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Today in ❤️ Reproductive Freedom for All, we’re featuring: November 5, 2024 news briefs, video briefs, 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 - November 5, 2024
New York votes to put abortion rights in the state constitution
NPR By Ian Pickus
New York voters have approved an amendment to the state constitution designed to protect the state’s current access to abortion along with protections against various forms discrimination, according to a call by The Associated Press.
Missouri voted on abortion rights and abortion rights won
Mother Jones By Madison Pauly
The first state to ban abortion after the fall of Roe v. Wade just became the first state to have a near-total abortion ban reversed by popular vote. The people of Missouri voted on Tuesday to create a constitutional right to “reproductive freedom”—defined as the ability to make and carry out one’s own decisions about abortion, birth control, and healthcare during pregnancy—approving Amendment 3 by almost 54 percent of the vote as of 11:30 p.m. Central Time, according to the Associated Press.
Florida’s abortion rights amendment just failed
Mother Jones By Sarah Szilagy
Florida’s six-week abortion ban will remain the law of the land, as an abortion rights constitutional amendment failed Tuesday night. With 91 percent of the vote tallied as of 9:20 p.m., support for Florida’s Amendment 4 hovered around 57 percent, according to Associated Press projections—shy of the 60 percent threshold required to pass.
Arizonans and Nevadans Vote to Protect Abortion Rights
Wall Street Journal
Arizonans voted to create broad constitutional protections for abortion, a victory for progressive groups who had pinned their hopes on the state for a major win this year. Arizona’s measure, which had 62% support early Wednesday, protects abortion access for about two months longer than the current state limit at 15 weeks. In nearby Nevada, voters also voted to protect abortion rights by large margins.
10 states deciding ballot measures that could protect abortion rights
Washington Post By Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Lori Rozsa
Signs for and against Proposition 139, Arizona's ballot measure to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution, greet voters Tuesday at a polling site in the town of Surprise.
Ten states where abortion rights are on the ballot this election day
The Guardian By Carter Sherman, Noa Yachot, Andrew Witherspoon
Americans in 10 US states are voting on Tuesday on whether to enshrine the right to abortion into their state constitutions. In some states, like Arizona and Florida, they have the opportunity to overturn bans that state legislatures passed after the US supreme court overturned Roe v Wade in June 2022, doing away with the federal right to an abortion.
Reproductive Freedom for All - Video Highlights - November 5, 2024
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.
People Power United’s Statement on Reproductive Freedom for All
People Power United declares that 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.
In response to recent MAGA shenanigans to harm Americans, People Power United - a progressive grassroots group - issued the following statement:
“We must stand united to protect reproductive justice and preserve the rights of all people to control their own bodies. There is no power like that of the people, and People Power United stands ready to protect our communities against any and all injustices,” said Laurie Woodward García of People Power United.
People Power United will continue to oppose such harm to our community and champion civil rights for all.
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Laurie Woodward Garcia (paid with hugs and kisses, not bought by special interests)
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