Dorothy Brown, MD 1919 – 2004 “Dorothy Brown, MD, the first black female surgeon in the U.S., was also the first American state legislator to attempt to legalize abortion. As a member of the Tennessee state legislature in 1967, she proposed a bill to that effect and her commitment to reproductive rights remained strong in…

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Will New Hampshire legalize slavery? Just days before the 49th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, a bill, House Bill 1181, allowing men to sue women to stop them from having an abortion was introduced in New Hampshire. Quite literally, a man would be able to hold a woman hostage for the length of her pregnancy. All he…

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Over the last week we’ve witnessed: The Supreme Court hear oral arguments against Texas’ extreme 6-week abortion  ban; The Supreme Court side with the Albany Diocese AGAINST New York State, potentially overturning health insurance requirements concerning abortion; Ohio’s introduction of HB 480 that is a total ban of all abortions and is structured like the Texas law, making citizens…

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TODAY the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments against the most restrictive abortion ban in the country – Texas’ SB 8 law. As the Court hears the two cases challenging Texas’ ban on almost all abortion, it has never been more clear, WE MUST ACT. We – together with our allies across the country – are taking action, demanding…

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WE DID IT!! WHPA PASSED THE HOUSE!! We DID it! ➤Today, 218 members of the U.S. Congress voted to pass the Women’s Health Protection Act. This is the first time in history, the House of Representatives has voted on proactive legislation to protect abortion rights. The Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA) is federal legislation that…

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TAKE ACTION U.S. House to Vote on the Women’s Health Protection Act THIS FRIDAY – 9/24 Texas’s extreme abortion ban makes clear: We need a federal law that protects the right to abortion in every state. Congress must pass the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA) of 2021. Equal access to abortion care—everywhere—is essential for social…

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In a 5-4 vote the U.S. Supreme Court has denied the request to block Texas’ Senate Bill 8 extreme abortion ban. S.B. 8 takes effect immediately and forces almost all legal abortion in Texas to stop. The law bans abortion after just six weeks of pregnancy—before most women even know they’re pregnant, with no exception for…

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–Charlotte Baron What does June 1st, 2021 mean to you? For the woman of Lubbock, Texas, it was the day their rights were stripped away. Texas has been at the forefront of restrictions on a woman’s reproductive rights. By now, most of us are aware of the Texas “heartbeat” law that bans abortions after a…

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Opponents of abortion rights are using state legislatures to advance hundreds of extreme, unconstitutional and dangerous legislation – and we need Choice Matters supporters like you in the fight to push back. Since Trump left office, more than 560 abortion restrictions have been introduced, including 165 bans.  On July 23rd, the state of Mississippi formally asked the U.S. Supreme…

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