Reproductive Rights
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Opinion: When Roe Was Overturned, Most Mourned. Kelly Ayotte and Winning For Women Celebrated
Many of us can remember exactly where we were when we heard the leaked news that the U.S. Supreme Court was planning to overturn Roe v. Wade. For me, I was getting ready for the biggest event of the year for our organization, the We Are EMILY National Gala, where we bring together rising stars with well…
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Opinion: Comstock is Trump and the GOP’s backdoor to a national abortion ban
In an op-ed, Kate Kelly highlights how the 1873 Comstock Act, passed at the behest of Anthony Comstock — a man so obsessed with abortion providers, he drove one to suicide with his relentless harassment — could be revived by Republicans to enact a nationwide abortion ban.
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Gwen Walz, Joyce Craig, and NH Senators unite to highlight Donald Trump and Kelly Ayotte’s dangerous stance on reproductive freedoms
With less than two weeks until Election Day, Gwen Walz, wife of Vice Presidential candidate Tim Walz, will host a press call on October 24, alongside U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan, and New Hampshire gubernatorial candidate Joyce Craig, to emphasize the urgent need to protect reproductive freedoms in New Hampshire from Republican gubernatorial…
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White House says health insurance needs to fully cover condoms, other over-the-counter birth control
The proposal comes days before Election Day, as Vice President Kamala Harris affixes her presidential campaign to a promise of expanding women’s health care access in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to undo nationwide abortion rights two years ago.
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Kelly Ayotte misleads Granite Staters about abortion rights in new ad
Republican gubernatorial candidate Kelly Ayotte is known to have an extreme record on abortion.
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VIDEO: You Can Support Reproductive Rights AND New Parents
Did you catch that? 👀 At the debate, Walz said it straight: you can support both reproductive rights and new parents. You don’t have to choose! @granitepost Did you catch that? Walz says it straight: you can support both reproductive rights and new parents. You don't have to choose! #NHPolitcs #TheDebate #ReproRights #WalzVVance ♬ original…
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Kamala Harris wants to end the Senate filibuster to restore national abortion rights
The Senate filibuster rule requires a 60-vote threshold for most legislation to pass, making it virtually impossible to pass abortion rights legislation due to Republican opposition. Without the filibuster, a law restoring Roe v. Wade could pass with a simple majority, or 51 Senate votes.
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Op-ed: Statewide family planning needs greater support
Planned Parenthood of Northern New England (PPNNE) is facing a financial crisis unlike any we have experienced in our organization’s nearly 60-year history — and it could jeopardize our ability to provide care in the future. Because of a significantly broken health care system and continued political attacks, PPNNE is estimating a funding gap of…
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Fact-checking Trump’s lies on abortion during the presidential debate
Trump spent much of Tuesday’s debate lying about his position on abortion, repeatedly spreading conspiracy theories about Democrats executing infants, and downplaying the very real consequences of the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
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Dozens of pregnant women, some bleeding or in labor, being turned away from ERs despite federal law
Even as the Biden administration publicly warned hospitals to treat pregnant patients in emergencies, facilities continue to violate the federal law. The issue became a focus for the administration following reports of women being improperly treated in emergency rooms after the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the constitutional right to an abortion more than two…
