Tennessee, Texas, Oklahoma, and Idaho begin enforcing near-total abortion bans today and North Dakota is set to do so tomorrow. As of tomorrow, 12 states will have outlawed abortion in almost all instances. These bans will contribute to growing regional abortions deserts.* This is what the…
YOU DID THIS! >The NYS Legislature heard you and at their Special Session they voted to pass the Equality Amendment. (Click here to read it.) > Tell your legislators Thank You! They passed the Equality Amendment. > Call them and say, "Thank You!" Majority Leader…
**PROTECT New Yorkers from this Extremist SCOTUS** Make the following calls and emails TODAY. There is NO time to lose! >The NYS Legislature is meeting for a Special Session tomorrow, Thursday, June 30th. > Tell your legislators they must include the Equality Amendment on the Agenda…
Choice Matters' Clinic Access Bill Becomes Law! Drafted. Passed. Done. (12+ years in the making.) In November, when the clinic in White Plains was attacked, we said, "enough is enough!" We drafted, re-drafted, and drafted again legislation, and demanded meetings. We worked until the bill was right. This new…
By Matthew Bitterman Since its independence, the United States has been a secular nation. The concept of separation of church and state is key, and written in our nation's founding documents. Sadly, all three branches of the federal government have worked to erode this constitutional…
By Olivia Halligan The first week of May was met with breaking news that the extremist majority of Supreme Court will most likely issue a decision overturning Roe v. Wade. Roe established abortion as a constitutional right in the United States. Since the leaking of…
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…
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…
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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…
