoncé speaks at a rally in Houston for Vice President Kamala Harris, an event focused on abortion rights
‘No one is protected:’ Harris warns voters about national Trump abortion ban at Texas rally
The Hill By Alex Gangitano
Harris went to ruby red Texas for a reproductive rights focused rally, during which she was introduced by mega superstar Beyoncé Knowles-Carter. The crowd size at the rally in Houston was 30,000, which is Harris’s largest rally to date.
Groups Have a Long To-Do List if Trump Wins
New York Times By Kate Zernike
Condic, a Trump appointee to the National Science Board, an advisory panel to the National Science Foundation, who is a neurobiology professor and bioethicist who has long lobbied against abortion rights, using disputed science.
Reproductive Freedom for All - Video Highlights - October 26, 2024
'We see you': Kamala Harris focuses on reproductive rights in Texas rally - video
The Guardian
Kamala Harris addressed the state's abortion ban during her rally in Houston, Texas. Harris' campaign called it their largest rally to date, with high-profile personalities like Beyoncé, congressman Colin Allred, musician Willie Nelson and actor Jessica Alba joining the Democratic party candidate on stage.
GOP candidate finds out the hard way that voters care about abortion rights
MSNBC
What is the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA) ?
The Women's Health Protection Act (WHPA) has been introduced into Congress and will protect a woman's health, ability to make her own decisions, and constitutional rights.
Despite its popularity among most Americans, the Women's Health Protection Act passed in 2021 in the House of Representatives under Democratic Nancy Pelosi's leadership but failed to advance in the Senate due to a Republican blockade.
Click here to view the bill and see how your member of Congress voted.
People Power United’s Statement on Reproductive Freedom for All
People Power United declares that MAGA Republicans are relentlessly attacking reproductive freedom, undermining the rights and autonomy of millions of Americans. Their harmful agenda puts personal medical decisions in the hands of politicians, stripping away essential healthcare and endangering lives.
In response to recent MAGA shenanigans to harm Americans, People Power United - a progressive grassroots group - issued the following statement:
“We must stand united to protect reproductive justice and preserve the rights of all people to control their own bodies. There is no power like that of the people, and People Power United stands ready to protect our communities against any and all injustices,” said Laurie Woodward García of People Power United.
People Power United will continue to oppose such harm to our community and champion civil rights for all.
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Laurie Woodward Garcia (paid with hugs and kisses, not bought by special interests)
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