Sylvia Ghazarian, executive director of the Women’s Reproductive Rights Assistance Project, says that National Voter Registration Month, designated by the National Association of Secretaries of State in 2002, serves as a reminder that democracy depends on participation. Ghazarian stresses that reproductive freedom, LGBTQIA+ rights, climate justice, disability rights and racial equity are all tied to voter turnout.
Tag: Roe v. Wade
Posted inHealth
Rising pregnancy prosecutions threaten rights and health care access
Since the fall of Roe v. Wade, at least 210 women have faced prosecution for pregnancy outcomes—many involving substance use allegations or miscarriage. Advocates warn the trend is worsening maternal health and civil rights.
Posted inBaltimore News
“We Can’t Wait”: Lessons from the New Abortion Landscape
Dr. Raegan McDonald-Mosely is a practicing OBGYN and abortion provider. This week, she discusses the new abortion landscape.
Posted inWashington D.C. News
Kamala Harris draws 75,000 at D.C. rally, pledges ‘we won’t go back’
Kamala Harris delivered a historic closing argument to over 75,000 people at the Ellipse in Washington, D.C., emphasizing her commitment to uniting the country and fighting for common ground and common-sense solutions.
Posted inHealth
A look at how adoption agencies provide invaluable service to community
Advocates for Children and Families (ACF) and ACF+ are advocating for the well-being of children and families, and are helping to place medically complex children with families who are prepared to meet their needs.
Posted inU.S. Government
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks two years after Roe v. Wade is overturned
Vice President Kamala Harris and President Biden have been fighting to restore the protections of Roe v. Wade, as 80% of women support increasing access to birth control pills and 57% support an abortion pill.
Posted inCommentary, OPINION
Commentary: Vice President Kamala Harris’ fight for reproductive freedom
By Ben Jealous It matters deeply that America has a woman as our vice president. That has never been truer than at this moment. Nothing makes this more clear than Vice President Kamala Harris’s courageous decision to champion reproductive freedom in the midst of a full-on assault on the right to choose. Right now, Harris […]
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Backlash: Women’s history month in a post-Roe world
By Martha Burk It’s 2024, but it feels like we’re back in 1991 this Women’s History Month. Back then, President George H.W. Bush was following in the footsteps of his predecessor Ronald Reagan by continuing to appoint conservative judges to the federal bench, and Roe v. Wade was expected to fall. Radical anti-abortion activism had […]