❤️ Reproductive Freedom for All
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Today in ❤️ Reproductive Freedom for All, we’re featuring: October 29, 2024 news briefs, a statement from Vice-President Kamala Harris, and calls-to-action.
MAGA Republicans are relentlessly attacking reproductive freedom, undermining the rights and autonomy of millions of Americans. Their harmful agenda puts personal medical decisions in the hands of politicians, stripping away essential healthcare and endangering lives. We must stand united to protect reproductive justice and preserve the rights of all people to control their own bodies.
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Reproductive Freedom for All - News Briefs - October 29, 2024
Reproductive rights: Support access to contraception
Seattle Times Opinion
Re: “Abortions up since Roe overturned, even in states with bans” (Oct. 23, A1):I hope, although I doubt, those who are anti-abortion have learned their lesson by now; be careful what you wish for. They worked tirelessly for 50 years to overturn Roe v. Wade despite the fact that the majority of Americans think abortion should be legal, and finally got their wish. And now it seems that the number of abortions has increased since the Supreme Court overturned Roe, even in those states with strict bans.
DeSantis is going all in to defeat the abortion amendment. Is Iowa the reason?
Tampa Bay Times By Kirby Wilson
Some of those who signed the petition in support of abortion rights have been visited by state police looking for election fraud. The effort to crush Amendment 4 is likely to continue beyond Nov. 5 even if voters approve it…
Why Is Harris So Passionate About Abortion Rights? Her Past Work Holds Clues.
NY Times by By Heather Knight and Pam Belluck
For a politician who has been criticized for shifting positions on some issues, this is an area where she has shown unwavering conviction.
Florida judge extends order blocking threats against abortion ads
Newsweek By Lilith Foster-Collins
A federal judge on Tuesday extended a restraining order preventing Florida's top health official from pressuring TV stations over airing commercials in support of an abortion rights measure on next week's ballot.
Is There a Moral Choice for Catholic Voters?
New York Times By Valerie Pavilonis
While Harris is campaigning on protecting abortion rights, Trump's waffling - and floating of state-funded IVF - means that neither candidate is an unquestionable choice for those voters who oppose abortion, including the destruction of embryos.
A Republican Group Just Found the Most Cynical Message Possible on Abortion. It Involves RBG.
Slate By Susan Rinkunas
Ginsburg’s granddaughter Clara Spera, an abortion rights lawyer, told the Times that the campaign is “nothing short of appalling.” The larger goal of the PAC appears to be cleaning up Trump’s chaotic messaging on reproductive rights.
'Hopeful they'll move our country forward': George W. Bush's daughter campaigns for Harris
USA Today By Savannah Kuchar
The former president's daughter has previously advocated for abortion and reproductive rights, speaking at a rally for Planned Parenthood in 2017. Before that in 2010, she told People she did not identify with either party.
Reproductive Freedom for All - Video Highlights - October 29, 2024
BREAKING NEWS: Kamala Harris Speaks To Reporters In Texas To Condemn 'Trump Abortion Bans' | Forbes
What is the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA) ?
The Women's Health Protection Act (WHPA) has been introduced into Congress and will protect a woman's health, ability to make her own decisions, and constitutional rights.
Despite its popularity among most Americans, the Women's Health Protection Act passed in 2021 in the House of Representatives under Democratic Nancy Pelosi's leadership but failed to advance in the Senate due to a Republican blockade.
Click here to view the bill and see how your member of Congress voted.
Statement from Vice President Kamala Harris on New Rulemaking to Expand Access to Contraception
Every woman in every state must have reproductive freedom and access to the health care they need. That is why I have fought to lower health care costs and protect the ability of every woman to make her own decisions about her own body.
Today, our Administration is proposing the largest expansion of contraception coverage in more than a decade. This new proposed rule will build on our Administration’s work to protect reproductive freedom by providing millions of women with more options for the affordable contraception they need and deserve. That includes coverage for no-cost over-the-counter contraception without a prescription for the first time in our nation’s history. These lower contraception costs would be in addition to the billions of dollars that women have already saved on contraception under the Affordable Care Act which President Biden and I have strengthened since taking office.
While we fight to protect and expand health care, extremist so-called leaders are attacking reproductive freedom at every turn. Republicans in Congress have repeatedly blocked legislation to protect the right to contraception across the country. They have also consistently refused to protect access to IVF, and continue to propose national abortion bans.
President Biden and I stand with the majority of Americans – Republicans and Democrats alike – who support access to contraception. And we continue to call on Congress to pass federal legislation that restores reproductive freedom nationwide. 1
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https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/10/21/statement-from-vice-president-kamala-harris-on-new-rulemaking-to-expand-access-to-contraception/