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Today in ❤️ Reproductive Freedom for All, we’re featuring: October 28, 2024 news briefs, a statement from Vice-President Kamala Harris, 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 28, 2024
I Had An Abortion - And Didn't Realize It Until Several Weeks Later
HuffPost By Angie Zmarzly
To say that abortion rights are on the ballot this year is an understatement. Voters in 10 states will choose to either restrict, enshrine or expand their states’ abortion access.
‘A Trojan horse’: how the right is using ‘parental rights’ to fight abortion ballot measures
The Guardian By Carter Sherman
A Maryland ballot measure to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution is, a Maryland activist claims, a “Trojan horse to trick pro-choice Marylanders into voting away parental rights”.
Abortion is on the ballot in these 10 states
Mother Jones By Abby Vesoulis, Abby Vesoulis Reporter, Julianne McShane
Ten states— some already with robust protections, others with near-total bans—have measures on their ballots to enshrine abortion rights in their constitutions.
Commentary: A second Trump administration could make abortion restrictions even worse
LA Times By Carla Hall
Mitzi Rivas, left, hugs her daughter Maya Iribarren during an abortion-rights protest at City Hall in San Francisco following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade in June 2022. It‘s preposterous that Donald Trump has declared that he will be a “protector” of women.
Reproductive Freedom for All - Video Highlights - October 28, 2024
Harris calls attention to abortion rights in Michigan, Texas by CBS News
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.
Statement from Vice President Kamala Harris on New Rulemaking to Expand Access to Contraception
Every woman in every state must have reproductive freedom and access to the health care they need. That is why I have fought to lower health care costs and protect the ability of every woman to make her own decisions about her own body.
Today, our Administration is proposing the largest expansion of contraception coverage in more than a decade. This new proposed rule will build on our Administration’s work to protect reproductive freedom by providing millions of women with more options for the affordable contraception they need and deserve. That includes coverage for no-cost over-the-counter contraception without a prescription for the first time in our nation’s history. These lower contraception costs would be in addition to the billions of dollars that women have already saved on contraception under the Affordable Care Act which President Biden and I have strengthened since taking office.
While we fight to protect and expand health care, extremist so-called leaders are attacking reproductive freedom at every turn. Republicans in Congress have repeatedly blocked legislation to protect the right to contraception across the country. They have also consistently refused to protect access to IVF, and continue to propose national abortion bans.
President Biden and I stand with the majority of Americans – Republicans and Democrats alike – who support access to contraception. And we continue to call on Congress to pass federal legislation that restores reproductive freedom nationwide. 1
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https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/10/21/statement-from-vice-president-kamala-harris-on-new-rulemaking-to-expand-access-to-contraception/