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Wednesday, Jun 5

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‘Morning Joe’: Elizabeth Warren Defends Right to Contraceptives: ‘We Saw What the Supreme Court Did on Abortion’ | Video

www.thewrap.com

The Senate is set to vote on the Right to Contraception Act, which would protect rights to contraceptives on a federal level

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Senate Democrats Plan Abortion Rights Blitz

politicalwire.com

“Senate Democratic campaigns are launching a month-long blitz on reproductive rights, pressing Republicans on abortion as the second anniversary of the fall of Roe v. Wade approaches,” Axios reports. “Republicans

ACLU spending $25M on fall elections, with focus on abortion rights

thehill.com

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is planning its biggest-ever investment in an election cycle, with $25 million set to go into races up and down the ballot as the organization puts a “laser focus” on protecting and expanding…

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Reproductive rights advocates look to Texas Medical Board for guidance

Current Texas law prohibits all abortions except to save the life of the mother.

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ACLU to spend $25M on down-ballot races, with a focus on abortion rights

www.nbcnews.com

The ACLU will spend more than $25 million on down-ballot races across the country in the 2024 election, aiming to “go on offense” on issues like abortion rights.

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Federal judge rules North Carolina residents can take abortion drug at home

thehill.com

A federal judge in North Carolina blocked certain state restrictions on access to abortion pills but upheld others, granting only a partial victory to abortion rights advocates in the state. Judge Catherine Eagles, an Obama nominee, ruled…

Tuesday, Jun 4

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Pa. Democrats Counting on Abortion To Boost Biden

This year, as Democrats confront sobering polling that shows nostalgia for Trump's presidency, they're relying on reproductive rights as the motivating issue to deliver the winning voting margins, however narrow, for Biden in Pennsylvania.

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Planned Parenthood Aims to Galvanize a New Generation Behind Reproductive Rights

www.adweek.com

With abortion access high on the agenda during this election year, Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) and Planned Parenthood Action Fund are launching a campaign to galvanize a new generation of activists in support of…

Monday, Jun 3

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Clinton Judge Sentences 75-Year-Old Pro-Life Activist with ‘Significant Health Issues’ to Two Years in Prison for Peacefully Protesting Abortion Clinic

The Biden DOJ convicted Paula Harlow last year of federal conspiracy against rights and FACE offenses for peacefully protesting an abortion clinic in DC back in 2020.

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Is abortion rights your top issue? Here's a guide to each 2024 candidate's stance.

Voters were enraged after the Supreme Court overturned Roe before the 2022 midterms. Biden will test if those feelings are enough to keep in office.

GOP Senate candidates scurry away from anti-abortion positions

www.dailykos.com

How Republicans must miss those days before Donald Trump’s freshly seeded right-wing Supreme Court majority spit out its Dobbs decision, overturning Roe v. Wade and permanently injected the issue of reproductive rights directly into the…

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Anti-abortion rights activists navigate a new, post-Roe landscape, as state bans mean they can ‘save babies’

theconversation.com

While anti-abortion rights activists have lobbied politicians to enforce trigger laws in some states, these advocates have not faced opposition in other places.

Sunday, Jun 2

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Senate to vote on ‘right to contraception’ bill

thehill.com

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has announced in a “Dear Colleague” letter that the Senate will vote Wednesday on the Right to Contraception Act, timing the vote shortly before the two-year anniversary of the Supreme Court…

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Ohio voters approved abortion rights. Will the state's near-ban stand?

www.dailykos.com

A county judge could rule as early as Monday on Ohio's law banning virtually all abortions, a decision that will take into consideration the decision by voters to enshrine reproductive rights in the state constitution.

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Right-Wing Money Man Says Chief Justice ‘Maybe’ Timed Abortion Decision for Holy Day

Right-wing fundraiser Leonard Leo has floated a very personal theory about the timing of the U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Stakeholders advocate right policies to address unsafe abortions in Nigeria

guardian.ng

Experts and stakeholders in health sector have raised the need for government to put in place, right policies that will address unsafe abortions in Nigeria. Available statistics show that over 1,000 abortions occur in Nigeria yearly with…

Saturday, Jun 1

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How Abortion’s Legal Landscape Post-Roe is Causing Fear and Confusion

We spoke with seven reproductive rights organizations — here’s what we found.

Friday, May 31

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Letter to the editor: Women, vote to keep your rights

triblive.com

Women’s former rights, especially on the subjects of abortion and contraception, are being taken away from them by lawmakers who have no place in the matter. Whether a woman decides she wishes to prevent conception, or can carry a fetus to…

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Thursday, May 30

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Illinois takes a big step to protect abortion rights

www.dailykos.com

Illinois has taken a significant step in safeguarding reproductive rights by passing legislation that prohibits state authorities from aiding investigations into individuals seeking abortion services within state borders. This decision…